Theodore “Tad” Kardis (Of Counsel-St. Louis, MO) and Robert Curtis (Associate-St. Louis, MO) secured summary judgment on all claims against apartment complex owners involving a tenant who slipped and fell during a snowstorm. The plaintiff alleged he fell while walking to his car after stepping off the curb onto the snow-packed parking lot. The plaintiff testified he observed six inches of snow on the sidewalk at 8:20 a.m. when he walked out, but claimed snow was not actively falling despite meteorological evidence nine inches of snow fell between 4:00 a.m. through 2:30 p.m. Tad and Robert presented meteorological evidence the snow was falling, testimony from the apartment complex's employees, and the plaintiff's own pictures of falling snow taken contemporaneously with the fall. Tad and Robert argued the Winter Storm Doctrine, also known as the "Massachusetts Rule" barred the plaintiff's claim as a matter of law and the apartment complex had no duty to clear snow and ice during an active snowfall. The court held "if [the Winter Storm Doctrine] didn't apply in this case, then [the court] fail[s] to see cases where it would apply" and dismissed all claims.