{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"lauren-neil-et-al","displayName":"Lauren Neil, et al.","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed111474:2024-04-09","opinionId":"fe990eeb-27f6-5be2-bb9c-5df100db1123","slug":"lauren-neil-et-al-appellants-v-st-louis-county-et-al-respondents-111474","caseName":"Lauren Neil, et al., Appellants, vs. St. Louis County, et al., Respondents.","caseNumber":"ED111474","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2024-04-09","year":2024,"display_summary":"Lauren Neil's family sued St. Louis County police officers after their decedent, Mikel Neil, died in a high-speed police chase. The trial court granted summary judgment for the officers, finding no duty owed, no proximate causation, and protection by official immunity and the public duty doctrine. The appellate court affirmed, holding that police officers do not owe a statutory or common law duty of care to fleeing motorists.","primaryTopic":"negligence","topicSlugs":["negligence","civil-procedure","governmental-immunity","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=207114","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/lauren-neil-et-al-appellants-v-st-louis-county-et-al-respondents-111474","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"}]}