Missouri Workers Compensation and Personal Injury Topics are discussed by James M. Hoffmann.
Missouri is an at-will employment state, but firing a worker for filing a workers’ comp claim is illegal. Losing a job while recovering from a work injury is one of the biggest fears injured workers face, and for good reason. Missouri’s employment laws are more employer-friendly than many people expect, but employers still face real … Read more
A traumatic brain injury claim often involves far more than medical bills. Free consultation: (314) 361-4300. A traumatic brain injury rarely resolves the way a broken bone does. There is no single point where the injury is simply healed. For many workers, the effects unfold over months or years, and some of the highest costs … Read more
Permanent partial and permanent total disability mean very different things under Missouri workers’ comp law. Free consultation: (314) 361-4300. If you have been told your injury has reached maximum medical improvement, you may soon hear one of two terms attached to your claim: permanent partial disability or permanent total disability. These two classifications determine how … Read more
Why a Trial Firm Hearing Summary: A Strain Diagnosis That Surgery Proved Wrong Diagnosed as a strain. Found at surgery: two herniated discs compressing nerve roots. This is an anonymized summary of a real Missouri workers’ compensation case our firm tried at a final hearing in January 2026. Names are removed to protect the client’s … Read more
Why a Trial Firm Hearing Summary: A Carpenter Denied Every Benefit Until Trial Zero paid in medical. Zero paid in wage benefits. A written demand ignored. This is an anonymized summary of a real Missouri workers’ compensation case our firm took to a final hearing in December 2024. Names are removed to protect the client’s … Read more
Why a Trial Firm Hearing Summary: A Warehouse Back Injury the Insurer Stopped Paying For Released in pain. Denied a surgery. Taken to a hearing. This is an anonymized summary of a real Missouri workers’ compensation case our firm took to a final hearing in 2022. Names are removed to protect the client’s privacy, and … Read more
