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“Too Late,” Appeals Court Tells Condo Owners Association
The Missouri Court of Appeals has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a condominium owners association against its former president on grounds that the claim was untimely and barred by the statute of limitations. Back in 2001, a former president informed the...
Wiping the Slate Clean Results in Liability for a Former Employee
While the idiom "wipe the slate clean" is popular at the beginning of a new year, it constituted a legal breach of employment agreements when the former employee installed Eraser 6, a data-wiping software, on his computer. In this federal court case, there was a...
It’s 5:00 a.m. and Snowing; Do You Have to Pay Your Employees Even if You Keep Your Business Closed?
***We originally published this article in February 2012. Almost a year later, the Midwest is in the middle of another major winter storm, with more snow likely to come before spring arrives. Accordingly, this is a perfect opportunity to republish this time...
Judge Demonstrates How to Dance the ESI Three-Step
The Missouri federal court based in St. Louis has adopted a three-step procedure to conduct discovery involving ESI ("Electronically Stored Information") especially in litigation involving trade secrets. Generally, courts have been cautious in requiring the mirror...