{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"police-retirement-system-of-kansas-city-missouri","displayName":"Police Retirement System of Kansas City, Missouri","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd82700:2021-11-23","opinionId":"6bb4fc51-8a90-584f-b8b7-2378c6c7ff50","slug":"heather-m-bass-v-police-retirement-system-of-kansas-city-missouri-d82700","caseName":"Heather M. Bass\nvs. \nPolice Retirement System of Kansas City, Missouri","caseNumber":"WD82700","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2021-11-23","year":2021,"display_summary":"Heather Bass, a former police officer, and the Police Retirement System of Kansas City (PRSKC) cross-appealed a circuit court's summary judgment regarding the calculation of an offset to Bass's duty-related disability pension benefits due to her worker's compensation award. Bass challenged the inclusion of investment income in the offset, the denial of her motion to amend her petition, the mortality assumptions used for life expectancy, and the denial of prejudgment interest. PRSKC challenged the exclusion of attorney's fees and costs from the offset calculation. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment in its entirety.","primaryTopic":"workers-compensation","topicSlugs":["workers-compensation","administrative-law","summary-judgment","civil-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=182134","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/heather-m-bass-v-police-retirement-system-of-kansas-city-missouri-d82700","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"workers-compensation","label":"Workers' Compensation","href":"/practice-areas/workers-compensation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: workers-compensation"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/workers-compensation"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: summary-judgment"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}