Plaintiff’s son was adjudicated in need of protection or services and placed in foster care following a report that plaintiff had misrepresented her son’s medical condition to obtain treatment that was unnecessary or harmful. Plaintiff filed suit, alleging the ...

Tagged with: Alleged False Report child abuse civil rights Collateral Estoppel

Where a defendant sought credit against sentences imposed in St. Charles County for jail time on St. Louis County charges and for time spent in a long-term treatment program, a prior habeas court judgment had no preclusive effect, and the ...

Tagged with: Collateral Estoppel Criminal Law Jail Credit Long-Term Treatment Program

Where a truck-rental company brought a declaratory-judgment action arguing that it did not have a duty to defend or indemnify a driver who rented a truck and admitted to staging an accident for the submission of fraudulent claims with the ...

Tagged with: Collateral Estoppel duty to defend fraud Insurance

Plaintiff, an insurance company, sued defendant, a former agent, for damages plaintiff paid out in a lawsuit filed by a policyholder who purchased a policy through defendant. Defendant counterclaimed for withheld compensation arising from the sale of that policy. Defendant ...

Tagged with: Collateral Estoppel Indemnification/Contribution Negligence Ratification

Juan v. Growe (MLW No. 71541/Case No. ED105752 – 21 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Hess, J.)

Tagged with: Collateral Estoppel Legal malpractice Negligence Prejudgment Interest

Twin City Pipe Trades Service Association, Inc. v. Wenner Quality Services, Inc. (MLW No. 70962/Case No. 16-1791 – 11 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Colloton, J.)

Tagged with: Alter Ego Liability civil practice Collateral Estoppel Fringe Benefit Contributions

Kesler v. Curators of the University of Missouri (MLW No. 70425/Case No. WD79703 – 26 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Hardwick, J.)

Tagged with: civil practice Collateral Estoppel Employment Dispute Res Judicata

Olsen v. American Family Mutual Insurance Company (MLW No. 70297/Case No. ED103641 – 24 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Clayton III, J.)

Tagged with: civil practice Collateral Estoppel garnishment Res Judicata

Aguiniga v. Colvin (MLW No. 69565/Case No. 15-3298 – 9 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Beam, J.)

Tagged with: Administrative Collateral Estoppel denial of benefits Social Security Disability

Greer v. State (MLW No. 69087/Case No. WD78317 – 6 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Gabbert, J.)

Tagged with: Collateral Estoppel Criminal Law DNA testing

In the Matter of the Care and Treatment of Gregory Parr v. State (MLW No. 68851/Case No. WD77959 – 16 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Ahuja, J.)

Tagged with: Collateral Estoppel probate sexually violent predator