December 2015 - Korte Law

Work Comp Insurers Collect Their Premiums and Party On

29 Dec 2015 Comments off

‘All of This Because Somebody Got Hurt at Work’ Hummer limos, go-go dancers, a live alligator and glowing aliens in spandex at the national workers’ comp and disability expo. Journey into the little-known workers’ comp industrial complex. by Michael Grabell ProPublica, Dec. 29, 2015, 8 a.m. States nationwide are dismantling workers’ [...]

Your KorteLaw Legal Tip of the Day – Hiding Places, Part II

18 Dec 2015 Comments off

Today's KorteLaw Legal Tip Of The Day: If you are planning on hiding, try not to get stranded on a rooftop in plain view of the police. From STLToday: `Cat burglar'? Suspect stuck on roof trying to escape cops, fire department gets him down ST. LOUIS • Police arrested on Thursday night a burglary suspect who led officers on a foot chase [...]

Korte invited as keynote speaker to Missouri Division of Workers’ Compensation Conference

10 Dec 2015 Comments off

The State of Missouri's Division of Workers' Compensation has once again invited B. Michael Korte of The Korte Law Firm, LLC to speak at its Twenty Second Annual Workers’ Compensation Conference, to be held June 6-7, 2016, at the Tan-Tar-A Resort, in Osage Beach, MO, at the Lake of The Ozarks. Korte estimates that this will be the twelfth time he has [...]

Korte lectures to new work comp lawyers for Missouri Bar

10 Dec 2015 Comments off

B. Michael Korte of The Korte Law Firm, LLC recently lectured at The Missouri Bar Association's annual Stepping Up and Stepping Out: The New Lawyer Experience On November 13, 2015, in St. Louis, MO. Korte spoke to new lawyers about the "Fundamentals of Handling a Workers' Compensation Case." It was his sixth annual lecture on the topic at MOBar's [...]

Korte again cited by national workers’ comp website

10 Dec 2015 Comments off

B. Michael Korte of The Korte Law Firm, LLC was interviewed again by workcompcentral.com regarding the Missouri Supreme Court's recent decision in GREER v. SYSCO FOOD SERVICES OF ST. LOUIS, LLC, SC94724. The Supreme Court ruled that a forklift operator who suffered a crush injury to his foot was entitled to an award for a second period of temporary [...]

KorteLaw Legal Tip Of The Day for December 8, 2015

08 Dec 2015 Comments off

Today's KorteLaw Legal Tip Of The Day, from Yahoo News. If you are going to hide from police, be sure to check your hiding place first. Suspected Burglar Killed By Alligator While Hiding From Police In A Pond A suspected burglar has been killed by an alligator while hiding out in a pond. The body of Matthew Riggins, 22, was found in water in [...]