Firm Insights

Better Late Than Never: The Wayfair Impact & Missouri’s New Sales Tax Legislation

By Michelle F. Schwerin / August 6, 2021 / Comments Off on Better Late Than Never: The Wayfair Impact & Missouri’s New Sales Tax Legislation

Over the past decade, online retail has exploded – for many sellers, it is now almost non-optional to offer products via online sales.  Until recently, however, a state could not impose sales tax obligations on retailers who lacked a physical presence within that state’s borders.  Thus, online retailers with a national customer base avoided collecting…

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Tonto, Chief Noc-A-Homa, and Oblivious Bias: Is There a Vaccine for That?

By Michael A. Kahn / March 25, 2021 / Comments Off on Tonto, Chief Noc-A-Homa, and Oblivious Bias: Is There a Vaccine for That?

“Surrounded by dozens of hostile Indians on horseback waving guns and tomahawks, the Lone Ranger turns to his loyal companion and asks, “What are we going to do, Tonto?”   “What do you mean ‘we,’ Kemo Sabe.” The Lone Ranger Earlier this year I gave a Strafford webinar presentation entitled “Rebranding Trademarks: Challenges of Walking…

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BBQ with a Side of Business Interruption: KC Court Finds Restaurant’s COVID-19 Insurance Claim Covered

By Aaron E. Schwartz / March 25, 2021 / Comments Off on BBQ with a Side of Business Interruption: KC Court Finds Restaurant’s COVID-19 Insurance Claim Covered

The path to a business interruption insurance payout for companies shuttered by the COVID-19 pandemic has always been fraught with peril. A united insurance industry has told anyone who will listen that their policies simply don’t cover business interruption losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Insurers have argued that coverage is not triggered because there…

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