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Korte Speaks to Law Students

16 Feb 2018 Comments off

B. MICHAEL KORTE of THE KORTE LAW FIRM participated in a panel discussion recently at the St. Louis University School of Law, as part of a panel discussion on February 14, 2018. Participating with Chris Archer of Archer & Lassa, and Commissioner John Larsen, Jr. the Chair of the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission of Missouri, Korte and his [...]

Horsing While Intoxicated – Your Next KorteLaw Legal Tip of the Day!

03 Nov 2017 Comments off

Today's KorteLaw Legal Tip Of The Day: If You Ride, Don't Drink. If you Drink, Don't Ride. At least a horse, or, really, any animal. From STLToday.com and the Associated Press: Florida woman charged with DUI on horse The Associated Press LAKELAND, Fla. • A 53-year-old woman riding a horse down a busy Florida highway has been arrested and [...]

Your Korte Law Legal Tip for July is Here!

30 Jul 2017 Comments off

Thanks once more to KorteLaw Krimestopper Eileen Lunsford for this useful advice: If you're going to steal a police car, make sure that no police are in it when you steal it. From USA Today: FORT PIERCE, Fla. — A 20-year-old man was arrested after police say he tried to steal a car. It wasn't just any old car: It was a Fort Pierce, Fla., [...]

Korte Keynote Speaker at State Work Comp Conference

11 Jul 2017 Comments off

B. Michael Korte, of The Korte Law Firm, LLC, recently was a co-presenter, with Chris Archer, of Archer, Lassa and McHugh, at the Missouri Division of Workers' Compensation's 23rd Annual Missouri Workers' Compensation Conference, held at the Tan-Tar-A resort at the scenic Lake of the Ozarks in Osage Beach, MO on June 5-6, 2017. For the first time, Korte [...]

Korte Again Interviewed by National Work Comp Website

06 Jul 2017 Comments off

B. Michael Korte, of The Korte Law Firm, LLC, was interviewed for a story that is currently (as of July 6, 2017) on the front page of workcompcentral, a leading website devoted to nationwide workers' compensation news, regarding the recent decision of the Southern District of the Missouri court of appeals, in Hedrick v. Big O Tires, SD 34566, issued June [...]

Governor Signs MO Workers’ Compensation Legislation

06 Jul 2017 Comments off

As reported by MissouriNet, Missouri Governor Eric Greitens signed Senate Bill 66 (HCS SS SCS SB 66) into effect on July 5, amending The Workers' Compensation Law of Missouri in various ways designed to attract more businesses to Missouri. The legislation worked its way through the Missouri legislature rather quietly and under the radar last spring, as [...]

Why Is My MO Work Comp Case Taking So Long?

05 Jul 2017 Comments off

For injured workers who have never had a Missouri workers' compensation claim before, or gone through one with a family member, friend or loved one, the delays that plague the MO work comp system are maybe it's most frustrating problem on a long list of problems. Even though I am in my fortieth year of helping injured workers, wrote a book on the [...]

Do I Have To Go To The Work Comp Company Doctor?

27 Jun 2017 Comments off

A short answer to this question in Missouri is: Yes. Of course, after helping injured workers file MO work comp claims for almost 40 years, i have found that there are no short answers in Missouri workers' compensation. The Workers' Compensation Law of Missouri is a state statute, like traffic laws, criminal laws, probate and divorce laws, etc. MO [...]

Your Latest KorteLaw Legal Tip of the Day!

20 Jun 2017 Comments off

A 3-for-1 from STLToday.com! If you plan to carjack a vehicle- 1. Make sure your victim has a vehicle; 2. Make sure you know how to start the vehicle; and 3. Don't forget to take your backpack with you when you exit the vehicle. Bumbling Maplewood carjacker couldn't work stolen car, left backpack behind, police say MAPLEWOOD • Police say a [...]

Your Next KorteLaw Legal Tip of the Day !

26 May 2017 Comments off

Today's KorteLaw Legal Tip Of The Day: Just because it's got lots of guns and drugs and cash in its evidence locker, a police station may not be your best target for a burglary. From The Sikeston Standard Democrat: PARMA, Mo. — A man is facing charges after burglarizing the Parma Police Department on Tuesday. Anthony E. Leisure has been [...]

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