State ex rel. Beutler, Inc. d/b/a George J. Shaw Construction Co. and Brian Henderson, Relators v. the Honorable…

Summary

The Supreme Court of Missouri granted a writ of prohibition, holding that George J. Shaw Construction (Shaw) is the statutory employer of the injured employee and that both Shaw and its employee Henderson are immune from the negligence suit under the workers’ compensation exclusivity doctrine. The Court also rejected the circuit court’s reliance on the §287.040.4 exception and affirmed the constitutionality of the workers’ compensation scheme’s abrogation of a jury trial.