Lyman v. Missouri Employers Mutual Insurance Co.

This appeal prematurely asks this court to choose between the parties’ suggested remedies — each of which appears to be prohibited by law — to address what may be an unanticipated gap in Missouri’s Workers Compensation Law.1

Appellant Blaine Lyman (“Claimant”) suffered a work-related accident (“the accident”) in 2002 in the state of Colorado while working as a carpenter for Alimón Construction, LLC (“Employer”). Claimant received a final award in 2010 (“the final award”) from the Missouri Labor and Industrial Relations Commission (“the Commission”) that included future medical expenses.

When a…