by David P. Weiss | Feb 20, 2013 | Small Business Law
I heard that quote from a one-man play this past weekend, “The Branch Rickey Story.” Mr. Rickey was a baseball executive in the early to mid-20th century. His greatest innovation was the baseball farm system, whereby young talent is recruited and developed...
by David P. Weiss | Jan 30, 2013 | Contract Law, Corporate Law, Small Business Law
Sign your agreement! There are just some things I don’t understand.One of them is why a company, a union, or an employer has their counterpart sign an agreement and yet they themselves never sign it. Sometimes the agreement even states that it is not effective...
by David P. Weiss | Jan 23, 2013 | "Asides" Blog (Non-Legal Reflections)
When Stan the Man died on Saturday at the age of 92, it reminded us all of what we truly love about baseball. Hall of Famer Stanley Frank Musial, humble and scandal-free to the end, ground out impressive records day in and day out, just by performing his job. He...
by David P. Weiss | Jan 9, 2013 | Corporate Law, Small Business Law
It happened again. The pesky problem of keeping business records up to date with the Missouri Secretary of State’s Office resulted in a default judgment of $9.7 million, which mushroomed to over $11 million by the time the successful plaintiff got around to...
by David P. Weiss | Dec 4, 2012 | Small Business Law
I made an overture to a relative of mine in another state inquiring whether or not they knew someone who might be able to get us some information to access a fund in that state to relocate, or start a new, manufacturing plant in that state. I emailed my relative on...
