Opinion ID: 1767984
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Substantial Controversy

Text: The second requirement for standing, that a substantial controversy exists with genuinely adverse interests, clearly is met. A genuine disagreement exists between the parties about the extent of coverage provided under the revised workers' compensation law and whether the revised law violates the workers' substantive due process guarantees by not providing them an adequate substitute remedy for work-related injuries without regard to fault, either individually or as a whole. This disagreement meets the demands of the second requirement as to those claims. See Levinson v. State, 104 S.W.3d 409, 412 (Mo. banc 2003); Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, Inc. v. Nixon, 26 S.W.3d 218, 225 (Mo.App. 2000).