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Wallet Thief Gives Victim His ID Ahead of Theft | KorteLaw Tip of the Day

05 Nov 2018 Comments off

Today's KorteLaw Legal Tip Of The Day: If you’re going to steal somebody’s wallet, don’t let them copy your photo ID before you do so. From STLToday.com: https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-gave-victim-his-id-before-stealing-wallet-in-franklin/article_2687ba8a-5be9-5ff4-b38a-d40d986e264a.html?mode=nowapp Today's [...]

Wondering How to Vote on Judges?

02 Nov 2018 Comments off

Here is a letter to The St. Louis Post-Dispatch from a member of the official state commission who evaluates and rates judges. To find out the commission's ratings of all judges across the state of Missouri, look here . To find out why some of us vote to retain judges who are appointed, rather than elect them, look here. Here is what the St. Louis [...]

MO Supreme Court To Decide Future of Second Injury Fund

25 Oct 2018 Comments off

The Missouri Supreme Court recently heard arguments that may well determine the future of a little-known Missouri governmental program known as the Second Injury Fund. The Fund was created after World War Two as a program to encourage the employment of partially-disabled workers. Instead of an employer being held fully liable to its injured [...]

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 [...]

Korte Gets Injured Worker Over $600,000 in Work Comp Benefits

24 Mar 2016 Comments off

B. Michael Korte, of The Korte Law Firm, LLC, recently announced that he had been successful in obtaining over $600,000.00 in benefits for an injured worker in a Missouri workers’ compensation claim. The worker, an assistant manager at a “big box”-type store in Missouri’s “Bootheel” region, injured his back while carrying a suitcase full of [...]

Korte to Speak to St. Louis Claims Professionals

24 Feb 2016 Comments off

B. Michael Korte of The Korte Law Firm, LLC has been invited to speak to The Greater St. Louis Claims Association at its monthly dinner meeting on Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at the Sheraton Chalet in Westport Plaza. Korte will be speaking to the group about workers' compensation. "I always appreciate the opportunity to visit with colleagues and [...]

Korte Invited to Speak at Kids Chance Seminar

18 Feb 2016 Comments off

B. Michael Korte has been invited to return to lecture again at the upcoming workers' compensation seminar of Kids' Chance of Missouri, on May 20 at the St. Louis University School of Law. Kids' Chance of Missouri is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, that provides post-high school scholarships to children of Missouri workers killed or [...]

The Korte Law Firm joins Mizzou’s KTRS advertising team!

04 Jan 2016 Comments off

The Korte Law Firm announced January 4 that it will proudly advertise on the Big 550 KTRS’ broadcasts of Mizzou’s men’s basketball contests for the remainder of the 2015-2016 season. “As a proud alumnus of the University of Missouri-Columbia, I am looking forward to supporting Mizzou men’s basketball while also reaching others with our message [...]

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 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 [...]

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