Congratulations to Mr. Dan Church

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Congratulations to Mr. Dan Church, Member, for being recognized again this year in the 23rd Edition of The Best Lawyers in America for your high caliber of work in the practice areas of Product Liability Litigation-Defendants and Railroad Law. We commend you on being recognized by your peers since 2005.

THE USE OF BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERS IN LITIGATION: Potential Challenges

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By Gary J. Willnauer and Julie A. Jorgenson Biomechanical engineers are being used with more and more frequency in litigation and an excellent biomechanical expert can certainly create an advantage for a party. Biomechanical engineers are most frequently used in a civil context in low speed car accident cases, but they can also be of… Read more »

Successful Results in Illinois

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In Illinois, Kim Parks of our St. Louis office successfully defended a claim for seizure disorder following an injury in which the petitioner was struck by a vehicle. The case was accepted as compensable and benefits were paid for a knee and back injury. Approximately ten months after the work injury the petitioner went to… Read more »

Disputed Carpal Tunnel Case Denied

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Attorney Karie Casey of our St. Louis office presented a disputed carpal tunnel case to Judge Tilley out of the Cape Girardeau office in Missouri for hearing and the decision was received on May 26, 2015. Briefly, the claimant worked for a temporary agency as a machine operator for a total of 5½ weeks. She… Read more »

Successful Statute of Limitations Defenses

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In a recent decision by the Honorable Pamela Fuller, MWC successfully defended a claim for benefits in the Kansas Division of Workers Compensation which resulted in a denial of all compensation. See Anab Hassan v. Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. (Docket No. 1,062,808). The claimant, a Somalian worker at the Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. beef packing… Read more »