{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"daryl-duncan","displayName":"Daryl Duncan","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed105962:2018-04-24","opinionId":"622a7c35-afff-58b0-b7b9-04d8cea2b7c2","slug":"daryl-duncan-appellant-v-michael-c-dempsey-and-baylard-billingham-dempsey-105962","caseName":"Daryl Duncan, Appellant, vs. Michael C. Dempsey and Baylard, Billingham, Dempsey & Jensen, P.C., Respondents.","caseNumber":"ED105962","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2018-04-24","year":2018,"display_summary":"Daryl Duncan sued his former attorneys, Michael C. Dempsey and his firm, for legal malpractice, alleging they failed to secure collateral for a promissory note in a business transaction. The trial court granted summary judgment for Dempsey, finding Duncan failed to present expert testimony on negligence and causation. The Eastern District of the Missouri Court of Appeals affirmed, holding that expert testimony was required for Duncan's professional negligence claim and that Duncan failed to properly request a continuance for discovery under Rule 74.04(f).","primaryTopic":"negligence","topicSlugs":["negligence","civil-procedure","summary-judgment","evidence","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=124940","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/daryl-duncan-appellant-v-michael-c-dempsey-and-baylard-billingham-dempsey-105962","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":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: summary-judgment","topic: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}