{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"missouri-department-of-transportation","displayName":"Missouri Department of Transportation","totalCases":3},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd83644:2021-02-23","opinionId":"3ed88a90-7c9f-58f7-86d0-8b7d13f1dca5","slug":"michael-lee-v-missouri-department-of-transportation-d83644","caseName":"Michael Lee\nvs.\nMissouri Department of Transportation","caseNumber":"WD83644","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2021-02-23","year":2021,"display_summary":"Michael Lee sued the Missouri Department of Transportation for wrongful death after his daughter, Jessica Lee, died when her car was swept off a flooded road. The trial court dismissed the petition, concluding Jessica's awareness of the danger precluded the claim under *Harris v. Niehaus*. The appellate court reversed and remanded, holding that the petition sufficiently alleged that MoDOT should have anticipated the harm despite the condition's potential obviousness, given the circumstances and the road being the sole egress.","primaryTopic":"premises-liability","topicSlugs":["premises-liability","negligence","wrongful-death","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=173754","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/michael-lee-v-missouri-department-of-transportation-d83644","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"personal-injury","label":"Personal Injury","href":"/practice-areas/personal-injury","score":32,"source":"tag","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/personal-injury"},{"slug":"slip-and-fall","label":"Slip and Fall","href":"/practice-areas/slip-and-fall","score":12,"source":"topic","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/slip-and-fall"},{"slug":"wrongful-death","label":"Wrongful Death","href":"/practice-areas/wrongful-death","score":12,"source":"topic","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/wrongful-death"}],"role":"respondent"},{"caseId":"moappwd:wd82835:2020-04-21","opinionId":"f67dbbd8-a34b-5cad-9124-35688b9e922b","slug":"missouri-department-of-transportation-v-the-labor-and-industrial-relation-d82835","caseName":"Missouri Department of Transportation\nvs.\nThe Labor and Industrial Relations Commission","caseNumber":"WD82835","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2020-04-21","year":2020,"display_summary":"The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) appealed the circuit court's decision to quash a preliminary writ of prohibition. MoDOT sought to prevent the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission from accepting additional evidence in a workers' compensation case, arguing it exceeded the Supreme Court's mandate in a prior appeal. The appellate court affirmed the circuit court's judgment, holding that the Supreme Court's remand for \"further proceedings\" and \"a proper review\" allowed the Commission discretion to accept additional evidence to meet a newly clarified objective standard for mental injury claims.","primaryTopic":"administrative-law","topicSlugs":["administrative-law","workers-compensation","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=154937","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/missouri-department-of-transportation-v-the-labor-and-industrial-relation-d82835","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"personal-injury","label":"Personal Injury","href":"/practice-areas/personal-injury","score":20,"source":"tag","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/personal-injury"},{"slug":"workers-compensation","label":"Workers' Compensation","href":"/practice-areas/workers-compensation","score":18,"source":"topic","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/workers-compensation"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"},{"caseId":"mo:sc95885:2017-09-12","opinionId":"fd12351d-2ccc-584c-b3b5-72cb8ef0b3dc","slug":"linda-mantia-respondent-v-missouri-department-of-transportation-appellant-c95885","caseName":"Linda Mantia, Respondent, vs. Missouri Department of Transportation, Appellant, and Treasurer of Missouri as Custodian of the Second Injury Fund, Respondent.","caseNumber":"SC95885","court":"mo","courtLabel":"Supreme Court of Missouri","decisionDate":"2017-09-12","year":2017,"display_summary":null,"primaryTopic":null,"topicSlugs":[],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=117593","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/linda-mantia-respondent-v-missouri-department-of-transportation-appellant-c95885","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"personal-injury","label":"Personal Injury","href":"/practice-areas/personal-injury","score":20,"source":"tag","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/personal-injury"}],"role":"appellant"}]}