{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"union-pacific-railroad-co","displayName":"Union Pacific Railroad Co.","totalCases":2},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd82867:2020-06-09","opinionId":"090fce41-f051-5ef1-ae27-b2e0a762b2b0","slug":"carolyn-holmes-personal-representative-for-the-estate-of-robert-v-holmes-d82867","caseName":"Carolyn Holmes, Personal Representative for the Estate of Robert V. Holmes,\nvs.\nUnion Pacific Railroad Co.","caseNumber":"WD82867","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2020-06-09","year":2020,"display_summary":"Carolyn Holmes, as personal representative for her late husband's estate, sued Union Pacific Railroad Co. under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) for wrongful death. The trial court dismissed her petition for lack of standing, refusing to allow her to amend her pleading to reflect her appointment as personal representative. The appellate court reversed and remanded, holding that the trial court abused its discretion by denying leave to amend, as the amendment was a change in form, not substance, and the court had actual knowledge of her proper legal capacity to sue.","primaryTopic":"civil-procedure","topicSlugs":["civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review","wrongful-death","employment-law"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=159175","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/carolyn-holmes-personal-representative-for-the-estate-of-robert-v-holmes-d82867","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"personal-injury","label":"Personal Injury","href":"/practice-areas/personal-injury","score":20,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: personal-injury"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/personal-injury"},{"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":"wrongful-death","label":"Wrongful Death","href":"/practice-areas/wrongful-death","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: wrongful-death"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/wrongful-death"}],"role":"respondent"},{"caseId":"moappwd:wd78609:undated","opinionId":"35e3bf1a-422f-5fc2-83ff-9682e087510e","slug":"mark-larsen-v-union-pacific-railroad-co-d78609","caseName":"Mark Larsen\nvs.\nUnion Pacific Railroad Co.","caseNumber":"WD78609","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":null,"year":2016,"display_summary":null,"primaryTopic":null,"topicSlugs":[],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=104736","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/mark-larsen-v-union-pacific-railroad-co-d78609","relatedPracticeAreas":[],"role":"respondent"}]}