Johnson v. U.S. Food Service

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 117,725 HOWARD JOHNSON III, Appellant, v. U.S. FOOD SERVICE, and AMERICAN ZURICH INSURANCE CO., Appellees. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. If a court can genuinely, reasonably, plausibly, or fairly interpret and construe statutory language consistent with legislative intent in a manner that also preserves it from impermissibly encroaching on constitutional limits, the court must do so. 2. The reference in K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 44-510e(a)(2)(B) to the Sixth Edition of the American Medical Association Guides does not render the statute unconstitutional under…