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125 opinions on record in the Ott Law Missouri courts archive across authorship, concurrence, dissenting, and trial-court roles.
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125 opinionsK.A.C. by and through, ASHLEY ACOSTA, NEXT FRIEND, and MICHAEL CRITES, JR., Appellants v. MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL, ET AL., Respondents(2026)
Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictJanuary 12, 2026#SD38943
Appellants sought damages for a wrongful death resulting from a motor vehicle collision involving a pursued driver, alleging the Missouri State Highway Patrol's pursuit was negligent and proximately caused the collision. The court affirmed summary judgment for MSHP, finding that Appellants failed to produce sufficient facts demonstrating that MSHP's actions were the proximate cause of the collision, which is a necessary element of their case.
Christopher Schmitz, Appellant, v. Director of Revenue, Respondent.(2025)
Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictJune 3, 2025#ED112719
STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent vs. STEVEN LEWIS BROWN, JR., Defendant-Appellant(2025)
Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictMay 23, 2025#SD38351
Presley Karlin, Respondent, vs. UATP Springfield, LLC d/b/a Urban Air Springfield, Appellant.(2025)
Supreme Court of MissouriMarch 4, 2025#SC100512
Joanne Knight, Appellant, v. Huilin Li, M.D., Sam Bishara, M.D., and St. Louis Cardiology Consultants, Ltd., Respondents.(2025)
Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictFebruary 18, 2025#ED112826
State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Richard D. Emery, Appellant.(2024)
Supreme Court of MissouriNovember 5, 2024#SC99869
K.B., et al., Respondents, v. Oasis Foot Spa and Massage, LLC, and Zhengzhao Lu, Appellants.(2024)
Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictOctober 8, 2024#ED112202
Jon Yust, et al., Appellant, v. Fasterhouse, et al., Respondent.(2024)
Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictOctober 1, 2024#ED111340
STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent vs. DEANDRE WALLS, Appellant(2024)
Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictOctober 1, 2024#SD37844
STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent v. ELIZABETH H. MCKEOWN, Appellant(2024)
Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictSeptember 16, 2024#SD37712
D.K.R., Respondent v. MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION SERVICES, Appellant and GREENE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT, GREENE COUNTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY, SPRINGFIELD SCHOOL POLICE DEPARTMENT, GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, and CITY OF SPRINGFIELD MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENT, Respondents(2024)
Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictJuly 25, 2024#SD37763
STEPHEN BRADY, Plaintiff-Appellant v. CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, Defendant-Respondent(2024)
Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictApril 1, 2024#SD38135
David L. Williams, Respondent, vs. St. Charles Auto Mart, Inc. d/b/a Auto Solutions, Appellant.(2024)
Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictMarch 12, 2024#ED111625
CHAD HOOD, Plaintiff-Appellant v. HALE FIREWORKS, LLC, Defendant-Respondent(2024)
Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictMarch 5, 2024#SD38064
PRESLEY KARLIN, Plaintiff-Respondent v. UATP SPRINGFIELD, LLC d/b/a URBAN AIR SPRINGFIELD, Defendant-Appellant(2024)
Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictFebruary 20, 2024#SD37699
STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent vs. RANDALL LEE ABNEY, Appellant(2024)
Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictJanuary 17, 2024#SD37812
Kyle Klosterman, Appellant, vs. Vacation Management Solutions, LLC, Respondent.(2023)
Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictNovember 28, 2023#ED111401
Johnny M. Thomas, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2023)
Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictNovember 21, 2023#ED111245
ROBERT A. VALLEY, Appellant vs. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent(2023)
Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictNovember 14, 2023#SD37653
State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Joshua O'Keefe, Appellant.(2023)
Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictOctober 24, 2023#ED110330
Jordan Medlin, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2023)
Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictAugust 22, 2023#ED110461
TOMMY R. MORRIS, Plaintiff-Appellant v. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent(2023)
Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictJuly 10, 2023#SD37698
In the Matter of the Foreclosure of Liens for Delinquent Land Taxes by Action in Rem, City of St. Louis, Mo., Respondents, vs. Parcels of Land Encumbered with Delinquent Tax Liens, Appellants.(2023)
Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictJune 27, 2023#ED111094
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT NO. 1 of GREENE COUNTY MISSOURI, Appellant vs. CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, Respondent(2023)
Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictJune 23, 2023#SD37695
Stephanie Clark, Appellant, vs. SSM Healthcare St. Louis, d/b/a SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital, Wentzville, Dawn Holemon, M.D., Lee M. Freund, D.O., and St. Charles Emergency Group, LLC., Respondents.(2023)
Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictMarch 7, 2023#ED110638
KDD ENTERPRISES, LLC, GREGORY WILLIAMS, and JYO, LLC, Plaintiffs-Respondents v. JUSTIN JEFFRIES, Defendant-Appellant and DIVENERGY, LLC, Defendant-Respondent(2023)
Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictFebruary 27, 2023#SD37491
In the Estate of Richard E. Smith, APRIL M. SVEC, Personal Representative of the Estate of Deidre A. Smith, and ASHLEY A. LUX, Appellants vs. AMIE M. BROOKS, ERIC R. SMITH, and JOSHUA C. SMITH, Respondents(2023)
Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictFebruary 1, 2023#SD37438
Brent Johnson, in his Official Capacity as the Assessor for Greene County, Missouri and Greene County, Missouri, Appellants, vs. Springfield Solar 1, LLC, Respondent, vs. Allen Icet, in his Official Capacity as the Collector for Greene County, Missouri, Appellant.(2022)
Supreme Court of MissouriAugust 9, 2022#SC99441
DUNTON & ASSOCIATES, LLC,, Plaintiff-Appellant v. A & J PRINTING INC., JIMMY L. EAKINS, and EAKINS PRESS, INC., Defendants-Respondents and WILLIAM DUNTON, LISA DUNTON, and ABACUS CPAs, LLC, Third Party Defendants(2022)
Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictJune 28, 2022#SD37092
STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent vs. ERIC A. HINES, Appellant(2022)
Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictMay 26, 2022#SD37164
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