{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"thermolife-international-llc","displayName":"Thermolife International, LLC","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed111095:2023-05-23","opinionId":"038b6f99-fcaf-510d-8853-4c03bf255b5b","slug":"creative-compounds-llc-appellant-v-thermolife-international-llc-responden-111095","caseName":"Creative Compounds, LLC, Appellant, vs. Thermolife International, LLC, Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED111095","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2023-05-23","year":2023,"display_summary":"Creative Compounds, LLC appealed the dismissal of its petition against ThermoLife International, LLC for lack of personal jurisdiction. Creative alleged tortious interference with contract or business expectancy and injurious falsehood, claiming ThermoLife's threatening letters to its customers caused a customer to terminate an agreement. The appellate court affirmed the dismissal, finding Creative failed to satisfactorily plead the torts in Missouri, specifically by not reproducing alleged defamatory statements for injurious falsehood and not alleging a contract breach or improper means for tortious interference claims.","primaryTopic":"civil-procedure","topicSlugs":["civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","contracts","other"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=195778","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/creative-compounds-llc-appellant-v-thermolife-international-llc-responden-111095","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":18,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: contracts","text: llc"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/corporate"},{"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"}]}