Vincent Hegger (Deceased) v. Valley Farm Dairy Company

SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI en banc VINCENT HEGGER (DECEASED), et al., ) Opinion issued February 19, 2020 ) Appellants, ) ) v. ) No. SC97993 ) VALLEY FARM DAIRY COMPANY, et al., ) ) Respondents. ) APPEAL FROM THE LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION The children of deceased employee Vincent Hegger (Claimants) appeal from a decision of the labor and industrial relations commission denying their claim for enhanced mesothelioma benefits under section 287.200.4(3)(a) of the workers’ compensation law. 1 Because Valley Farm did not “elect to accept mesothelioma liability,” Claimants are not…