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Today’s KorteLaw Legal Tip Of The Day

14 Oct 2019 Comments off

If you’re a judge who’s been out drinking all night at a judicial conference, it’s probably not a good idea to give the finger to a couple of guys in the parking lot of a White Castle at 4 in the morning: Thanks to multiple sources, including nwitimes.com: bit.ly/33rMwSE Today's KorteLaw Legal Tip Of The Day is brought to you by The Korte Law [...]

KorteLaw Legal Tip Of The Day

17 Jul 2019 Comments off

Today's KorteLaw Legal Tip Of The Day: If you are planning to smuggle cocaine into the country under your toupee, invest in a really good toupee: According to https://www.theguardian.com/us, Police at Barcelona airport have arrested a Colombian man suspected of trying to smuggle half a kilo of cocaine into Spain concealed under his [...]

Cosby (No,Not That Cosby), SCOMO, and the Future of Permanent Total Disability In Missouri Workers’ Compensation

01 Jul 2019 Comments off

The Supreme Court of Missouri's (SCOMO) much-anticipated decision in the seminal case of Cosby v. Treasurer of Missouri was handed down lasted week, and landed like a meteor, sending shock waves throughout the Missouri workers' compensation community. It felt like a scene from an old movie, with newsboys racing down the street, waving papers and [...]

MO Legislators Scuffle, But Is It Workers’ Comp?

13 Mar 2019 Comments off

STLToday and other media are reporting that a legislator was injured by a fellow member of the Missouri House of Representatives while tussling at a private club recently. As might be expected, the circumstances surrounding the event are somewhat vague. Naturally, the first thought here at www.KorteLaw.com was: is this a [...]

KorteLaw Legal Tip Of the Day: E-Cig Store Robbery

11 Mar 2019 Comments off

Your Latest KorteLaw Legal Tip Of The Day: If you are planning on pulling off a heist that involves jumping a counter in an E-Cig Store: 1. Practice your jumping; and 2. wear a belt (or tighten your sweatpants string) Thanks to KorteLaw Krimestopper Karen Woods Reichley! From The Daily [...]

When Workers Get Injured Could Medical Cannabis Ease Their Pain?

08 Mar 2019 Comments off

As Missouri prepares for legal medical cannabis, its prescription for chronic pain is likely to become a critical legal issue for injured workers in workers’ comp cases. Court: Board wrong to deny workers' comp for medical [...]

Work-related Injuries at an All-time High in Trucking Industry

18 Feb 2019 Comments off

It is sometimes said (usually by those representing employers) that Missouri’s workers’ compensation system overpays small claims and underpays serious claims. If that is the case, the rise in serious injuries noted by Missouri’s largest work comp insurer is troubling. See for [...]

KorteLaw Legal Tip of the Day

30 Jan 2019 Comments off

If you are planning to steal drugs, you probably want to learn the difference between hydrocodone and laxatives before you take any: Thanks to The Smoking Gun: www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/funny/laxative-theft-mistake-164923 Today's KorteLaw Legal Tip Of The Day is brought to you by The Korte Law Firm, LLC. In Your Community. On Your Side. [...]

A Little Note on Accident-Free Workplaces

21 Jan 2019 Comments off

We all know a “Joe.” Although this accident-free sign made even me laugh, so-called “safety” competitions based on accident-free streaks do not. Not only do they intimidate workers from reporting legitimate injuries and other conditions whose effect might be minimized by prompt medical treatment, they encourage co-workers to harass and [...]

KorteLaw Legal Tip Of The Day

14 Jan 2019 Comments off

If you don’t want to get banned for life from your local Wal-Mart, don’t drive around its parking lot on a motorized cart reserved for its customers at 6:30 in the morning while drinking wine from a Pringles can, even if it apparently isn’t a crime in Wichita Falls, TX to do so. Beyond that, we aren’t sure what the problematic part was: [...]

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