{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"melissa-morelock","displayName":"MELISSA MORELOCK","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37022:2021-09-13","opinionId":"574e2602-9d99-5300-a5bb-9be133d42d8e","slug":"melissa-morelock-appellant-v-intercontinental-hotels-group-resources-llc-d37022","caseName":"MELISSA MORELOCK, Appellant\nvs.\nINTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP RESOURCES, LLC., SIX CONTINENTS HOTELS, INC., MYER FAMILY HOTEL COMPANY and HOLIDAY HOSPITALITY FRANCHISING, LLC., Respondents","caseNumber":"SD37022","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2021-09-13","year":2021,"display_summary":"Melissa Morelock sued her employers, including Intercontinental Hotels Group Resources, LLC (IHGR), Myer Family Hotel Company (MFHC), Six Continents Hotels, Inc. (SCH), and Holiday Hospitality Franchising, LLC (HHF), alleging violations of the Missouri Human Rights Act. The trial court granted summary judgment for the defendants. The appellate court reversed and remanded, finding that IHGR failed to establish a prima facie showing that it was Morelock's employer and that the defendants failed to properly plead their affirmative defenses of failure to exhaust administrative remedies and statute of limitations.","primaryTopic":"employment-law","topicSlugs":["employment-law","civil-procedure","summary-judgment","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=180394","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/melissa-morelock-appellant-v-intercontinental-hotels-group-resources-llc-d37022","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"employment","label":"Employment Law","href":"/practice-areas/employment","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: employment","topic: employment-law"],"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: summary-judgment","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"},{"slug":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":6,"source":"text","evidence":["text: llc"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/corporate"}],"role":"appellant"}]}