Buemi v. Kerckhoff

LAURA DENYIR STITH, Judge.

I respectfully dissent. This Court has jurisdiction over this appeal. The judgment below, denying Buemi’s motion to enforce settlement but granting its related motion for sanctions for bad faith in settlement negotiations, properly was certified for interlocutory review under Rule 74.01(b) because it is a separate claim that constitutes a distinct judicial unit the resolution of which involves issues entirely separate from those remaining for trial below. This Court therefore has jurisdiction to review the judgment under Rule 74.01(b), and determine whether the award…