{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"tommy-morphis-plaintiff","displayName":"TOMMY MORPHIS, Plaintiff-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37124:2022-01-25","opinionId":"636046e5-ed93-5e2f-9982-0e08d745bc9b","slug":"tommy-morphis-plaintiff-appellant-v-tracker-marine-llc-defendant-responde-d37124","caseName":"TOMMY MORPHIS, Plaintiff-Appellant\nv.\nTRACKER MARINE, LLC, Defendant-Respondent","caseNumber":"SD37124","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2022-01-25","year":2022,"display_summary":"Tommy Morphis, an employee, appealed a jury verdict in favor of Tracker Marine, LLC, his employer, on his age discrimination and retaliation claim. Morphis argued the trial court abused its discretion by not allowing him to argue for an adverse inference from the employer's failure to call a specific witness. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, holding that Morphis failed to properly preserve his claim for appellate review by not making a specific objection at trial.","primaryTopic":"employment-law","topicSlugs":["employment-law","appellate-procedure","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=183813","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/tommy-morphis-plaintiff-appellant-v-tracker-marine-llc-defendant-responde-d37124","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"employment","label":"Employment Law","href":"/practice-areas/employment","score":38,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: employment","topic: employment-law","text: employee","text: employer","text: discrimination"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/employment"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"},{"slug":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":4,"source":"text","evidence":["text: llc"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/corporate"}],"role":"appellant"}]}