{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"willie-vance","displayName":"Willie Vance","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd82251:2019-12-17","opinionId":"0cbd0a88-69b2-56c5-b570-e4e77e0e40d5","slug":"willie-vance-v-don-johnson-d82251","caseName":"Willie Vance\nvs.\nDon Johnson","caseNumber":"WD82251","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2019-12-17","year":2019,"display_summary":"Willie Vance sued Don Johnson and A-1 Cabling LLC for unpaid wages under the Fair Labor Standards Act and Missouri's minimum wage laws. The trial court granted Johnson's motion to strike him as a party, which it ultimately treated as a final judgment on the merits, concluding Johnson was not individually liable. The appellate court reversed, holding that based on the \"economic realities\" test and Johnson's own testimony, he was a statutory employer. The case was remanded for further proceedings to determine damages.","primaryTopic":"employment-law","topicSlugs":["employment-law","civil-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=147394","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/willie-vance-v-don-johnson-d82251","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"employment","label":"Employment Law","href":"/practice-areas/employment","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: employment","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"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}