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Michael Kwiatkowski v. ABC Supply Company, Inc.

Decision date: July 26, 20111 pages

Summary

The Missouri Labor and Industrial Relations Commission affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's award of workers' compensation benefits to Michael Kwiatkowski, finding the award supported by competent and substantial evidence and consistent with Missouri Workers' Compensation Law. The Commission also approved the administrative law judge's allowance of attorney's fees as fair and reasonable.

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FINAL AWARD ALLOWING COMPENSATION

(Affirming Award and Decision of Administrative Law Judge)

Injury No.: 04-033680

Employee: Michael Kwiatkowski

Employer: ABC Supply Company, Inc.

Insurer: Ace American Insurance Company

Additional Party: Treasurer of Missouri as Custodian of Second Injury Fund

The above-entitled workers' compensation case is submitted to the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission (Commission) for review as provided by section 287.480 RSMo. Having reviewed the evidence and considered the whole record, the Commission finds that the award of the administrative law judge is supported by competent and substantial evidence and was made in accordance with the Missouri Workers' Compensation Law. Pursuant to section 286.090 RSMo, the Commission affirms the award and decision of the administrative law judge dated December 3, 2010. The award and decision of Administrative Law Judge John Howard Percy, issued December 3, 2010, is attached and incorporated by this reference.

The Commission further approves and affirms the administrative law judge's allowance of attorney's fee herein as being fair and reasonable.

Any past due compensation shall bear interest as provided by law.

Given at Jefferson City, State of Missouri, this $26^{\text {th }}$ day of July 2011.

LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION

William F. Ringer, Chairman

Alice A. Bartlett, Member

Curtis E. Chick, Jr., Member

Attest:

Secretary

NOTE: The Award of the Division's Administrative Law Judge is not posted.