Section 29 Workers’ Compensation

• Library: Damages 2012

A defendant may not bring an action for contribution or indemnity against a third-party employer because of the immunity afforded by workers’ compensation. State ex rel. Maryland Heights Concrete Contractors, Inc. v. Ferriss, 588 S.W.2d 489 (Mo. banc 1979); Sweet v. Herman Bros., 688 S.W.2d 31 (Mo. App. W.D. 1985).

In State ex rel. Safety Roofing Systems, Inc. v. Crawford, 86 S.W.3d 488 (Mo. App. S.D. 2002), the court recognized an exception to the usually broad protection of the workers’ compensation laws. The plaintiff was...