{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"tynan-mullen-respondent-and-safeco-insurance-company-of-america","displayName":"Tynan Mullen, Respondent, and Safeco Insurance Company of America","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"mo:sc100578:2024-12-23","opinionId":"4020c8ab-af74-572a-a5b4-9034d0ea2e84","slug":"jeromy-mccrackin-respondent-v-tynan-mullen-respondent-and-safeco-insuranc-100578","caseName":"Jeromy McCrackin, Respondent, vs. Tynan Mullen, Respondent, and Safeco Insurance Company of America, Appellant.","caseNumber":"SC100578","court":"mo","courtLabel":"Supreme Court of Missouri","decisionDate":"2024-12-23","year":2024,"display_summary":"Jeromy McCrackin sued Tynan Mullen for wrongful death. Safeco Insurance Company, Mullen's alleged insurer, moved to intervene in the wrongful death action to seek a stay, pending resolution of a federal declaratory judgment action on coverage. The circuit court denied Safeco's motion. The Missouri Supreme Court vacated the judgment and remanded, holding that an insurer has a right to intervene under Rule 52.12(a)(2) for the limited purpose of seeking a stay in the underlying tort action while coverage questions are litigated.","primaryTopic":"civil-procedure","topicSlugs":["civil-procedure","insurance","appellate-procedure","wrongful-death"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=215913","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/jeromy-mccrackin-respondent-v-tynan-mullen-respondent-and-safeco-insuranc-100578","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"insurance-bad-faith","label":"Insurance Bad Faith","href":"/practice-areas/insurance-bad-faith","score":22,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: insurance","text: insurer","text: coverage","text: insurance company"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/insurance-bad-faith"},{"slug":"personal-injury","label":"Personal Injury","href":"/practice-areas/personal-injury","score":20,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: personal-injury","fallback personal-injury route behind specific injury signal"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/personal-injury"},{"slug":"wrongful-death","label":"Wrongful Death","href":"/practice-areas/wrongful-death","score":16,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: wrongful-death","text: wrongful death"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/wrongful-death"}],"role":"appellant"}]}