{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"commerce-bank-et-al","displayName":"Commerce Bank, et al.","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd87936:undated","opinionId":"d6bf4958-df63-5646-a63a-24418a44e470","slug":"michael-waller-v-commerce-bank-et-al-d87936","caseName":"Michael Waller\nvs.\nCommerce Bank, et al.","caseNumber":"WD87936","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":null,"year":2026,"display_summary":"Michael Waller sued Commerce Bank for race discrimination and retaliation under the Missouri Human Rights Act after the bank denied his request to open business accounts. Commerce Bank appealed the circuit court's denial of its motion to compel arbitration. The appellate court affirmed, holding that an unambiguous exclusion clause in the arbitration agreement specifically exempted disputes relating to business accounts from arbitration. The court also declined to review Commerce Bank's attempt to appeal an earlier denied motion to dismiss, citing a lack of statutory authority for such an interlocutory appeal.","primaryTopic":"contracts","topicSlugs":["contracts","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=232074","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/michael-waller-v-commerce-bank-et-al-d87936","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"employment","label":"Employment Law","href":"/practice-areas/employment","score":24,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: employment","text: discrimination","text: retaliation"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/employment"},{"slug":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":16,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: contracts","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":"respondent"}]}