{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"james-k-sherry","displayName":"James K. Sherry","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd83635:2021-03-09","opinionId":"972adde3-2b4a-523b-be53-6423656ba602","slug":"james-k-sherry-v-city-of-lees-summit-missouri-d83635","caseName":"James K. Sherry\nvs. \nCity of Lee's Summit, Missouri","caseNumber":"WD83635","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2021-03-09","year":2021,"display_summary":"James K. Sherry sued the City of Lee's Summit for disability discrimination under the Missouri Human Rights Act after his employment was terminated following an E. coli infection and exhaustion of leave. A jury awarded Sherry compensatory damages and attorney fees, but denied front pay. On cross-appeals, Sherry challenged the denial of front pay, while the City challenged the denial of its motions for directed verdict and judgment notwithstanding the verdict, as well as jury instructions and evidentiary rulings. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment in all respects, finding no error in the jury's findings or the trial court's discretionary rulings, and remanded for a determination of appellate attorney fees.","primaryTopic":"employment-law","topicSlugs":["employment-law","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","jury-instructions","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"reinstated","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=174614","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/james-k-sherry-v-city-of-lees-summit-missouri-d83635","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"employment","label":"Employment Law","href":"/practice-areas/employment","score":36,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: employment","topic: employment-law","text: discrimination","text: employment"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/employment"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: jury-instructions","topic: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}