{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"autohaus-llc-and-auto-services-company-inc-respondents","displayName":"AUTOHAUS, L.L.C., and AUTO SERVICES COMPANY, INC., Respondents-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd38561:2025-03-17","opinionId":"485a2672-eb24-5a22-8736-a0d40e1a89fa","slug":"marla-housley-and-heath-housley-plaintiffs-respondents-v-autohaus-llc-and-d38561","caseName":"MARLA HOUSLEY and HEATH HOUSLEY, Plaintiffs-Respondents\nv.\nAUTOHAUS, L.L.C., and AUTO SERVICES COMPANY, INC., Respondents-Appellants","caseNumber":"SD38561","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2025-03-17","year":2025,"display_summary":"Marla and Heath Housley sued Autohaus, L.L.C. and Auto Services Company, Inc. after a vehicle protection plan claim was denied. Appellants moved to compel arbitration almost a year into litigation, which the trial court denied. The Southern District of the Missouri Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that Appellants waived their right to compel arbitration by substantially participating in the litigation.","primaryTopic":"civil-procedure","topicSlugs":["civil-procedure","contracts","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=218474","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/marla-housley-and-heath-housley-plaintiffs-respondents-v-autohaus-llc-and-d38561","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: contracts"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/corporate"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}