{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"commercial-metals-company-et-al","displayName":"Commercial Metals Company, et al.","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd87598:undated","opinionId":"76a0b36c-c80a-5171-bab8-9a87eb27958b","slug":"kathleen-louise-hicks-v-commercial-metals-company-et-al-d87598","caseName":"Kathleen Louise Hicks\nvs. \nCommercial Metals Company, et al.","caseNumber":"WD87598","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":null,"year":2025,"display_summary":"Kathleen Louise Hicks sued Commercial Metals Company (CMC) for employment retaliation after she filed a workers' compensation claim, alleging her termination was retaliatory. A jury found CMC liable and awarded damages, and the trial court denied CMC's post-trial motions. The trial court also sanctioned CMC for filing a fraudulent motion for a new trial based on false allegations of jury misconduct. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment on all points, finding sufficient evidence for retaliation, no abuse of discretion in the sanctions, and no excessive damages.","primaryTopic":"workers-compensation","topicSlugs":["workers-compensation","employment-law","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=226694","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/kathleen-louise-hicks-v-commercial-metals-company-et-al-d87598","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"employment","label":"Employment Law","href":"/practice-areas/employment","score":18,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: employment-law","text: employment","text: retaliation","text: termination"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/employment"},{"slug":"workers-compensation","label":"Workers' Compensation","href":"/practice-areas/workers-compensation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: workers-compensation"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/workers-compensation"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}