{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official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":"nationwide-transfer-llc-d/b/a-nationwide-settlement-solutions-and-your-time-share-stops-here-llc-d/b/a-american-settlement-services","displayName":"NATIONWIDE TRANSFER LLC, D/B/A NATIONWIDE SETTLEMENT SOLUTIONS, and YOUR TIME SHARE STOPS HERE, LLC, D/B/A AMERICAN SETTLEMENT SERVICES","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37267:2023-08-04","opinionId":"11e35603-35bc-5b88-8f64-e24d01ad1071","slug":"nationwide-transfer-llc-dba-nationwide-settlement-solutions-and-your-time-d37267","caseName":"NATIONWIDE TRANSFER LLC, D/B/A NATIONWIDE SETTLEMENT SOLUTIONS, and YOUR TIME SHARE STOPS HERE, LLC, D/B/A AMERICAN SETTLEMENT SERVICES, Appellants\nvs.\nNEALLY LAW, LLC, and JOSHUA NEALLY, Respondents","caseNumber":"SD37267","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2023-08-04","year":2023,"display_summary":"Appellants, timeshare exit companies, sued Neally Law, LLC, a law firm, for breach of contract and unjust enrichment related to an arrangement to assist Appellants' customers with timeshare releases. The circuit court denied all claims, finding the fee-splitting agreement for \"Type B\" matters unenforceable and that Appellants failed to prove unjust enrichment for \"Type A\" matters. The appellate court affirmed, holding that Missouri law prohibits fee-splitting between attorneys and lay agencies, and Appellants did not meet their burden to show unearned fees in \"Type A\" matters.","primaryTopic":"contracts","topicSlugs":["contracts","civil-procedure","other"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=198254","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/nationwide-transfer-llc-dba-nationwide-settlement-solutions-and-your-time-d37267","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":18,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: contracts","text: llc"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/corporate"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}