Where appellants challenged a judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of respondent on her retaliatory discharge claim, the cause of action arose out of Missouri and an appellant purposefully availed itself of the privilege of conducting activities in ...

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A Missouri appeals court has affirmed a $2.1 million judgment against Centene Corp. and a subsidiary pharmacy in a case brought by a woman who claims she was fired for refusing to unlawfully submit services for Medicaid reimbursement. A three-judge ...

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Where a university employer challenged a jury verdict in favor of a medical -research scientist finding the university liable for retaliatory discharge after the scientist was fired following her repeated requests for work restrictions as accommodations for back pain, the ...

Tagged with: Employer - Employee Protected Activity Request For Accommodation Retaliatory Discharge

A Jackson County judge on Tuesday awarded $525,449 in front pay to a woman who alleged in a lawsuit that Centene Corp. and AcariaHealth Pharmacy Inc. fired her for refusing to unlawfully submit Medicaid services for reimbursement, bringing her total award to $2.1 million.

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Sayger v. Riceland Foods, Inc. (MLW No. 65757/Case No. 12-3301 – 13 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Murphy, J.)

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Templemire v. W&M Welding, Inc. (MLW No. 64499/Case No. WD74681 – 13 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Mitchell, J.)

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Many trial lawyers know how it feels to win a case, and just as many know what it is like to lose. A slightly rarer event is when a trial lawyer wins and loses parts of the same case on ...

Tagged with: Clay County gender discrimination Kevin Case Personal Injury & Torts Law Retaliatory Discharge

Williams v. Trans States Airlines, Inc. (MLW No. 58872/Case No. ED91286 – 40 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Odenwald, P.J.) (1)Where a flight attendant sued her employer for harassment and retaliatory discharge after she was fired allegedly for ...

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Missouri appeals courts usually keep their opinions short and sweet, but a decision from the Eastern District this morning took a little more space. As a result, the plaintiff’s attorney in the case will get $17,000 in additional fees. The ...

Tagged with: attorney fees Jerome "Jerry" Dobson Maura B. McShane Retaliatory Discharge