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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Mignone v. Mo. Dep't of Corr., 546 S.W.3d 23 (2018)

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Mignone v. Mo. Dep't of Corr., 546 S.W.3d 23 (2018)
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Mignone v. Mo. Dep't of Corr., 546 S.W.3d 23 (2018)
Jurisdiction
Missouri (state)
Effective Date
2018-02-06

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Under Keeney , a plaintiff alleging unlawful retaliation need only establish that, "as a direct result, he or she suffers any damages." 911 S.W.2d at 625. "Actual damages under the MHRA in an employment-discrimination claim may include awards for emotional distress, humiliation, and suffering." Wilkins v. Bd. of Regents of Harris-Stowe State Univ. , 519 S.W.3d 526, 538 (Mo. App. E.D. 2017) (citation omitted). Unlike in common-law tort actions, "we do not limit recovery of damages for emotional distress to those situations in which the distress is medically diagnosable or of sufficient severity to be medically significant," and such an award may be established by testimony-including the testimony of the plaintiff-or inferred from the circumstances. State ex rel. Sir v. Gateway Taxi Mgmt. Co. , 400 S.W.3d 478, 492-93 (Mo. App. E.D. 2013) ; State ex rel. Dean v. Cunningham , 182 S.W.3d 561, 567-68 (Mo. banc 2006) ; Wilkins , 519 S.W.3d at 538 ; Soto v. Costco Wholesale Corp. , 502 S.W.3d 38, 54-55 (Mo. App. W.D. 2016).