{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"progressive-casualty-insurance-company-employer-and-division-of-employment-security","displayName":"Progressive Casualty Insurance Company, Employer, and Division of Employment Security","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd88066:2025-11-25","opinionId":"9dbfe659-5c0d-5db3-9062-1eadf51d1df5","slug":"victoria-amrine-v-progressive-casualty-insurance-company-employer-and-div-d88066","caseName":"Victoria Amrine\nvs. \nProgressive Casualty Insurance Company, Employer, and Division of Employment Security","caseNumber":"WD88066","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2025-11-25","year":2025,"display_summary":"Victoria Amrine appealed the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission's decision denying her unemployment benefits, which stemmed from her termination by Progressive Casualty Insurance Company for failing to disclose a criminal charge. The appellate court did not reach the merits of Amrine's claims. Instead, the appeal was dismissed because Amrine's brief failed to substantially comply with Rule 84.04's mandatory briefing requirements, including an incomplete statement of facts, deficient points relied on, and an argument section lacking legal authority and record references. The court emphasized that pro se litigants are held to the same standards as attorneys.","primaryTopic":"appellate-procedure","topicSlugs":["appellate-procedure","administrative-law","employment-law","civil-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"dismissed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=227759","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/victoria-amrine-v-progressive-casualty-insurance-company-employer-and-div-d88066","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"employment","label":"Employment Law","href":"/practice-areas/employment","score":38,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: employment","topic: employment-law","text: employer","text: employment","text: termination"],"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: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}