Closing is one of the final and most important steps for both buyers and sellers in any real estate transaction. Even if everything seems to be on track, however, things can still go wrong that can hold up or even derail the closing and the transaction. If the buyers are relying on a mortgage to pay for the home, the lender is a crucial party to...
Employment lawsuits are expensive for the businesses involved and can do incalculable damage to a company's reputation. If the local news media hears about an employment lawsuit, the story might start to gain traction on social media. Both customers and talented professionals that work for an organization might choose not to do business with the...
As you may already know, an estate plan mostly focuses on allocating your assets to family, friends and loved ones after you die. While it may be a simple matter to name heirs and their inheritance, there’s often a lot more involved when making an estate plan. To ensure you know what’ll be required of you when you make your first estate plan, you...
Choosing the right person to be the executor of your estate plan is crucial to help ensure that your wishes are carried out as you’ve designated and that your estate is settled with a minimum of problems, conflict and delays. The executor does a lot more than distribute your assets. They need to deal with the probate court, pay your final bills,...
One of the primary reasons why it is so important to have a current estate plan in place at all times is that few people are eager to burden their loved ones with stressful estate management tasks in the wake of their death. Ideally, you probably want to make the task of managing your estate as easy as possible for your loved ones. As a result,...
You will see motorcycles and large commercial trucks almost every time you go somewhere. Unfortunately, big trucks like this pose a serious risk to motorcyclists. One of the biggest risks is if the commercial truck driver cannot see the motorcycle. There are blind spots on every side of large commercial trucks (i.e., semis, big rigs,...
Running your own company comes with numerous challenges. You not only have to think about yourself and the profitability of the firm, but you’ll have to manage a team of employees. Missouri is an at-will employment state. Essentially, this means that employers can terminate workers at any time. Additionally, it means that employees can typically...
A business acquisition or a merger with another company could be a great option for you as an individual or the company that you run. When you purchase another company or start negotiating to merge with that business, you can potentially benefit from that organization's established brands, its staff roster and even its trade secrets, like...
Chances are you have tripped, slipped and fallen at some point in life. While most slips and falls never result in a trip to the ER, a few do. If the circumstances that led to your trip, slip and fall are attributable to someone else’s negligence (like failure to fix loose guardrails, light up dim areas or take care of loose cables), then you...
A car accident can be scary, stressful and even dangerous. Most often, you never see one coming. How do you determine who is responsible for what part of the damages after a wreck? Every state is a little different. This is what you need to know: Missouri is a comparative negligence state Missouri applies what is known as the comparative...
