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Missouri's Southern District affirmed approval of a conservator's final settlement on September 14, 2026, holding that a conservator's fiduciary duty runs to the protectee and that an adult…
Read ArticleSkipping the date-of-death appraisal on an inherited Missouri house is one of the most expensive mistakes in estate settlement. Here is how the stepped-up basis works, why a…
Read ArticleOn September 15 the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, held that a decedent's exempt IRA was not a recoverable transfer under Section 461.300, RSMo. The test is…
Read ArticleA lawsuit filed in Cole County on September 14 turns on a distinction most Missouri employees never encounter until they need it: the state's best-known whistleblower statute does…
Read ArticleThe Attorney General's Office announced a $180,953.27 restitution judgment against a Franklin County concrete contractor on September 11. Restitution runs on probation's clock, the Attorney General acts for…
Read ArticleOn September 8 the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Eastern District denied a writ petition and ordered counsel to pay $1,750 under Rule 55.03 after she admitted…
Read ArticleThe Federal Trade Commission has proposed an enforcement policy statement on personalized pricing, with public comments due September 25, 2026. Missouri's Merchandising Practices Act already reaches much of…
Read ArticleMissouri’s intoxicating hemp ban takes effect November 12 and the federal redefinition of hemp follows December 11. A federal lawsuit challenges the state law, and Congress is fighting…
Read ArticleMissouri's unlawful occupancy statute lets a court order someone removed from a home before that person is served or heard. Here is what Section 534.602 requires, what the…
Read ArticleThe Supreme Court of Missouri held on September 3 that a congressional redistricting bill is subject to the people's referendum power, and that a bill referred to the…
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