{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"american-fidelity-assurance-company-defendant","displayName":"AMERICAN FIDELITY ASSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37282:2022-08-09","opinionId":"9357385f-880a-5944-b755-23fae7b2ac5b","slug":"vanessa-hartwell-plaintiff-appellant-v-american-fidelity-assurance-compan-d37282","caseName":"VANESSA HARTWELL, Plaintiff-Appellant\nv.\nAMERICAN FIDELITY ASSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Respondent","caseNumber":"SD37282","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2022-08-09","year":2022,"display_summary":"Vanessa Hartwell appealed the circuit court's grant of summary judgment in favor of American Fidelity Assurance Company on her breach-of-contract claim concerning a health-insurance policy. The dispute centered on whether Hartwell's confinement at Saint Francis Medical Center from June 20 through July 4, 2018, constituted use of the facility as \"a place for rehabilitation,\" which would reduce her benefits. The appellate court affirmed the summary judgment, finding that Hartwell failed to demonstrate a genuine issue of material fact regarding her use of the facility for rehabilitation.","primaryTopic":"insurance","topicSlugs":["insurance","contracts","summary-judgment","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=188473","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/vanessa-hartwell-plaintiff-appellant-v-american-fidelity-assurance-compan-d37282","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"insurance-bad-faith","label":"Insurance Bad Faith","href":"/practice-areas/insurance-bad-faith","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: insurance","topic: insurance"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/insurance-bad-faith"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":16,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: summary-judgment","topic: appellate-procedure","text: summary judgment"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"},{"slug":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: contracts"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/corporate"}],"role":"respondent"}]}