Civil Practice: Personal Jurisdiction-Long-Arm Statute-Transaction Of Business
State ex rel. DKM Enterprises, LLC v. Lett (MLW No. 80504/Case No. WD86384 – 26 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Ahuja, J.) Original proceeding on petition for writ of prohibition (Jonathan Sternberg and Christopher Turney, Kansas City, Missouri; Michelle L. Cocayne, Liberty, for relator) (Michael C. Rader and Austin W. Greet, Leawood, Kansas; J. Phillip Davidson, Overland Pa[...]
Civil Practice: Service Of Process-Personal Jurisdiction
State ex rel. Sedrick Phillip-Smith v. Stelzer (MLW No. 80495/Case No. ED111912 – 6 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Torbitzky, J.) Appealed from circuit court, St. Louis City, Stelzer, J. (Bradley R. Hansmann for relator) (Shaun M. Falvey for respondent).
Civil Practice: Change Of Judge-Timeliness
State ex rel. David Hutchinson v. Manansala (MLW No. 80494/Case No. ED111931 – 4 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Torbitzky, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Jefferson County, Manansala, J. (Kevin S. Webb Jr. for relator) (Zachary W. Rennick for respondent).
Civil Practice: Jurisdiction-Diversity Of Citizenship-Insurance Coverage
Great River Entertainment, LLC v. Zurich American Insurance Company (MLW No. 80493/Case No. 21- 3815 – 4 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Kobes, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa, Pratt, J. (Scott D. Greenspan, New York, argued for appellant) (Jeffrey R. Babbin, New Haven, CT, argued for appellee).
Civil Practice: Arbitration-Authority-Legal Representative
Rister v. NHC Healthcare (MLW No. 80483/Case No. SD37374 – 9 page) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Bates, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Camden County, Hamner, J. (Stephen Michael Strum, Michelle Marie Drake, Benjamin Rans Wesselschmidt and Timothy Charles Sansone, St. Louis, for appellant) (Blair Bertram Matyszczyk, Overland Park, KS and Joe Scott Bertram, Timothy Ray West and [...]
Civil Practice: Removal-Subject Matter Jurisdiction
Cagle v. NHC Healthcare-Maryland Heights, LLC (MLW No. 80448/Case No. 22-2757 – 9 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Colloton, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, White, J. (David Patrick Franklin, St. Louis, MO argued for appellant; Timothy C. Sansone, Stephen M. Strum and Jamie L. Bracewell appeared on the brief) (Adam R. Pulver, Washington, D.C. argue[...]
Civil Practice: Private Cause of Action-Mootness Public Interest Exception
Sullivan v. City of University City (MLW No. 80415/Case No. ED111084 – 17 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Hess, J.) Appealed from circuit court, St. Louis County, Peyton, J. (Canice T. Rice Jr. for appellant) (John F. Mulligan Jr., Timothy J. Wolf and Benjamin S. McIntosh for respondent).
Civil Practice: Involuntary Detention-Subject Matter Jurisdiction-Deficient Verification
In the Matter of: L.T. (MLW No. 80400/Case No. WD86405 – 16 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Martin, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Nodaway County, Rice, J. (Steven Eric Skinner, Maryville, for appellant) (Richard Anthony Starnes, Jefferson City, for respondent).
Civil Practice: Res Judicata-Stop Work Order
Emerald Pointe, LLC v. Taney County (MLW No. 80386/Case No. 22-3025 – 8 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Melloy, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, Ketchmark, J. (Brian J. Madden, Kansas City, MO argued for appellant; Adam S. Davis and Vincent O’Flaherty appeared on the brief) (Patricia Ann Keck, Springfield, MO argued for appellee; Samuel Clayton P[...]
Civil Practice: Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act-Jurisdiction-Indian Tribes
Nygaard v. Taylor (MLW No. 80384/Case No. 22-2277 – 12 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Kelly, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota, Lange, J. (Stacy R. Hegge, Pierre, SD argued for appellant) (Steven Joseph Gunn, St. Louis, MO argued for appellee).
Civil Practice: Self-Determination Claims-Emotional Distress Claims-COVID-19 Treatment
Salier v. Walmart, Inc. (MLW No. 80333/Case No. 22-2960 – 12 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Loken, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, Schiltz, J. (Norman A. Pattis, New Haven, CT argued for appellant) (Andrew B. Brantingham and Matthew J. Rubenstein, Minneapolis, MN argued for appellees).
Civil Practice: Arbitration Awards-Application To Vacate-Subject Matter Jurisdiction
Prospect Funding Holdings, LLC v. Palagi (MLW No. 80330/Case No. 22-1871 – 3 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Kobes, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska, Gerrard, J. (Adam W. Barney, Omaha, NE argued for appellant) (Dana C. Bradford III, Omaha, NE argued for appellees).
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