by e-LawLines | Oct 15, 2014 | Corporate Law, Small Business Law
Attorneys always take note when the Missouri Court of Appeals describes a case opinion as “a matter of first impression.” This means the exact issue before the court has not been addressed by that court, or within that court’s jurisdiction, thus...
by David P. Weiss | Jul 28, 2014 | Corporate Law, Homeowner Associations
Unpaid directors, officers and volunteers of a Missouri nonprofit corporation enjoy immunity from certain acts other than those that are intentional or reckless. However, that immunity works only with regard to tort liability, not statutory liability that is imposed...
by David P. Weiss | Jul 23, 2014 | Corporate Law, Homeowner Associations
Why, it’s your homeowner’s association, condominium or subdivision minutes! Unlike earlier articles we have written about the necessity to memorialize and document actions taken by condominium and subdivision boards and their constituent members, there is...
by e-LawLines | Jun 30, 2014 | Corporate Law, Employment Law, Small Business Law, Taxation
In May 2014, the IRS drove the point home that it will work toward implementing certain policy directives included in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by the enforcement of certain provisions of the ACA with violations thereof resulting in stiff penalties. Employers...
by e-LawLines | May 30, 2014 | Corporate Law, Employment Law, Small Business Law
If only we could easily forget those things that we want to forget. Sort of like utilizing the neuralyzer Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones) and Agent J (Will Smith) used in “Men in Black” to erase memories. But we can’t, and in fact, the law generally...
by David P. Weiss | Mar 18, 2014 | Contract Law, Corporate Law
Just as in dancing, it always takes two to make an enforceable contract. In a recent contract law case involving a national restaurant chain, the court held that because a management representative of the restaurant chain had not signed the agreement, which contained...
