{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"regis-corporation-and-darleen-matranga-defendants","displayName":"REGIS CORPORATION and DARLEEN MATRANGA, Defendants-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd36671:2020-10-13","opinionId":"5358dbca-7505-5911-802a-3004552c1c32","slug":"jennifer-townsend-individually-and-on-behalf-of-herself-and-others-simila-d36671","caseName":"JENNIFER TOWNSEND, Individually and on Behalf of Herself and Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff-Appellant\nvs.\nREGIS CORPORATION and DARLEEN MATRANGA, Defendants-Respondents","caseNumber":"SD36671","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2020-10-13","year":2020,"display_summary":"Jennifer Townsend, individually and on behalf of a putative class, appealed an interlocutory order denying class-action certification against Regis Corporation and Darleen Matranga. The trial court denied certification by a brief docket entry without providing findings of fact or conclusions of law. The appellate court reversed the order and remanded the case, directing the trial court to provide sufficient explanation for its decision on class certification to allow for meaningful appellate review.","primaryTopic":"civil-procedure","topicSlugs":["civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","employment-law"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=167494","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/jennifer-townsend-individually-and-on-behalf-of-herself-and-others-simila-d36671","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"real-estate","label":"Real Estate","href":"/practice-areas/real-estate","score":20,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: real-estate"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/real-estate"},{"slug":"employment","label":"Employment Law","href":"/practice-areas/employment","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: employment-law"],"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"}]}