{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"chamber-of-commerce-of-independence-missouri","displayName":"Chamber of Commerce of Independence, Missouri","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd81938:2019-05-21","opinionId":"2d54e868-678e-5d49-a54f-f9b7bc208651","slug":"lois-mcdonald-v-chamber-of-commerce-of-independence-missouri-d81938","caseName":"Lois McDonald\nvs.\nChamber of Commerce of Independence, Missouri","caseNumber":"WD81938","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2019-05-21","year":2019,"display_summary":"Lois McDonald sued the Chamber of Commerce of Independence, Missouri, alleging age discrimination under the Missouri Human Rights Act (MHRA). The circuit court dismissed McDonald's petition for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, reasoning that she failed to plead receipt of a right-to-sue letter from the Missouri Commission on Human Rights before filing suit. The appellate court reversed, holding that statutory prerequisites to suit, such as the right-to-sue letter, are not jurisdictional requirements but rather affirmative defenses that do not impact a circuit court's subject matter jurisdiction.","primaryTopic":"civil-procedure","topicSlugs":["civil-procedure","employment-law","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=140497","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/lois-mcdonald-v-chamber-of-commerce-of-independence-missouri-d81938","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"employment","label":"Employment Law","href":"/practice-areas/employment","score":36,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: employment","topic: employment-law","text: discrimination","text: mhra"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/employment"},{"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"}]}