Missouri utility to appeal $10.7M award in worker's lawsuit
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February 1, 2017
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri-based utility said Tuesday it will appeal a state judge's award of more than $10 million to a man who said he developed permanent respiratory issues while working as a mechanic at one of the company's sites.
Circuit Judge William Hass in west-central Missouri's Henry County ruled last week in favor of James Philpott, concluding Kansas City Power & Light showed "complete indifference" to safety matters leading to Philpott's on-the-job development of a form of asthma. Hass called the company's conduct "more than simple negligence" and "openly hostile to recogni...
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