{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"missouri-department-of-public-safety-ernie-rhodes-and-todd-farley","displayName":"Missouri Department of Public Safety, Ernie Rhodes and Todd Farley","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd85927:2024-04-09","opinionId":"25b6956a-9ac6-5734-9f63-a1e7d7da0cf2","slug":"dawn-warren-cook-v-missouri-department-of-public-safety-ernie-rhodes-and-d85927","caseName":"Dawn Warren-Cook \nvs.\nMissouri Department of Public Safety, Ernie Rhodes and Todd Farley","caseNumber":"WD85927","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2024-04-09","year":2024,"display_summary":"Dawn Warren-Cook sued her former employers, Ernie Rhodes and Todd Farley, alleging whistleblower violations under section 105.055. A jury found in her favor, and the trial court awarded compensatory damages and attorney's fees, applying a 1.5 multiplier to the lodestar amount. Rhodes and Farley appealed, challenging only the application of the multiplier. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's decision regarding the multiplier, dismissed the Missouri Department of Public Safety as a party, and remanded the case for the sole purpose of determining Warren-Cook's reasonable attorney's fees and costs on appeal.","primaryTopic":"employment-law","topicSlugs":["employment-law","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review","civil-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=207078","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/dawn-warren-cook-v-missouri-department-of-public-safety-ernie-rhodes-and-d85927","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: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}