ORTHOPEDIC AMBULATORY SURGERY v. SHARPE

No. ED 110859.

675 S.W.3d 574 (2023)

ORTHOPEDIC AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER OF CHESTERFIELD, LLC, and Chesterfield Spine Center, LLC, Appellants, v. SHARPE HOLDINGS, INC., Employers Insurance Co., of Wausau, Pilot Travel Centers, LLC, Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., Noranda Aluminum, Inc., New Hampshire Insurance Co., Cascades Holdings US Inc., Zurich American Insurance Co., CIC Group, Inc., Arch Insurance Co., City of Webster Groves, St. Louis Area Insurance Trust, N & R of Fulton, Inc., Missouri Nursing Home Insurance Trust, City of Ferguson, Missouri, St. Louis Area Insurance Trust, Unilever Manufacturing (US) Inc., the Insurance Co. of the State of Pennsylvania, Fiserv Solutions, Inc., New Hampshire Insurance Co., Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc., Trumbull Insurance Co., Liberty Utilities Service Corp., Zurich American Insurance Co., ERB Equipment Co., Inc., Old Republic Insurance Co., Employbridge Midwest3, Inc., XL Specialty Insurance Co., City of University City, Missouri, St. Louis Area Insurance Trust, the Dufresne Spencer Group, LLC, and American Zurich Insurance Co., Respondents.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, DIVISION FOUR.

Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer to Supreme Court Denied August 28, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

FOR APPELLANTS: Jack B. Spooner , 34 N. Brentwood Blvd, Suite 210, St. Louis, Missouri 63105.

FOR RESPONDENTS SHARPE HOLDINGS, EMPLOYERS INSURANCE CO. OF WAUSAU, PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS, LLC, LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO., NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO., CASCADES HOLDINGS US, INC., ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE CO., CIC GROUP, INC., ARCH INSURANCE CO., CITY OF WEBSTER GROVES, ST. LOUIS AREA INSURANCE TRUST, N & R OF FULTON, INC., MISSOURI NURSING HOME INSURANCE TRUST, CITY OF FERGUSON, MISSOURI, ST. LOUIS INSURANCE TRUST, UNILEVER MANUFACTURING (US) INC., THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA, FISERV SOLUTIONS, INC., NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO., SEDGWICK CLAIMS MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC., TRUMBULL INSURANCE CO., LIBERTY UTILITIES SERVICE CORP., ERB EQUIPMENT CO., INC., OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE CO., EMPLYBRIDGE MIDWEST3, INC., CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY MISSOURI, ST. LOUIS AREA INSURANCE TRUST, THE DUFRESNE SPENCER GROUP, LLC, AMERICAN ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY, NORANDA ALUMINUM, INC., XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY: Joshua K. Friel , 225 S. Meramec Ave., Suite 325, St. Louis, Missouri 63105.

FOR RESPONDENT CAT'S MEOW EMBROIDERY & GIFTS, LLC AND THE HARTFORD INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE MIDWEST: Doug S. Laudel , 1010 Market Street, Suite 1510, St. Louis, Missouri 63101.

FOR RESPONDENT UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC., AND LM INSURANCE CORPORATION: Spencer Low , 10 E. Cambridge Circle Dr., Suite 300, Kansas City, Kansas 66103.

FOR RESPONDENTS FAULTLESS LANDRY COMPANY, LLC AND OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE CO.: Brian K. McBrearty , 222 S. Central Ave., Suite 200, St. Louis, Missouri 63105.

FOR RESPONDENTS JACK COOPER TRANSPORT COMPANY, INC., AND CONTINENTAL INDEMNITY COMPANY: Martin J. Buckley , 800 Market Street, Suite 2900, St. Louis, Missouri 63101.

FOR RESPONDENTS HUBBELL INCORPORATED DELAWARE, WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE OPERATIONS, INC., MISSISSIPPI LIME COMPANY, ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, SCHOLASTIC, INC. AND INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO., OF NORTH AMERICA: Gregory T. Cook , 505 N. 7th Street, Suite 2100, St. Louis, Missouri 63101.

Kelly C. Broniec, C.J., Philip M. Hess, J., and James M. Dowd, J.


Introduction

This case concerns health care providers (HCPs) that rendered medical care pursuant to the Missouri Workers' Compensation Act, section 287.010 et seq., to injured workers at the request of employers and the employers' workers' compensation insurance companies. The issue before us is whether those HCPs...

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