Section 4.16 Situation 3—Plaintiff Ad Litem

• Library: Settling Cases 2014

When settling a claim involving a plaintiff ad litem, counsel should first be sure that the plaintiff ad litem is properly appointed under § 537.080.1(3), RSMo 2000, and that the plaintiff ad litem actually qualifies. Counsel should remember that a wrongful death case will eventually require a judgment, whether it be at settlement or at trial, and either way, the judgment will only be valid if the person who brought the case is a person entitled to bring it under the statute. See Henderson v. Fields, 68...