{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"em-by-and-through-her-mother-and-next-friend-melanee-mcinnis","displayName":"E.M. By and Through her Mother and Next Friend, Melanee McInnis","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed108227:2020-04-21","opinionId":"8e73a2bc-79e3-57cf-98da-ac093ee05d0e","slug":"em-by-and-through-her-mother-and-next-friend-melanee-mcinnis-appellant-v-108227","caseName":"E.M. By and Through her Mother and Next Friend, Melanee McInnis, Appellant, vs. Gateway Region Young Men's Christian Association, St. Louis Public Schools, Michael Holloman, and John Doe and/or Jane Doe, Defendants, and Tameka Wiggins, Respondent/Cross-Appellant.","caseNumber":"ED108227","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2020-04-21","year":2020,"display_summary":"E.M., through her mother, appealed the dismissal of her negligence petition against her teacher, Tameka Wiggins, for failure to state a claim. E.M. alleged Wiggins failed to report E.M.'s disclosure of another teacher pursuing a relationship with her, after which E.M. was sexually assaulted. The appellate court affirmed the dismissal, holding that both the child abuse reporting statute and the school board regulation on sexual harassment created duties owed only to the general public, not to E.M. individually. The court also dismissed Wiggins's cross-appeal regarding sovereign and official immunity, finding Wiggins was not an aggrieved party.","primaryTopic":"negligence","topicSlugs":["negligence","governmental-immunity","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","other"],"outcomeNorm":"dismissed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=155020","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/em-by-and-through-her-mother-and-next-friend-melanee-mcinnis-appellant-v-108227","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: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}