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Time Off for Voting In Missouri? Maybe, Maybe Not
All elections are important; it's just that some elections seem more important than others. Presidential election cycles always fall into that latter category, and thus this upcoming primary election, and then the general election in November, are of perceived, if not...
Overruling Van Deusen: Finally, “Amended” Means Just What the Dictionary Says
It has been well-settled law in Missouri that when it comes to indentures and restrictive covenants limiting the use of real property, the ability to amend such an instrument was to be restricted to only those amendments that lessened, alleviated or made such...
To Stem or Not to Stem? That Is the Question.
This owner of Amighetti’s on the Hill wasn't going to let anyone tell him to cut the stems off his pepperoncini. That and other disagreements with the Amighetti brand led Dominic Consolino to shutter the famed sandwich shop's location in St. Louis' renowned Italian...
What Happens to Your Business if You Can’t Return to Work?
The number of, and the economic powerhouse created by, owner-entrepreneur and family businesses is astonishing. Entrepreneurs and family businesses account for 64 percent of the entire U.S. gross domestic product, generate 62 percent of the country's employment and...