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 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...
by e-LawLines | Mar 14, 2012 | Litigation, Probate & Estate Planning Law
With the population aging, the onslaught of some of the conditions that come with aging is increasing. The need for a guardian/conservator is more prevalent today than in years past. A guardianship is a legal process whereby one individual is appointed by the Probate...
by e-LawLines | Mar 12, 2012 | Corporate Law, Litigation, Small Business Law
If you are an officer or director of a corporation or other business entity, you’ve undoubtedly been advised to maintain the corporate separateness of your business. If you haven’t, let us so advise you now (January 16, 2006 Article and October 16, 2007...
by e-LawLines | Mar 5, 2012 | Employment Law, Litigation
Missouri is an “at-will” employment state, meaning employers generally have the right to terminate employees for any reason or no reason at all, with or without cause. However, the public policy exception to the at-will doctrine provides that an employer may be...
by e-LawLines | Feb 20, 2012 | Litigation
It seems like a simple notion: a restrictive covenant only works if it takes effect during the time period mandated by the covenant. For instance, a two-year covenant not-to-compete must be declared enforceable and take effect within the two-year time frame....
