Monthly Archives: January 2020

Washington County businessman gets prison in tax, bankruptcy, unemployment schemes

Posted on January 10, 2020 by Camron Hoorfar

A judge has sent Washington County business owner George Retos Jr., 71, to federal prison for a year and a day for conspiracy to defraud the IRS and filing a false bankruptcy declaration in connection with his companies, reported by … Continue reading →

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Colleges Can Be Forced to Return Tuition When Parents Go Bankrupt

Posted on January 9, 2020 by Camron Hoorfar

Colleges can be forced to return tuition payments made for students whose parents can’t cover their own debts, according to a federal appeals court ruling that opens up higher education institutions to more litigation in bankruptcy courts, WSJ Pro Bankruptcy … Continue reading →

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What is Notice?

Posted on January 8, 2020 by Camron Hoorfar

The Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District – SD35818, had a ruling in BOBBY J. CARTER, Petitioner-Appellant vs. DIRECTOR OF REVENUE, STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent regarding “Notice Play”. In a statute governing judicial review of administrative decision, subsections saying that … Continue reading →

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When Service of Process is Bad

Posted on January 7, 2020 by Camron Hoorfar

The Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District – ED107247, had ruled in K.M.R., Respondent, vs. D.G.B., III, Appellant that personal jurisdiction is a condition of a circuit court’s authority to issue an order of protection. Before a hearing on the … Continue reading →

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Defective Service

Posted on January 3, 2020 by Camron Hoorfar

The Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District – ED107247, had a ruling K.M.R., Respondent, vs. D.G.B., III, Appellant. Personal jurisdiction is a condition of a circuit court’s authority to issue an order of protection. Before a hearing on the petition; … Continue reading →

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Serious Physical Injury Shown

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Camron Hoorfar

The Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District – SD35791 recently passed a ruling regarding serious physical in the STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent vs. DANIEL R. CARPENTER, JR., Defendant-Appellant case. injury Elements of assault in the second degree include serious physical … Continue reading →

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