Kansas City, Mo. – February 12, 2026: Ty Kalleck, an attorney with Rouse Frets White Goss Gentile Rhodes, P.C., was recently published in the Journal of the Missouri Bar. Ty’s article, “The Business Premises Safety Act needs clarification,” aims to reach the Missouri General Assembly in hopes that it clarifies certain language in the Act.
Specifically, Ty writes that the Act provides no duty to protect third parties from criminal acts unless the business knows or has reason to know that such acts are reasonably likely to be committed in a “particular area” of the premises. He also writes the Act contains a confusing, and arguably contradicting, definition of “business.” These portions of the Act, Ty argues, present a potentially significant impact that, without clarification, may unfold only through costly litigation for both individuals and businesses across Missouri.
In any event, analyzing a business premise liability claim requires a thorough and careful review of the facts and circumstances that Ty and the law firm’s litigation attorneys are equipped to handle.
About Ty Kalleck: Ty is an associate in the law firm’s business litigation group. Ty focuses his practice on representing businesses in civil litigation matters in state and federal courts throughout Kansas and Missouri. He has experience in a wide array of practice areas, including employment disputes, construction defects, premise liability, and class action lawsuits.
About the firm’s Litigation Practice Group: The firm’s Litigation Practice Group attorneys have more than 250 years of combined trial and appellate court experience, including business-to-business cases, individual and business cases, simple two-party disputes, and complex class action cases. The Litigation Practice Group has collective experience in more than 40 states and in eight federal circuits, including more than 500 bench and jury trials.
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