by David P. Weiss | Jun 11, 2012 | Small Business Law
Last week I had the distinct pleasure of accompanying one of our clients to Overland, Kansas for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneurs of the Year program for the Midwest region. It was a black tie affair, befitting the accomplishments of the all of the honorary...
by David P. Weiss | Apr 27, 2012 | Corporate Law, Employment Law
The case of Franco Santos v. Goldstar Transport, Inc., is instructive of companies which are under “common control.” In that case, a former employee took her employer, Goldstar Transport, Inc., to court claiming that the company had not provided proper election...
by David P. Weiss | Apr 25, 2012 | Litigation, Probate & Estate Planning Law
Ran across a curious news story from Richmond,Virginia. Apparently, a wife’s father made a $15,000 gift to “Y’all.” The court, after determining that a number of gifts were made solely to the daughter, sided with the son-in-law that the gift of $15,000 was to both...
by David P. Weiss | Apr 23, 2012 | Employment Law
The Americans With Disabilities Act can apply even when what may appear on its face to be a neutral, non-discriminatory practice is instituted on behalf of an employer. Recall a case where Verizon Wireless had instituted a “no-fault” attendance plan, without...
by David P. Weiss | Apr 19, 2012 | Litigation
Reasonableness, or even sanity, may be in short supply. Those of us who have been, know that being a parent can be challenging at times. And before being a parent, we were amazed at how our parents were, at times, so unreasonable. As Mark Twain said, he was...
