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Navigating the Uncertainty: Counterclaims in Unlawful Detainer Actions in Missouri

Navigating the Uncertainty: Counterclaims in Unlawful Detainer Actions in Missouri

By Capes Sokol / February 12, 2025 / Comments Off on Navigating the Uncertainty: Counterclaims in Unlawful Detainer Actions in Missouri

  The legal landscape surrounding unlawful detainer actions in Missouri is riddled with uncertainty, particularly when it comes to handling affirmative defenses and counterclaims.  And especially if those counterclaims and affirmative defenses turn on equitable title defenses. This complexity is highlighted by the conflicting interpretations of key cases such as Wells Fargo v. Smith (2013)…

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Supreme Court Stays Injunction on the Corporate Transparency Act, But Effective Date Remains Delayed Nationwide

Supreme Court Stays Injunction on the Corporate Transparency Act, But Effective Date Remains Delayed Nationwide

By Laura E. Krebs Al-Shathir / January 27, 2025 / Comments Off on Supreme Court Stays Injunction on the Corporate Transparency Act, But Effective Date Remains Delayed Nationwide

  On January 23, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an order staying the injunction that had blocked enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. McHenry (604 U. S. ____ (2025) (previously styled Texas Top Cop Shop v. Garland). This order would have allowed enforceability of the…

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Reinstates Injunction on Corporate Transparency Act

By Capes Sokol / December 23, 2024 / Comments Off on U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Reinstates Injunction on Corporate Transparency Act

  UPDATED DECEMBER 27, 2025 In an unexpected ruling on December 26, 2024, a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed its own decision and reinstated the nationwide injunction blocking enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”).  This order comes just three days after a different panel of…

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