{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"missouri-higher-education-loan-authority","displayName":"Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd84114:2021-09-21","opinionId":"9723653a-63c4-5782-b07d-ef604e010cc6","slug":"demetria-trunnel-v-missouri-higher-education-loan-authority-d84114","caseName":"Demetria Trunnel\nvs.\nMissouri Higher Education Loan Authority","caseNumber":"WD84114","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2021-09-21","year":2021,"display_summary":"MOHELA appealed the trial court's denial of its motion to compel arbitration against former employee Demetria Trunnel. Trunnel sued MOHELA for discrimination and retaliation, and MOHELA argued she had agreed to arbitrate her claims by signing an Acknowledgment of Receipt for an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Policy. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's decision, finding that no valid arbitration agreement existed because MOHELA never extended an offer that Trunnel could unequivocally accept, consistent with prior precedent.","primaryTopic":"employment-law","topicSlugs":["employment-law","contracts","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=180577","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/demetria-trunnel-v-missouri-higher-education-loan-authority-d84114","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"employment","label":"Employment Law","href":"/practice-areas/employment","score":38,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: employment","topic: employment-law","text: employee","text: discrimination","text: retaliation"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/employment"},{"slug":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: contracts"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/corporate"},{"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"}]}