{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"susan-hays","displayName":"Susan Hays","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed111748:2024-04-23","opinionId":"0974e38a-a70b-5bde-85ac-5ceae4582b99","slug":"susan-hays-respondent-v-state-of-missouri-department-of-corrections-appel-111748","caseName":"Susan Hays, Respondent, vs. State of Missouri, Department of Corrections, Appellant.","caseNumber":"ED111748","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2024-04-23","year":2024,"display_summary":"Susan Hays prevailed on a Missouri Human Rights Act claim against the State of Missouri Department of Corrections (DOC), and the trial court applied a 1.5 multiplier to her attorneys' fees. DOC appealed, arguing that sovereign immunity barred the use of a multiplier. The appellate court dismissed the appeal, holding that DOC failed to preserve its sovereign immunity argument at the trial level and that sovereign immunity in this context is not a jurisdictional issue that can be raised for the first time on appeal. The court remanded the case for the trial court to determine and award Hays reasonable appellate attorneys' fees.","primaryTopic":"governmental-immunity","topicSlugs":["governmental-immunity","appellate-procedure","civil-procedure","employment-law"],"outcomeNorm":"dismissed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=207502","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/susan-hays-respondent-v-state-of-missouri-department-of-corrections-appel-111748","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"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"},{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":4,"source":"text","evidence":["text: state of missouri"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"}],"role":"respondent"}]}