Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services vs. Reproductive Health Services of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region

IN THE MISSOURI COURT OF APPEALS WESTERN DISTRICT MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ) HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES, ) ) Appellant, ) ) v. ) WD87223 ) REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ) Opinion filed: September 16, 2025 SERVICES OF PLANNED ) PARENTHOOD OF THE ST. LOUIS ) REGION, ) ) Respondent. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COLE COUNTY, MISSOURI HONORABLE JON E. BEETEM, JUDGE Division Two: Lisa White Hardwick, Presiding Judge, Edward R. Ardini, Jr., Judge and W. Douglas Thomson, Judge This appeal is about attorney’s fees and expenses under section 536.087, RSMo, 1 the statutory provision allowing a party to…