Archive for March 2016
Missouri Merchandising Practices Act
The Missouri Merchandising Practices Act (MMPA) may be a powerful consumer protection statute if you have been harmed by an unfair, misleading or deceptive business transaction. The “fundamental purpose: of the MMPA is the “protection of consumers.” Huch v. Charter Comm., Inc., 290 S.W.3d 721,724 (Mo. banc 2009). The Court continued, noting that “[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes”…
Read MoreKKRY Sponsored Women’s Team Wins Tournament
The KKRY sponsored women’s team wins! The Kennedy, Kennedy, Robbins & Yarbro, LC, sponsored team completed its season in the Poplar Bluff Park Department Women’s volleyball league this week. The team, made up of Lisa Payne, Brandy Duncan, Bre Foust, Ponda Ward, Sara West, Ryan Hawley, Lynette Osborn, Naomi Deaton, and Liz Christian won the…
Read MoreDaylight Savings Time Energy Savings?
can homeowners experience Daylight Savings Time energy savings? Daylight Savings Time begins this weekend. Daylight savings time was either instituted to give farmers more daylight working hours or to conserve electricity by requiring less artificial light during the day. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 focuses on the second possibility. The law shifted the start…
Read MoreWhat is a life estate and what does it do?
A life estate in property is a curious ownership structure. The structure includes two distinct owners. The first is called the life tenant and the second is called the remainderman. The life tenant can use the property during his or her life in the same way that he would if there was no remainderman with…
Read MoreWhen do people born on leap day have their birthday in a common year
Today is Leap Day, February 29, 2016. Leap years, under the Gregorian calendar used today, occur in conformity with three rules: 1. The year can be evenly divided by 4; 2. If the year can be evenly divided by 100, it is NOT a leap year, unless; 3. The year is also evenly divisible by…
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