Meadows v. Havens Erectors, Inc.

HAROLD L. LOWENSTEIN, Judge.

I. Overview

The overriding issue in this ease is whether, under Missouri Workers’ Compensation Law, for the Industrial Relations Commission to acquire jurisdiction over a claim against a self-insured employer who subsequently becomes insolvent, must an injured employee first file a claim in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court against the employer’s estate.

II. Facts

Respondent, Steven Meadows, was injured while in the employ of Appellant, Havens Erectors (“Erectors”), a wholly-owned and self-insured subsidiary of Havens Steel (“Steel”). Before the date of injury, Steel filed…