{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"crystal-may","displayName":"Crystal May","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"mo:sc99928:2023-07-20","opinionId":"4cf5f503-49d2-55f0-b235-22ab5032daed","slug":"christina-forester-appellant-v-crystal-may-respondent-c99928","caseName":"Christina Forester, Appellant, vs. Crystal May, Respondent.","caseNumber":"SC99928","court":"mo","courtLabel":"Supreme Court of Missouri","decisionDate":"2023-07-20","year":2023,"display_summary":"Christina Forester sued Crystal May, a children's division caseworker, for the wrongful death of her granddaughter, alleging May failed to perform a ministerial duty by not timely completing a SAFE CARE referral. The circuit court dismissed Forester's petition, finding May was entitled to official immunity and that causation was not adequately pleaded. The Supreme Court of Missouri affirmed the dismissal, holding that May's actions involved discretion and thus she was protected by official immunity, making the petition fail to state a claim.","primaryTopic":"governmental-immunity","topicSlugs":["governmental-immunity","wrongful-death","civil-procedure","administrative-law"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=197718","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/christina-forester-appellant-v-crystal-may-respondent-c99928","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"personal-injury","label":"Personal Injury","href":"/practice-areas/personal-injury","score":20,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: personal-injury"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/personal-injury"},{"slug":"wrongful-death","label":"Wrongful Death","href":"/practice-areas/wrongful-death","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: wrongful-death"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/wrongful-death"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}