Missouri Injurious Falsehood Law

United States of America v. Ramelus D. Bradley

<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.justice.gov/usao/mow/images/courthouse_jeffcity.jpg"><br> </center><br> A jury convicted Ramelus Dejuan Bradley of possession with intent to<br> distribute cocaine and cocaine base, in violation of 28 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1),<br> 841(b)(1)(C), 841(b)(1)(B), and 851; and being a felon in possession of a firearm, in<br> violation of 18 §§ U.S.C. 922(g)(... More...

$0 (05-13-2019 - MO)
STATE OF MISSOURI, ex rel., KIMBERLY M. GARDNER, ATTORNEY OF THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS vs. HONORABLE MICHAEL F. STELZER, CIRCUIT JUDGE, DIVISION SIX, TWENTY-SECOND CIRCUIT

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$0 (02-14-2019 - MO)
THOMAS TUBBS, et al. v. BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY, INC <table> <td>

The Tubbses own and operate a farm in a floodplain near the Missouri River in Holt <br> County, Missouri. The farm is located just southeast of Big Lake and about three-and-a-half <br> miles east of the Missouri River. BNSF, an interstate freight railroad, owns and operates a track <br> that runs east to west across the floodplain and bisects the Tubbses’ farm. The track sits atop an <br> ear... More...

$0 (09-05-2018 - MO)
STATE OF MISSOURI v. DAVID E. CERNA, <table> <td>

In the summer of 2014, Defendant—a police officer for Chesterfield—came under <br> investigation for posting pornographic videos on his websites "veryhot***.com" and "Restroom <br> ***" (which hosted a large number of hidden-camera videos recorded in men's restrooms). The <br> investigating officers executed a search warrant on Defendant's home and discovered hundreds <br> of illicit videos p... More...

$0 (06-28-2017 - MO)
Reginald Clemons vs. Steve Larkins

Reginald Clemons was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and <br> sentenced to death for the April 5, 1991 murders of sisters, Julie Kerry and Robin Kerry. <br> Mr. Clemons filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in this Court, seeking to vacate <br> his convictions because he claims that newly discovered evidence shows that he was <br> prejudiced when the state violated Brady v. ... More...

$0 (11-24-2015 - MO)
Thomas Bowden v. Vernon Martin

Thomas Bowden sued several law enforcement officers and the county clerk<br> from Jefferson County, Missouri, alleging, among other claims, that they violated his<br> rights under the Fourth Amendment. Bowden asserts that Deputy Sheriff Vernon<br> Martin drafted, and the remaining defendants caused to be drafted, an affidavit in<br> support of a request for an arrest warrant that led to Bowden’s... More...

$0 (08-25-2015 - MO)
Jimmie Lee Taylor v. The Bar Plan Mutual Insurance Company

An attorney advised his client to make loans both to his law firm and to a business from which he received a commission for the referral. The attorney did not make a written disclosure or advise his client to seek independent legal advice, both of which are required by the rules of professional responsibility when entering a self-interested business transaction with a client. The loans were never ... More...

$0 (03-10-2015 - MO)
Robert Young v. Allstate Insurance Company

Robert and Ethel Young appeal the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Allstate Insurance Company ("Allstate”). The Youngs filed this action to recover for losses sustained after a fire damaged their home. Allstate denied the Youngs' insurance claim, asserting that the Youngs misrepresented material facts regarding their losses. The district court granted summary judgment f... More...

$0 (07-24-2012 - MO)
Lewis Heacker v. Safeco Insurance Company

Lewis A. Heacker sued Jessica J. Wright and her insurers (including Nationwide Insurance Company of America) for equitable garnishment to collect a state court judgment. The district court1 granted summary judgment to the insurers. Heacker appeals as to Nationwide. Jurisdiction being proper under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.<br> <br> I.<br> <br> Lewis Heacker sued Jessica Wright in the... More...

$0 (04-17-2012 - MO)
Bonnie Rodrick v. Wal-Mart Stores East

Bonnie Rodrick tripped on a rug in front of a drinking fountain at a Wal-Mart store in Maryville, Missouri, in 2004, suffering injuries to her left hip. Invoking diversity jurisdiction, Rodrick sued Wal-Mart in 2007 asserting tort claims for her injuries. Following a four-day trial, a jury ruled in favor of Wal-Mart. Rodrick filed a motion for new trial, which the district court denied.1 Rodrick a... More...

$0 (01-20-2012 - MO)
Laura B. Downs v. Eldon Bugg

Eldon Bugg ("Bugg") appeals from the trial court's judgment approving a Statement of Account, entering an Order of Complete Settlement, and discharging the Personal Representative. Bugg contends that the trial court erred in: (1) not disqualifying trial court judge, Deborah Daniels ("Judge Daniels"), because Bugg timely filed an application for disqualification; and (2) overruling Bugg's objection... More...

$0 (11-30--0001 - MO)
Bradley A. Norman v. Richard C. Lehman, M.D.

Bradley Norman appeals from the trial court's summary judgment in favor of Dr. Richard Lehman finding that Norman's claim was filed outside the two-year statute of limitations for medical malpractice. Norman asserts that the trial court erred because there are contested facts as to how long he was under Dr. Lehman's care and thus whether the "continuing care” exception tolled the statute of ... More...

$0 (07-26-2011 - MO)
Brynn Rodgers v. City of North Kansas City

Brynn Rodgers appeals the trial court"s grant of summary judgment in favor of North Kansas City ("the City”) and three employees of North Kansas City Hospital ("NKC Hospital”) on Rodgers"s petition alleging a dangerous condition of the City"s property and Rodgers"s claims of negligence and medical malpractice against the three employees. On appeal, Rodgers contends that the trial court... More...

$0 (03-08-2011 - MO)
The Weitz Company v. MH Washington

The Weitz Company, LLC, sued MH Washington, LLC, MacKenzie House, LLC, and Summit Steel Fabricators, Inc., for breach of contract. The jury returned verdicts for Weitz against MH Washington/MacKenzie House (for $981,976) and against Summit Steel (for $326,839). The jury also found for MH Washington/MacKenzie House on its breach-of-contract counterclaim against Weitz (for $285,400.07). The district... More...

$0 (01-07-2011 - MO)
Avery Hutcheson v. Electronic Data Access Technologies, Inc.

Avery Hutcheson ("Hutcheson”) appeals from the trial court's dismissal of his case for failure to prosecute. Hutcheson contends the trial court erred: (1) in dismissing his Missouri Human Rights Act claims without prejudice and without notice and opportunity to be heard, and (2) in denying his unopposed motion to vacate the dismissal for failure to prosecute without a hearing. We reverse and... More...

$0 (12-21-2010 - MO)
Stephanie McCormack v. Joshua C. Douglas

Appellants, survivors of decedent Gary McCormack, brought a wrongful death claim against Joshua C. Douglas ("Respondent"), a volunteer firefighter, and the Ebenezer Fire Protection District. The court entered a grant of summary judgment in favor of Respondent on the basis of official immunity and the public duty doctrine. Appellants now appeal that grant of summary judgment entered against them. W... More...

$0 (11-16-2010 - MO)
Ronald D. Murray, Jr. v. Jason Lene

Ronald Murray brought an action for damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Missouri law against the director of the Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS) and one of its employees, Christine Steele; Adair County, Missouri, Deputy Jason Lene, and the county's sheriff and board of commissioners; and Mr. Murray's ex-wife, Kayele Vittetoe. <br> <br> Mr. Murray claimed that the defendants conspire... More...

$0 (02-23-2010 - MO)
Diane Cook v. City of Bella Villa

Diane Cook (Diane) and Michael Cook (Michael) (collectively, Cooks), filed suit against Chief of Police Edward Locke Jr. (Chief Locke) and the City of Bella Villa (City) (collectively, Appellees) for alleged federal civil rights violations. The Cooks included supplemental state law claims against Chief Locke for malicious prosecution and indecent assault and battery, and against the City on a theo... More...

$0 (10-02-2009 - MO)
Everett Peters, et al. v. Contigroup, et al.

Rachel Hall appeals the trial court's grant of partial summary judgment in favor of the ContiGroup Companies, Inc., et al., on certain of her nuisance claims. Everett and Cindy Peters, co-plaintiffs with Rachel Hall, also contest two of the trial court's evidentiary rulings in the jury trial of their nuisance claims. The ContiGroup Companies have filed a cross-appeal that is contingent on any reve... More...

$0 (07-07-2009 - MO)
Nitro Distributing v. Alticor

Nitro Distributing, Inc., West Palm Convention Services, Inc., Netco, Inc., Schmitz & Associates, Inc., and U-Can-II, Inc., (collectively, appellants), appeal from the district court's1 grant of summary judgment to Alticor, Inc., Amway Corporation, and Quixtar, Inc., (collectively, Amway); dismissal of appellants' Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) claims; and various advers... More...

$0 (05-04-2009 - MO)
Terrance Morris v. Jarrett Lanpher

At 11 p.m. on July 28, 2003, Richard Schiele was shot in his Kansas City home by two assailants. Schiele identified Ricardo Morris as one of the assailants to Police Officer Jarrett Lanpher. Based on this identification, and some corroboration by other witnesses, Lanpher obtained a warrant to search the nearby home where brothers Terrance and Ricardo Morris lived with their mother, Rosalind. The w... More...

$0 (04-24-2009 - MO)
Michael Littleton v. Brandon McNeely

This case arises from the collision of two boats on the Lake of the Ozarks on June 19, 2005. One boat was driven and occupied by Brandon McNeely (McNeely). The other boat was owned by Robert Smedley and occupied by Robert Smedley, Michael Littleton, and their wives, Lisa Smedley and Gerri Littleton. A jury found McNeely 45% at fault for the collision and Michael Littleton, who had been driving Rob... More...

$0 (04-09-2009 - MO)
Margaret Hughes and William Hughes v. Freeman Health System

Margaret Hughes and William Hughes ("Plaintiffs") brought an action for monetary damages against Freeman Health System ("Hospital"). Margaret Hughes ("Nurse") had worked as a registered nurse for Hospital but was terminated from that employment on September 3, 2004. Counts I and III of Plaintiffs' petition claim Nurse had been wrongfully discharged and sought, respectively, compensatory and puniti... More...

$0 (02-13-2009 - MO)
Roy L. Beavers, Jr. v. Pat McGinnis, et al.

Roy L. Beavers, Jr. ("Appellant”)1 brought suit against ten individuals who acted as officers and directors ("Respondents”) of Recreation Association of Lake Shore Estate ("the Association”). Appellant sought to recover, among other things, the attorney fees and expenses that he incurred in connection with litigating Beavers v. Recreation Association of Lake Shore Estates, Inc., ... More...

$0 (02-03-2009 - MO)
Parktown Imports, Inc. v. Audi of America, Inc.

In March 2007, Appellant Parktown Imports, Inc. (Parktown) filed an application for review before the Administrative Hearing Commission (AHC) contesting the actions of the Respondent, Audi of America, Inc. (Audi), in establishing a new motor vehicle dealership or "sales point" within ten miles of Parktown's retail facility. The application alleged that in its dealings with Parktown, which led to t... More...

$0 (07-13-2008 - MO)
<a href="http://www.courts.mo.gov/Courts/PubOpinions.nsf/0f87ea4ac0ad4c0186256405005d3b8e/bb2c005dd83e98438625718b0074dcf1?OpenDocument" target="_new">Michael Powel v. Chaminade College Preparatory, Inc., et al.</a>

<P>This Court must determine whether the bar of the statute of limitations required entry of summary judgment in Respondents' favor on Michael Powel's claims against them for intentional failure to supervise clergy. Michael alleges that defendants Father William Christensen and Brother John Woulfe, while teachers living at Chaminade College Preparatory, Inc., sexually abused him while he was a min... More...

$0 (06-29-2006 - MO)
<a href="http://www.courts.mo.gov/courts/pubopinions.nsf/ccd96539c3fb13ce8625661f004bc7da/70341133a4753561862570490069088d?OpenDocument" target="_new"> In the Estate of Ross E. Johnson, Sr., Deceased; Zel M. Fischer, Personal Representative, Respondent v. Theodore M. Kranitz, Appellant.</a>

<P>Theodore M. Kranitz appeals an order of commitment entered in connection with a judgment of contempt for willful refusal to repay attorney's fees. We affirm. Theodore Kranitz is the senior member of the law firm of Kranitz & Kranitz, P.C., in Buchanan County. Mr. Kranitz was the attorney for the personal representative of the estate of Ross E. Johnson, Sr., in the probate court of Nodaway Coun... More...

$0 (07-28-2005 - MO)
<a href="ttp://www.osca.state.mo.us/courts/pubopinions.nsf/ccd96539c3fb13ce8625661f004bc7da/81becb96d890ad1086256edd0067a503?OpenDocument" target="_new">Clarence Cook, et al. v. Joseph Newman, M.D., et al. and Alan Buchele M.D. and Alan Buchele M.D., P.C.</a>

Joseph Newman, M.D., Walter Dandridge, Jr., M.D., and Joplin Surgical Associates, Inc. ("JSA")(collectively "Appellants") appeal the trial court's amended judgment entered upon jury verdict in favor of Clarence Cook, Clarence Cook, Jr., and Eugenia White (collectively "Respondents") in the amount of $7,281,886.30 in this medical malpractice action. This appeal involves section 538.210, (FN1) which... More...

$7281886 (07-27-2004 - MO)
<a href="http://www.osca.state.mo.us/courts/pubopinions.nsf/ccd96539c3fb13ce8625661f004bc7da/eeb18cd0226b26d186256e4a006703e4?OpenDocument" target="_new">Marjorie Hemann v. Camolaur, Inc</a>.

Marjorie Hemann (Plaintiff) sued Camolaur, Inc. (Defendant), for injuries she sustained after she slipped and fell at one of Defendant's Taco Bell restaurants in St. Joseph, Missouri, on September 22, 1996. The case proceeded to a three-day jury trial in September of 2002. After a jury returned a verdict in Plaintiff's favor assessing her total damages at $300,000, the trial court entered judgment... More...

$301010 (03-02-2004 - MO)
<a href="http://www.osca.state.mo.us/courts/pubopinions.nsf/ccd96539c3fb13ce8625661f004bc7da/c2565cfda0abb41f86256e1b006b9d88?OpenDocument" target="_new">Greg Coursen and Carolyn Coursen v. City of Sarcoxie, Missouri</a>

Greg and Carolyn Coursen ("the Coursens") appeal from a judgment denying their petition for a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction and permanent injunction against the City of Sarcoxie, Missouri ("the City" or "Sarcoxie"). The Coursens contend that the trial court erred in refusing to enjoin the City from: (1) changing its method of billing for the water and sewage services that it ... More...

$0 (01-14-2004 - MO)
<a href="http://www.osca.state.mo.us/courts/pubopinions.nsf/ccd96539c3fb13ce8625661f004bc7da/0b8af6a65734f4e386256e0b005d6e29?OpenDocument" target"_new">David R. Teague v. Missouri Gaming Commission</a>

David R. Teague appeals the decision of the Missouri Gaming Commission (the "Commission") denying his application for a Level I Occupational License ("Level I License") and suspending his Level II Occupational License ("Level II License") for thirty days. He contends that the Commission erred in denying his application for a Level I License and for suspending his Level II License on the basis that... More...

$0 (12-30-2003 - MO)
<a href="http://www.osca.state.mo.us/courts/pubopinions.nsf/ccd96539c3fb13ce8625661f004bc7da/ba970db159b4042386256d47006ea975?OpenDocument" target"_new">In the Interest of D.K.S</a>.

<P>At issue in this case is the circuit court's decision to assume jurisdiction over D.K.S. and to place her in the protective custody of the Division of Family Services. S.S., her father, contends that the circuit court erred in asserting jurisdiction and in admitting and considering evidence of sexual abuse allegations at the dispositional hearing. We affirm the circuit court's judgment. <P> ... More...

$0 (06-17-2003 - MO)
<a href="http://www.osca.state.mo.us/courts/pubopinions.nsf/ccd96539c3fb13ce8625661f004bc7da/0005d3b4d9d8722f86256c0200722415?OpenDocument&Highlight=0,jack,lampert" target="_new">Jack Lampert v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co.</a>

State Farm Fire and Casualty Company ("State Farm") appeals from the judgment of the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis granting a motion for summary judgment in favor of respondent, Jack Lampert ("insured"). The trial court held that State Farm was liable to insured for failing to defend insured in an underlying suit. We affirm. <P>Insured and his wife (collectively "Lamperts") were the owne... More...

$51117 (10-22-2002 - MO)