Supreme Court Denies Litigation Expenses for Worker who Won Disability Discrimination Claim

The Missouri Supreme Court overturned an award of litigation expenses to an injured worker on his disability discrimination claim. Case: Wilson v. City of Kansas City, No. SC97712, 05/12/2020, published. Facts: James Wilson injured his elbow while working for the Kansas City Public Works Department in 2011. Wilson filed a workers’ compensation claim and received treatment from Dr. Brian Divelbiss. The doctor performed surgery on Wilson’s elbow and then assigned Wilson a permanent partial disability rating of 15%. After placing Wilson at maximum medical improvement, Divelbiss r...