For the first time, the Missouri Supreme Court has held that public defenders are entitled to official immunity from lawsuits because they are public employees who exercise discretion in carrying out their official duties.

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Where the family of a man shot and killed during a police chase brought an action against the officer for excessive force and wrongful death, the district court failed to make a thorough determination of the claim of qualified immunity, ...

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Throneberry v. Missouri State Highway Patrol (MLW No. 70536/Case No. WD79995 – 28 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Martin, J.)

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Thompson v. Shock (MLW No. 70361/Case No. 16-1643 – 11 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Smith, J.)

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Doe v. Hughes (MLW No. 70015/Case No. WD79064 – 23 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Ardini Jr., J.)

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Haley v. Bennett (MLW No. 68763/Case No. WD78509 – 15 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Martin, J.)

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McCoy v. Martinez (MLW No. 68687/Case No. ED103719 – 10 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Richter, J.)

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Woods v. Ware (MLW No. 68351/Case No. WD78040 – 15 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Welsh, J.)

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Allen v. Trader (MLW No. 68114/Case No. SD33843 – 7 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Sheffield, J.)

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Painter v. City of Humansville (MLW No. 67455/Case No. SD33111- 10 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Rahmeyer, J.)

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Rhea v. Sapp (MLW No. 67489/Case No. WD77301 – 17 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Witt, J.)

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