Category Archives: General

Missouri law provide that a full order of protection may be issued on proof of domestic violence, which includes abuse and harassment. Harassment includes a course of conduct that serves no purpose, but causes the victim to experience substantial emotional … Continue reading →

A sale leaseback (SLB) is a financial transaction where an asset owner sells that asset on the open market. The asset is then leased back from the buyer under a long-term net lease, allowing the seller of the asset to … Continue reading →

An appellant, who was not a party to an action resulting in a judgment of adoption, lacks standing to appeal the judgment or file a motion of relief from the judgment. The circuit court did not err in striking appellant’s … Continue reading →

Any circuit court order issued after voluntary dismissal is null because voluntary dismissal negates an action as if it was never started and ends circuit court authority immediately. This extends to ancillary matters such as control over party behavior related … Continue reading →

Statute that requires a writing for waiver of counsel does not apply to an implied waiver of counsel, such as when a defendant refused to retain counsel and to expressly waive counsel. A defendant’s objection is not necessary to preserve … Continue reading →

In Hal Miller v. Securitas Security Services USA, Inc., et el, silence is not assent to a contract, which continued employment does not alone show acceptance of an arbitration agreement for employment disputes, but plaintiff also signed an arbitration agreement, … Continue reading →

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) settled with Maxitransfers Corp., a company that serves customers looking to send money overseas. This is CFPB’s first enforcement action with a violation of the Remittance Transfer Rule, which implements the Electronic Fund Transfer … Continue reading →

GameStop is planning to close between 180 and 200 stores before the end of the fiscal year, with more on the verge of closure. The company recently posted discouraging second quarter earnings and greatly reduced its same-stores sales forecast for … Continue reading →

Home Loan Center Inc., a mortgage-lending subsidiary of Lending Tree Inc., has converted its bankruptcy case from a chapter 11 to a chapter 7. Residential Capital LLC’s liquidating trust and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., which hold most of the claims … Continue reading →

In an action under the Missouri Human Rights Act for employment discrimination based on disability, disability includes whether employment can continue with a reasonable accommodation. An employee with post-traumatic stress syndrome could not be reliable as a peace officer, and … Continue reading →