{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"st-louis-center-for-aesthetic-and-restorative-dentistry-et-al","displayName":"St. Louis Center for Aesthetic and Restorative Dentistry, et al.","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed110598:2023-05-16","opinionId":"9dcea216-837d-5386-bb4f-959881ee8abb","slug":"st-louis-center-for-aesthetic-and-restorative-dentistry-et-al-appellants-110598","caseName":"St. Louis Center for Aesthetic and Restorative Dentistry, et al., Appellants, vs. A. Thomas Dewoskin, et al., Respondents.","caseNumber":"ED110598","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2023-05-16","year":2023,"display_summary":"Dr. Guilan Norouzi, through her bankruptcy trustee, appealed the circuit court's grant of summary judgment in favor of her former attorney, A. Thomas DeWoskin, and his law firm, in a legal malpractice action. Norouzi alleged DeWoskin was negligent in failing to appear and defend her at a damages hearing in an underlying lawsuit, resulting in a substantial judgment against her. The Eastern District reversed the summary judgment, holding that the circuit court's post-judgment ruling was not an intervening cause of Norouzi's damages and that her expert witness sufficiently identified her damages.","primaryTopic":"negligence","topicSlugs":["negligence","civil-procedure","summary-judgment","evidence","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=195773","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/st-louis-center-for-aesthetic-and-restorative-dentistry-et-al-appellants-110598","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"personal-injury","label":"Personal Injury","href":"/practice-areas/personal-injury","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: personal-injury","topic: negligence"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/personal-injury"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":16,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: summary-judgment","topic: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure","text: summary judgment"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}