by e-LawLines | Mar 27, 2014 | "Asides" Blog (Non-Legal Reflections), Litigation
At this moment, in the silence of the courtroom, anticipation speaks volumes: palms sweating, shallow breathing, butterflies in the gut, litigants searching the faces of 12 jurors for some hint of their decision. And then, a verdict arrives. From the Eastern District...
by e-LawLines | Mar 17, 2014 | Litigation
When a Florida private school, Gulliver Schools, failed to renew Patrick Snay’s contract as the school’s headmaster in 2010-2011, Snay filed a two-count lawsuit against the school, alleging age discrimination and retaliation under the Florida Civil Rights Act....
by e-LawLines | Mar 4, 2014 | Corporate Law, Employment Law, Small Business Law, Taxation
The Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service, on Feb. 10, 2014, issued final regulations regarding the employer shared responsibility provisions under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The employer shared responsibility provisions generally require an...
by e-LawLines | Feb 26, 2014 | Corporate Law, Small Business Law
Fiduciary relationships exist in many different contexts: corporation/officers and directors, trust company/depositor, attorney/client. When a fiduciary relationship exists, the fiduciary (i.e., officers and directors, trust company or attorney) typically owes...
by e-LawLines | Feb 24, 2014 | Employment Law
On Feb. 11, 2014, the Missouri Court of Appeals upheld a denial of unemployment benefits with respect to an employee who violated her employer’s no-fault attendance policy in large part because of ongoing car troubles. Under the employer’s attendance...
