Missouri Supreme Court Quarterly Report, July 2019, Part 1: Who? And how long did it take?

Jul 10, 2019 | James R. Layton

During the second quarter of 2019, April-June, the Missouri Supreme Court handed down 21 opinions, deciding 22 cases””about the same as the first quarter. This first part of my quarterly report details who wrote the Court’s opinions, and how long the Court...

Missouri Supreme Court Quarterly Report, April 2019, Part 2: Types, routes, and results

Apr 25, 2019 | James R. Layton

Types of cases decided by the Court. The majority of the cases decided by the Missouri Supreme Court in the first quarter of 2019 were civil cases: The Court decided 3 criminal cases and 1 discipline matter; the other 20 cases were civil. Routes to the Court. 6 of the...

Missouri Supreme Court Quarterly Report, April 2019, Part 1: Who? And how long did it take?

Apr 11, 2019 | James R. Layton

During the first quarter of 2019, January-March the Missouri Supreme Court handed down 21 opinions, deciding 24 cases. This first part of my quarterly report details who wrote the most opinions, and how long the Court took to issue opinions. Who: Judge Powell was the...

Clarifying “Judicial Estoppel,” Missouri Supreme Court Bars Employee From Making Conflicting Claims in Separate Cases

Mar 20, 2019 | James R. Layton

In a decision handed down March 19, 2019, a unanimous Missouri Supreme Court clarified and applied the doctrine of “judicial estoppel.” “Judicial estoppel is invoked to protect the dignity of the judicial proceedings and to prevent parties from...

Missouri Supreme Court Addresses Questions of Sex Stereotyping, Transgender Students, and Administrative Law

Mar 1, 2019 | James R. LaytonMichelle H. BasiMollie G. Mohan

In two decisions handed down on February 26, 2019, the Missouri Supreme Court waded into two questions under the Missouri Human Rights Act (MHRA): whether sex stereotyping is enough to constitute a claim under the MHRA, and whether a student transitioning from female...