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Anyone who has peeked at his or her cellphone during a Zoom meeting likely has recognized the potential for improper witness coaching during a remote deposition.

“Zoom fatigue” seems to be a workplace buzzword this year with researchers estimating that the number who attended meetings via Zoom has skyrocketed.

The path from general counsel to a top finance role is not one that many have traveled. But as chief in-house lawyers take on a growing number of responsibilities, it’s an increasingly natural transition.

In the midst of the global pandemic, nothing is certain . . . except endless Zoom calls, taxes and having anxiety over what to do if an employee tests positive for COVID-19.

Applying a recent Missouri Supreme Court ruling, the Court of Appeals Western District declined to compel arbitration for a man who claims not to have co-signed his grandson’s title loan.

The ruling has implications for the rest of the 'gig economy'

This is a good time to remind business deal makers and inventors — especially newer entrepreneurs and start-up companies — to follow a comprehensive check list to protect the ownership of their new products and services prior to disclosing them to a third party.

The Missouri Supreme Court ruled that a woman who was treated for exposure to ant spray in the workplace, then hurt her knee at the doctor’s office while being treated, doesn’t qualify for workers’ compensation.

In a rapidly emerging practice area for large and small firms alike, attorneys increasingly are counseling business owners who have been denied coverage under the “business interruption” portions of their commercial insurance policies.