{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"bridgette-shaffer-et-al","displayName":"Bridgette Shaffer, et al.","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd85589:2023-02-07","opinionId":"396b577c-adac-5bf4-adf0-bb6356f943d0","slug":"eric-s-clark-v-bridgette-shaffer-et-al-d85589","caseName":"Eric S. Clark \nvs. \nBridgette Shaffer, et al.","caseNumber":"WD85589","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2023-02-07","year":2023,"display_summary":"Eric Clark appealed the trial court's dismissal of his petition challenging a COVID-19 mask mandate and its denial of his motions for leave to amend. Clark's initial federal lawsuit was dismissed as moot and remanded to state court. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, finding no abuse of discretion in denying leave to amend or in dismissing the petition with prejudice for failure to state a claim.","primaryTopic":"civil-procedure","topicSlugs":["civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","governmental-immunity","other"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=192116","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/eric-s-clark-v-bridgette-shaffer-et-al-d85589","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"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":"respondent"}]}