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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

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

Citation
Mignone v. Mo. Dep't of Corr., 546 S.W.3d 23 (2018)
Parent Document
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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The Department also complains that the verdict directors failed to require the jury to find that Mignone had a "good faith" belief that the conduct she opposed violated the MHRA. Under Missouri law, it is unnecessary for a plaintiff claiming retaliation to prove that the conduct they opposed was actually unlawful. Instead, a plaintiff need only have "a reasonable good faith belief that there were grounds for the claim of discrimination or harassment." Soto , 502 S.W.3d at 48. Here, Instructions No. 12 and No. 13 both required the jury to find that Mignone "reasonably believed" that Fagan's and Nuckols' conduct was wrongful. The instructions did not separately require the jury to find that Mignone believed in the wrongfulness of their actions in "good faith."