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Forum Selection Clauses, Personal Jurisdiction

Personal jurisdiction is the authority of a court to render a judgment or decision about an individual or entity. For personal jurisdiction to exist, there must generally be some connection between a party and the state or forum rendering the judgment or decision. In may contracts or agreements, there are provisions designating where litigation must occur…

Contract Under Duress

In breach of contract litigation, many defenses are often lodged by a defendant to attack the validity of the contract or excuse his/her non-performance under the contract. Common defenses in contract litigation include accord and satisfaction, that there is a contractual ambituity, that the other party committed a first material breach, misrepresentation/fraudulent inducement, unconscionability and…

Corporate Provisional Directors

Corporate litigation and disputes can often lead to unintended consequences. Section 351.323, RSMo discusses a scenario in which the court may appoint a third-party provisional director of a corporation when there is an (a) even number of directors who are equally divided so that business can no longer be conducted and/or (b) when there is…

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