{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"orkin-llc-and-danny-biron","displayName":"Orkin LLC and Danny Biron","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd81069:2018-12-26","opinionId":"5a12b110-e8fc-540d-8790-10666d7cd50f","slug":"gary-gentry-v-orkin-llc-and-danny-biron-d81069","caseName":"Gary Gentry\nvs.\nOrkin LLC and Danny Biron","caseNumber":"WD81069","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2018-12-26","year":2018,"display_summary":"Gary Gentry sued Orkin, LLC and Danny Biron for retaliation under the Missouri Human Rights Act (MHRA), alleging they failed to interview or rehire him after he filed a discrimination complaint. A jury found in Gentry's favor, awarding compensatory and punitive damages. On appeal, Orkin and Biron raised seven claims of error, including instructional errors, refusal of a business judgment instruction, and pleading deficiencies. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment on the merits and remanded the case for a determination of appellate attorneys' fees.","primaryTopic":"employment-law","topicSlugs":["employment-law","jury-instructions","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=134795","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/gary-gentry-v-orkin-llc-and-danny-biron-d81069","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"employment","label":"Employment Law","href":"/practice-areas/employment","score":38,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: employment","topic: employment-law","text: retaliation","text: mhra","text: discrimination"],"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: jury-instructions","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"},{"slug":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":6,"source":"text","evidence":["text: llc","text: business"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/corporate"}],"role":"respondent"}]}