{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"robert-horton","displayName":"Robert Horton","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed112312:2024-10-22","opinionId":"d09847ef-9f2e-5e3b-a240-839f416d5c57","slug":"robert-horton-appellant-v-st-louis-public-schools-respondent-112312","caseName":"Robert Horton, Appellant, vs. St. Louis Public Schools, Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED112312","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2024-10-22","year":2024,"display_summary":"Robert Horton, an African-American male over forty, sued St. Louis Public Schools (SLPS) for race and age discrimination under the Missouri Human Rights Act (MHRA) after his termination. The trial court dismissed his petition without prejudice, and subsequently denied his motion to vacate that order and for leave to amend his petition. The appellate court affirmed, holding that Horton failed to preserve his argument regarding Rule 55.22(a) for appeal and that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying leave to amend, despite the effective prejudice due to the MHRA statute of limitations.","primaryTopic":"employment-law","topicSlugs":["employment-law","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=213835","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/robert-horton-appellant-v-st-louis-public-schools-respondent-112312","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"employment","label":"Employment Law","href":"/practice-areas/employment","score":38,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: employment","topic: employment-law","text: discrimination","text: mhra","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":"appellant"}]}