Kelly Sabatés, better known as “Koki”, is a litigation associate at the St. Louis firm. Koki started at the firm as a summer associate in 2019. She earned her law degree from the University of Missouri in 2020 with honors as a member of the Order of Barristers and awarded the Fred L. Howard Prize for Excellence in the Advancement of Advocacy. During law school, she was President of the Student Bar Association, a pupil member of the Elwood L. Thomas American Inn of Court, member of several trial teams, and Mock Trial Director for the Board of Advocates program.
Koki earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting from the University of Minnesota-Duluth in 2016.
Education
- University of Missouri Columbia, J.D., Order of the Barrister's, 2020
- University of Minnesota-Duluth, B.F.A. (Acting), 2016
Blog Posts
06.10.21 | The Western District of Missouri's recent ruling in Zwillo provides yet another basis for insurers to deny coverage due to alleged losses incurred purportedly from the COVID-19 pandemic — certain pollution and containment exclusions.
01.06.21 | A recent ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan has provided more guidance in predicting how COVID-19 related losses and litigation will be handled.
12.30.20 | The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation initially ruled centralization was not appropriate for businesses seeking business interruption insurance coverage because of varying policy language. At that time, more than 450 cases were pending in Federal Courts—now there are over 700.
10.13.20 | Illinois appellate court overturns $50 million jury verdict involving alleged brain injury at birth finding an abuse of discretion where trial court barred any reference at trial to the child's autism diagnosis.
10.13.20 | Illinois appellate court overturns $50 million jury verdict involving alleged brain injury at birth finding an abuse of discretion where trial court barred any reference at trial to the child's autism diagnosis.
09.02.20 | On August 12, 2020, in a much-anticipated ruling, The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation rejected two petitions to centralize hundreds of cases filed by the policyholders of businesses suffering losses from the Pandemic; however, the panel did indicate that centralization may certainly be appropriate for cases against single insurer policies.
08.28.19 | The Missouri Supreme Court affirms that amendments to RSMo Sect. 537.065 requiring a valid Sect. 537.065 contract between a plaintiff and a tortfeasor limiting recovery to insurance and notice to insurers for an opportunity to defend do not apply retroactively to cases where the contract was entered into prior to the effective date of the amended statute.
08.21.19 | The U.S. Supreme Court recently resolved a split among state and federal courts on the issue of whether lost wages under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) are taxable under the Railroad Retirement Tax Act (RRTA). The Illinois Appellate Court was one of the first in the nation to apply the Supreme Court's holding that awards of lost wages in FELA cases are taxable.
08.07.19 | The epic legal saga of a Clay County used car dealer's deceptive "Drive for Life" promotion continues, with a buyer bringing the fight to the dealer's insurer in the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District.
07.08.19 | Even with asbestos litigation on the slow decline, Madison County and St. Clair County, Illinois remain the top venues for asbestos litigation.
06.25.19 | Missouri has continued to hold that arbitration agreements are not unconscionable when they are shown to have valid mutual assent and are not self-serving.
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