{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"little-sisters-of-the-poor-et-al","displayName":"Little Sisters of the Poor, et al.","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd82935:2020-08-18","opinionId":"f81a697b-a57a-536e-b664-07b3f201d9e4","slug":"little-sisters-of-the-poor-et-al-v-missouri-department-of-social-services-d82935","caseName":"Little Sisters of the Poor, et al.,\nvs. \nMissouri Department of Social Services and MO Healthnet Division","caseNumber":"WD82935","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2020-08-18","year":2020,"display_summary":"Nursing homes challenged the Missouri Department of Social Services' (DSS) and MO HealthNet Division's (MHD) Medicaid reimbursement rate reduction before the Administrative Hearing Commission (AHC), then sought judicial review in circuit court. The circuit court adopted the AHC's findings and ruled against DSS/MHD. On appeal, the appellate court reversed and remanded, holding that the circuit court improperly treated the matter as judicial review of a contested case because the AHC's decision was merely advisory and did not constitute a final determination of legal rights, duties, or privileges.","primaryTopic":"administrative-law","topicSlugs":["administrative-law","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","other"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=164273","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/little-sisters-of-the-poor-et-al-v-missouri-department-of-social-services-d82935","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}