by e-LawLines | Nov 29, 2011 | Corporate Law, Employment Law
“Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.” Ovid (43 BC – 17 AD) The importance of rest and relaxation has been understood for thousands of years, so the general belief that employees who take regular breaks are more productive...
by e-LawLines | Nov 8, 2011 | Employment Law
Missouri employees may want to re-think their sleeping habits after a recent decision by the Missouri Court of Appeals in Nickless v. Saint Gobain Containers, Inc. In that case, an employee was discharged after a co-worker found him asleep on the job. The employee...
by e-LawLines | Nov 4, 2011 | Litigation, Real Estate Law
The Missouri Court of Appeals recently gave a refresher course on the time of accrual for claims under the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act (“MMPA”). In Ball v. Friese Construction Co., the plaintiff brought suit against the defendant for violations of the MMPA,...
by e-LawLines | Oct 26, 2011 | Litigation
Missouri law is clear that to be considered a third-party beneficiary under a contract, the contract must clearly express an intent to benefit that party or an identifiable class to which the party belongs. Milligan v. Chesterfield Vill. GP, LLC, 239 S.W.3d 613, 622...
by e-LawLines | Oct 21, 2011 | Employment Law
Things were looking pretty good for your sandwich shop chain. You had expanded into a new market, set up some catering contracts and hired a good manager for your new shop. You were even thinking about taking a little time off for a trip to the Caribbean to work on...
