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After Media Exposure, Insurance Firm Reverses Claim Denial Against Tornado Hero
After an AP story ran about it, an insurance company has reversed its decision to deny paying the medical bills of a man who barely survived the Joplin tornado while he tried to safeguard three developmentally disabled adults in the group home where he worked. More »

Hero Social Worker Barely Survives Tornado, But Workers' Comp Gets Denied
Social worker Mark Lindquist almost gave his life to try to save the three developmentally disabled adults in his care when the big tornado hit Joplin, Missouri in May. But despite being impaled by metal in the course of his work and suffering other near-fatal injuries, his insurance company has denied his worker's comp claims. More »

Honeybaked Ham Fires Employee Shot In Store Robbery

—>A North Carolina Honeybaked Ham store manager was shot in an attempted store robbery in April, and has been recovering on worker's compensation since the shooting. Now that his benefits have run out, the store very thoughtfully has terminated his employment. (Update: Honeybaked Ham sent us a statement with their take on this situation, which is appended at the end of this post.)  More »