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Successful discipline appeal no guarantee of payment of lawyer fees

The Supreme Court of Missouri, in a December 20 decision, denied attorney's fees to a nurse who had successfully appealed a disciplinary decision by the state's nursing board. The court held that, although the nurse was a "prevailing party" who would normally be entitled to fees, the decision by the board on the scope of her discipline was not one for which fees were available.

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