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From my vantage point, there are close calls, and then there aren't. This is a story where the facts and arguments point, indisputably, to the issue not being even remotely close when viewed from the reasonable person standard. In a recent case involving two subjects that together frequently make for interesting fact patterns — families and money — one sibling (the "bad actor") tries to stiff two of his siblings. Read what happened on elawlines.com: https://elawlines.com/2022/03/21/breaching-fiduciary-duties-in-llcs

The Chesterfield Regional Chamber of Commerce was asked to weigh in on the issue of the City of Chesterfield applying sales taxes to online purchases from out-of-state vendors. Here's what I wrote as a representative of the chamber. Curious what you all think.

Wayfair Tax Supports Tax Fairness | e-LawLines We support the imposition of sales tax for online sales. A level playing field is fair, but there is no level playing field when one of the players has to play at an economic disadvantage. We've seen too many of our business owner neighbors fight against these behemoths, only to slowly lose their bu...

For years, it seems that choice of entity has been given, at best, only passing attention. While everyone contemplating starting a business has heard of corporations, that entity is viewed as their father’s entity, not the newer, hipper limited liability company ("LLC"). While there are lots of reasons to embrace LLCs, there may be even more reasons to be wary of LLCs and instead look at your father’s choice of entity — the corporation.
https://elawlines.com/2022/02/10/corporation-vs-llc-is-the-decision-any-clearer

Food for thought for business owners: Have you thought about what happens to your business if you are out for an extended period or pass away suddenly? What about when you want to retire? Here are important things to consider ...

What Happens to Your Business if You Can't Return to Work? | e-LawLines The number of, and the economic powerhouse created by, owner-entrepreneur and family businesses is staggering. Entrepreneurs and family businesses...

New from e-LawLines: Have you thought about what will happen to your business if you becomes disabled or pass away? And what if you just want to retire? Read on ...

What Happens to Your Business if You Can't Return to Work? | e-LawLines The number of, and the economic powerhouse created by, owner-entrepreneur and family businesses is staggering. Entrepreneurs and family businesses...

In the latest edition of e-LawLines, my colleague Quinn Murphy explains how contractors can survive catastrophic events like the 2018 Florida International University bridge collapse. Here's how.

Miami Bridges Falling Down: Four Ways to Survive (and Grow Stronger Through) Disaster - e-LawLines Miami Bridges Falling Down: Four Ways to Survive (and Grow Stronger Through) Disaster by Quinn Murphy | Aug 2, 2018 | Corporate Law, Litigation Contractors that have survived catastrophic events like the 2018 Florida International University bridge collapse often engage in key post-crisis analysis t...