Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / May 31, 2022
Surgery Center Partners, LLC d/b/a Timberlake Surgery, Respondent, vs. Mondelez International, Inc., and Indemnity Insurance Company of North America, Appellants.
Mondelēz International, Inc. and Indemnity Insurance Company of North America appealed a final award from the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission, but their appeal was dismissed for substantial non-compliance with Rule 84.04 briefing requirements. Surgery Center Partners, LLC d/b/a Timberlake Surgery cross-appealed the Commission's denial of prejudgment interest. The appellate court affirmed the Commission's decision on the cross-appeal, holding that the relevant workers' compensation statute does not expressly permit prejudgment interest, and strict construction of the law precludes inferring such authority.