{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official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":"state-of-missouri-ex-rel-eric-s-schmitt-attorney-general-and-missouri-department-of-natural-resources","displayName":"State of Missouri, Ex Rel., Eric S. Schmitt, Attorney General and Missouri Department of Natural Resources","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd82850:2020-06-09","opinionId":"2fa7e93b-bafd-50f7-a3c0-b67dbcf0b124","slug":"state-of-missouri-ex-rel-eric-s-schmitt-attorney-general-and-missouri-dep-d82850","caseName":"State of Missouri, Ex Rel., Eric S. Schmitt, Attorney General and Missouri Department of Natural Resources,\nvs. \nZill, Inc.","caseNumber":"WD82850","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2020-06-09","year":2020,"display_summary":"The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) sued Zill, Inc., a gas station owner, seeking injunctive relief and civil penalties for an alleged petroleum spill and violations of underground storage tank regulations. The trial court denied DNR's requests, finding DNR failed to prove Zill was the source of the spill or that ongoing regulatory violations existed, and that civil penalties required a prior DNR order. The appellate court affirmed the judgment, concluding the trial court correctly applied the law regarding DNR's burden of proof, the availability of injunctive relief, and the statutory prerequisites for assessing civil penalties.","primaryTopic":"administrative-law","topicSlugs":["administrative-law","civil-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=159174","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-ex-rel-eric-s-schmitt-attorney-general-and-missouri-dep-d82850","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":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"},{"slug":"environmental","label":"Environmental Law","href":"/practice-areas/environmental","score":6,"source":"text","evidence":["text: department of natural resources","text: dnr"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/environmental"}],"role":"appellant"}]}