{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"charles-babb-and-autumn-babb","displayName":"Charles Babb and Autumn Babb","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed109479:2021-12-14","opinionId":"6fe8d2fa-92be-5533-976d-bb002174bec2","slug":"charles-babb-and-autumn-babb-appellants-v-tiffany-bartlett-respondent-109479","caseName":"Charles Babb and Autumn Babb, Appellants, vs. Tiffany Bartlett, Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED109479","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2021-12-14","year":2021,"display_summary":"Autumn Babb, as plaintiff ad litem for her deceased husband Charles Babb, appealed the circuit court's dismissal of their personal injury claims against Tiffany Bartlett for lack of personal jurisdiction. The underlying claims stemmed from a California auto accident involving Oklahoma residents, but Appellants sought to establish jurisdiction in Missouri based on Bartlett's contracts with a Missouri corporation and her work in the state. The appellate court affirmed the dismissal, holding that the tort claims did not sufficiently \"arise from\" Bartlett's Missouri-related contractual activities or business transactions to satisfy Missouri's long-arm statute.","primaryTopic":"civil-procedure","topicSlugs":["civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review","contracts","negligence"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=182636","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/charles-babb-and-autumn-babb-appellants-v-tiffany-bartlett-respondent-109479","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"personal-injury","label":"Personal Injury","href":"/practice-areas/personal-injury","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: personal-injury","topic: negligence"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/personal-injury"},{"slug":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":16,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: contracts","text: corporation","text: business"],"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"}]}