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POKE v. INDEPENDENCE SCHOOL DIST.

No. SC 99384.

647 S.W.3d 18 (2022)

Travis POKE, Appellant, v. INDEPENDENCE SCHOOL DISTRICT, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Missouri, en banc.

Opinion issued July 12, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Poke was represented by Daniel L. Doyle and Robert A. Bruce of Doyle & Associates LLC in Kansas City, Kansas, (913) 371-1930.

The district was represented by J. Drew Marriott and Ryan VanFleet of EdCounsel LLP in Independence, (816) 252-9000.

Travis Poke sued Independence School District alleging he had been fired in retaliation for filing a workers' compensation claim in violation of section 287.780.1 The circuit court dismissed Poke's claim on the ground that the school district was protected by the doctrine of sovereign immunity. The...

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