The Reserve at Heritage, LLC, Jeffrey Feldman, and Craig Berger Missouri Cases

Charles Roberts, a maintenance worker, sued his employer for violations of the Missouri Minimum Wage Law and breach of contract. The parties orally settled the case, and Roberts received $3,000, but he did not dismiss his lawsuit, and his attorney was unaware of the settlement. The trial court later enforced the settlement agreement and denied Roberts' motion to convert an interlocutory default order into a final default judgment. On appeal, the Eastern District dismissed the appeal for lack of jurisdiction, holding that none of the appealed orders or the parties' dismissals constituted a final, appealable judgment under Missouri law.