{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"jimmy-yount","displayName":"Jimmy Yount","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed109503:2021-12-14","opinionId":"610e851f-bb9f-5896-98f4-b11d3f157538","slug":"jimmy-yount-appellant-v-keller-motors-inc-respondent-109503","caseName":"Jimmy Yount, Appellant, vs. Keller Motors, Inc., Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED109503","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2021-12-14","year":2021,"display_summary":"Jimmy Yount sued his former employer, Keller Motors, Inc., alleging wrongful discharge under the Whistleblower's Protection Act (WPA) after reporting co-employee theft. The circuit court dismissed his petition, finding that reporting co-employee misconduct did not qualify him as a \"protected person\" under the WPA. The Eastern District reversed, holding that the WPA's definition of \"employer\" must be interpreted to include unlawful acts or serious misconduct of co-employees to harmonize with the legislature's intent to codify existing common-law whistleblower protections.","primaryTopic":"employment-law","topicSlugs":["employment-law","other","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"reversed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=182637","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/jimmy-yount-appellant-v-keller-motors-inc-respondent-109503","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"employment","label":"Employment Law","href":"/practice-areas/employment","score":38,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: employment","topic: employment-law","text: employer","text: employee"],"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: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}