Missouri Appellate Judge

The Honorable Michael J

125 opinions on record in the Ott Law Firm Missouri courts archive across authorship, concurrence, dissenting, and trial-court roles.

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K.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

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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.

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K.A.C. by and through, ASHLEY ACOSTA, NEXT FRIEND, and MICHAEL CRITES, JR., Appellants v. MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL, ET AL., Respondents(2026)

Christopher Schmitz, Appellant, v. Director of Revenue, Respondent.(2025)

STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent vs. STEVEN LEWIS BROWN, JR., Defendant-Appellant(2025)

Presley Karlin, Respondent, vs. UATP Springfield, LLC d/b/a Urban Air Springfield, Appellant.(2025)

Joanne Knight, Appellant, v. Huilin Li, M.D., Sam Bishara, M.D., and St. Louis Cardiology Consultants, Ltd., Respondents.(2025)

State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Richard D. Emery, Appellant.(2024)

K.B., et al., Respondents, v. Oasis Foot Spa and Massage, LLC, and Zhengzhao Lu, Appellants.(2024)

Jon Yust, et al., Appellant, v. Fasterhouse, et al., Respondent.(2024)

STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent vs. DEANDRE WALLS, Appellant(2024)

STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent v. ELIZABETH H. MCKEOWN, Appellant(2024)

STEPHEN BRADY, Plaintiff-Appellant v. CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, Defendant-Respondent(2024)

David L. Williams, Respondent, vs. St. Charles Auto Mart, Inc. d/b/a Auto Solutions, Appellant.(2024)

CHAD HOOD, Plaintiff-Appellant v. HALE FIREWORKS, LLC, Defendant-Respondent(2024)

PRESLEY KARLIN, Plaintiff-Respondent v. UATP SPRINGFIELD, LLC d/b/a URBAN AIR SPRINGFIELD, Defendant-Appellant(2024)

STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent vs. RANDALL LEE ABNEY, Appellant(2024)

Kyle Klosterman, Appellant, vs. Vacation Management Solutions, LLC, Respondent.(2023)

Johnny M. Thomas, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2023)

ROBERT A. VALLEY, Appellant vs. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent(2023)

State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Joshua O'Keefe, Appellant.(2023)

Jordan Medlin, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2023)

TOMMY R. MORRIS, Plaintiff-Appellant v. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent(2023)

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)

PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT NO. 1 of GREENE COUNTY MISSOURI, Appellant vs. CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, Respondent(2023)

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)

KDD ENTERPRISES, LLC, GREGORY WILLIAMS, and JYO, LLC, Plaintiffs-Respondents v. JUSTIN JEFFRIES, Defendant-Appellant and DIVENERGY, LLC, Defendant-Respondent(2023)

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)

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)

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)

STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent vs. ERIC A. HINES, Appellant(2022)