Court won’t recognize new duty for employers

April 16, 2019 Comments Off on Court won’t recognize new duty for employers

The Court of Appeals Southern District declined to recognize a “negligent recommendation” cause of action in a lawsuit alleging that a religious college gave a church the name of a pastor who went on to abuse a minor.

Tagged with: Independence Christian Community Church Jasper County Circuit Court Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District Missouri Supreme Court Monsees & Mayer Ozark Christian College Taylor Stafford Clithero & Harris

Hospital was wrong party to suit, until it wasn’t

April 3, 2019 Comments Off on Hospital was wrong party to suit, until it wasn’t

The Court of Appeals Southern District says a Joplin hospital can be sued long after the statute of limitations had run because it mistakenly had been named as a defendant in the early stages of the suit. Gladys Walker died ...

Tagged with: Jasper County Circuit Court Joplin Mercy Hospital Joplin Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District