Legal Opinion
Miller v. U.S. Airways Group, Inc.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided May 11, 2010No. WD 70840PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LISA WHITE HARDWICK, Judge.
Bonita Miller appeals from a final award denying her workers’ compensation claim for repetitive trauma injuries from carpal tunnel syndrome that developed as a result of her employment with U.S. Airways Group, Inc. (“Employer”). The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission (“Commission”) denied relief because Miller had an earlier claim pending against the Employer for injuries related to carpal tunnel, and the Commission determined that the repetitive trauma was not a “new and distinct injury.” Miller contends the Commission’s decision is not supported by…
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- Gormley v. GormleyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1991
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