On Friday June 1, 2012, a jury sitting in federal court in St. Louis awarded a $180 million verdict to the victims of a 2010 ConAgra grain bin explosion, after finding the company to have been negligent in maintaining the grain bin. The three ConAgra workers were removing equipment from
Have you ever been told by car salesman that a particular car is the “safest in its class” or when shopping for a new television that it’s “top of the line” and “the best on the market?” Have you ever wondered whether you can legally rely on this information when
On April 25, 2012, the United States Supreme Court will hear the case of Arizona v. United States, pertaining to the constitutionality of the Arizona immigration law, most commonly known as Arizona SB 1070. On April 23, 2010, Arizona governor Jan Brewer signed an immigration law, known as the
A limited liability company (LLC) is a business structure authorized statutorily by states. An LLC is often a preferred business structure because, similar to a corporation, owners have limited personal liability for the debts and actions of the LLC. However, LLCs also have the benefits of a partnership by providing
This week, the United States Department of Commerce released promising statistics on the increase of foreign and domestic tourism in the United States. Specifically, tourism has increased by 8.1% in 2011, supporting an additional 103,000 jobs for a total of 7.6 million jobs. Importantly, these numbers also reflect a
Beginning Monday, March 26, the Supreme Court will begin hearing oral arguments on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The Supreme Court will hear 6 hours of oral arguments spread out over three days, which is unprecedented in the last half century. Signed into law by President Obama nearly
A limited liability company (LLC) is a business structure that incorporates the benefits of both a partnership (or sole-proprietorship) and a corporation. Specifically, like a corporation, an LLC protects business owners against personal liability to satisfy business debts. An LLC, however, also provides the benefits of pass through taxation that
For most employees, the answer is yes—generally under federal law you should be paid time and a half if you work more than 40 hours in a week. The federally required labor standards and overtime provisions are contained in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Unless exempted, FLSA requires that
Jeremy Lin at least thinks so. In the course of over one week, Jeremy Lin transformed from a bench warmer to the most exciting basketball player in the NBA. In just a few games, Jeremy Lin went from sleeping on his brother’s couch with an uncertain future with the New
When signing up for a two year contract with your cell phone company, do you ever wonder what all that small print actually says? Most people will take a moment to pause to think that they actually should read the small print before signing the agreement, but given the dense
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