{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"norman-laws","displayName":"NORMAN LAWS","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd36707:2020-12-30","opinionId":"e585a047-d85c-536d-a70f-305a7225b5f0","slug":"norman-laws-appellant-v-progressive-direct-insurance-company-respondent-d36707","caseName":"NORMAN LAWS, Appellant\nvs.\nPROGRESSIVE DIRECT INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent","caseNumber":"SD36707","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2020-12-30","year":2020,"display_summary":"Norman Laws appealed the trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of his insurer, Progressive Direct Insurance Company, in a breach of contract dispute. Laws claimed Progressive offered $50,000 to settle his underinsured motorist claim, which he accepted, but Progressive asserted the offer was $25,000. The appellate court reversed the judgment and remanded the case for further proceedings, finding that genuine issues of material fact remained regarding the existence and terms of the settlement offer.","primaryTopic":"contracts","topicSlugs":["contracts","insurance","summary-judgment","civil-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"reversed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=171053","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/norman-laws-appellant-v-progressive-direct-insurance-company-respondent-d36707","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"insurance-bad-faith","label":"Insurance Bad Faith","href":"/practice-areas/insurance-bad-faith","score":36,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: insurance","topic: insurance","text: insurer","text: underinsured"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/insurance-bad-faith"},{"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: summary-judgment"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}