{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"galen-j-suppes","displayName":"Galen J. Suppes","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd81278:2019-01-08","opinionId":"884a117a-4262-57da-97c3-10d35d2dfbef","slug":"the-curators-of-the-university-of-missouri-v-galen-j-suppes-d81278","caseName":"The Curators of the University of Missouri\nvs.\nGalen J. Suppes","caseNumber":"WD81278","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2019-01-08","year":2019,"display_summary":"Galen Suppes, an associate professor, appealed a judgment finding him liable to the University of Missouri for breach of contract and breach of loyalty related to patent ownership. The jury awarded the University $300,000 on each claim, and the trial court also ordered Suppes to assign certain inventions to the University. The appellate court affirmed the judgment, clarifying that two specific patents were to be excluded from the assignment, and denied Suppes's other points of error regarding costs, jury instructions, and damages.","primaryTopic":"contracts","topicSlugs":["contracts","employment-law","civil-procedure","jury-instructions","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=135337","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/the-curators-of-the-university-of-missouri-v-galen-j-suppes-d81278","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"personal-injury","label":"Personal Injury","href":"/practice-areas/personal-injury","score":20,"source":"tag","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/personal-injury"},{"slug":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":12,"source":"topic","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/corporate"},{"slug":"employment","label":"Employment Law","href":"/practice-areas/employment","score":12,"source":"topic","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/employment"}],"role":"respondent"}]}