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The Missouri Supreme Court has held that permissive joinder of separate claims cannot extend venue to a county when, absent joinder, venue in that county would not be proper for each claim. In State ex rel. Johnson & Johnson v. Burlison, No. SC 96704, 2019…
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In response to criticism that Missouri’s employment discrimination law, the Missouri Human Rights Act[1] (“MHRA”), has become too employee-friendly, the Missouri Legislature appears set to make sweeping changes to the law for the first time in close to twenty-five years.[2] A look at the recent…
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Given the option, many would choose to live in blissful ignorance regarding the number of calories in our every bite; however, the FDA thinks we should know.  According to the FDA, we consume approximately one third of our daily calories outside of our homes.  Based…
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  Slack fill litigation against food, beverage and consumer goods producers is flourishing.  The primary allegation in these cases is that the packaging of the subject product gives off the false and misleading impression that more product is contained within the package than there actually…
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Starbucks recently was sued in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in a class action alleging, among other things, that the coffee mogul is shortchanging customers by providing less coffee than advertised. Specifically, the case was filed on behalf of…
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On March 8, 2016, following a Trump campaign event at the Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter, Florida, Michelle Fields accused Corey Lewandowski, Trump’s campaign manager, of grabbing her and bruising her left arm. Fields, at the time a reporter with Breitbart News, wrote: “.…
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Following an unsuccessful Board of Equalization hearing, commercial real estate owners often call upon me to assist them in litigating their real estate assessment appeals before the State Tax Commission.  Before hiring me, however, some owners, fooled by the informalities of their Board of Equalization…
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