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While the Black Lives Matter movement accelerated the corporate awareness of the need to drop culturally insensitive trademarks, much work remains to be done.

Tonto, Chief Noc-A-Homa, and Oblivious Bias: Is There a Vaccine for That?

March 24, 2021

Businesses are finding that many Missouri Courts will not accept their insurer’s positions with respect to COVD-19 business interruption claims. This was the case for Ja-Del, Inc., operator KC’s Fiorella’s Jack Stack Barbecue, when judgment was entered in their favor. A small but growing body of Missouri precedent supports coverage for closures due to the pandemic.

BBQ with a Side of Business Interruption: KC Court Finds Restaurant’s COVID-19 Insurance Claim Covered

March 24, 2021

On September 4th, the CDC filed an Agency Order that temporarily halted residential evictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19. This so called “eviction moratorium” applied to individuals who met certain criteria, such as income requirements, likelihood of homelessness, etc. President Biden extended the eviction moratorium until at least March 31, 2021.

Not So Fast: President Biden Extends CDC’s Eviction Moratorium

January 22, 2021

Relief for Copyright Owners: COVID-19 Relief Bill Contains a Significant Change to the Copyright Enforcement Process

January 13, 2021

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Changes During COVID-19: Gift Tax Return and Payment of Tax Postponed but Additional Tax Postponements and Clarifications Requested

April 6, 2020

On March 18, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Treasury Department (“Treasury”) and the IRS issued Notice 2020-18 extending the due date for filing income tax returns and making income tax payments to July 15, 2020 from April 15, 2020. ACTEC Seeks Postponement…
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Income Tax Savings Opportunity: Credit Shelter Trust vs. Marital Trust

June 1, 2017

No one likes the idea of paying taxes, and having a “gross estate” for estate tax purposes does not sound desirable. In fact, however, the current transfer tax system might produce income tax benefits previously unattainable. If your estate and trust documents were prepared before…
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