by e-LawLines | May 30, 2012 | Litigation
From the early episodes of the “Perry Mason” television series to the courtrooms at the Thomas Eagleton Federal Courthouse in downtown St. Louis, this familiar oath is required before a witness can testify at trial. The use of these 10 words in 2012...
by e-LawLines | May 25, 2012 | Corporate Law, Employment Law
In what will likely be significant decision in the area of employment law, the Missouri Court of Appeals recently broadened the public policy exception to Missouri’s at-will employment doctrine. In Delaney v. Signature Health Care Foundation, the plaintiff learned...
by e-LawLines | May 22, 2012 | Litigation
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act, or ERISA, is a complex and comprehensive federal law concerning all aspects of employment benefit plans. Congress included Section 510 to prohibit two types of conduct: (1) adverse action because a participant availed...
by e-LawLines | Apr 20, 2012 | Homeowner Associations, Real Estate Law
The Missouri Court of Appeals recently considered a case, Laurence Epstein, et al. v. Villa Dorado Condominium Association, Inc., involving a group of condominium unit owners (the “Unit Owners”) who sued their condominium association (the “Association”) when the...
by e-LawLines | Apr 18, 2012 | Employment Law
Until a recent decision by the Missouri Court of Appeals, no Missouri case had addressed whether the Missouri Human Rights Act (“MHRA”) covers a claim against a public school district for sex discrimination based upon student-on-student sexual harassment. The...
