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Damages Agreements with Plaintiffs Become A Little More Dangerous for Insurers
The Missouri Supreme Court recently issued a decision making it more difficult for insurance companies to contest 537.065 agreements. In Shmitz v. Great American Assurance Company (Mo. S. Ct. Case No....
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Missouri Supreme Court Strikes Down Cap on Non-Economic Damages in Medical...
On July 31, 2012, the Missouri Supreme Court issued its opinion in Watts v. Lester E. Cox Medical Center. In that case, Deborah Watts filed a medical malpractice action alleging that her son was born...
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The Temporary Worker Exception to the Employee Exclusion: In Missouri...
In May 2006, Len Mendenhall interviewed for a job with the Family Center of Farmington, Inc. (“Family Center”). The Family Center did not hire Mr. Mendenhall, but the Family Center employee who...
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Attorneys’ Fees Counted as Damages For Purposes of Punitive Damages Cap
The Missouri Supreme Court again analyzed portions of the State of Missouri’s 2005 Tort Reform Bill in a recent employment discrimination decision. In that decision, the Missouri Supreme Court found...
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Missouri Appellate Court Allows Imputed Liability Claims Against Employer...
In 1995, the Missouri Supreme Court adopted the majority view “that once an employer has admitted respondeat superior liability for a driver’s negligence, it is improper to allow a plaintiff to proceed...
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