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Decedent’s Disinherited Children Fail to Prove Lack of Mental Capacity or Undue Influence Involving Mom’s Trust
Missouri appeals court ruled that while an inequitable distribution of assets among the decedent’s children illustrates an unfortunate breakdown in the relationships between members of her family, the final bequest would not be disturbed because the trial judge...
Request to Pluck Chin Hair Contributes to Evidence Supporting Sexual Harassment Claim
A former employee of Bi-State Development Agency of Missouri–Illinois Metropolitan District sued her employer for alleged supervisor sexual harassment in violation of Title VII. The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a summary judgment in favor of the employer....
Deductibility of Business Losses
We counsel all manner of businesses on choice of entity, a rather elementary question, but one that can have substantial impact. And, as most, if not all, of our business clients know, we routinely recommend a corporate form of business entity over the limited...
Affordable Care Act 2014 Update
There are a variety of issues and considerations for individuals and employers, both large and small, regarding the Affordable Care Act ("ACA"), or Obamacare, going into 2014. These include the implementation of the individual mandate, Small Business Health Options...