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Missouri State Law and Ethics Flashcards

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  1. Under Missouri law, which doctrine may allow a court to hold a parent corporation liable for the debts of its subsidiary?

    Answer: Piercing the corporate veil

    Missouri courts may pierce the corporate veil and hold a parent liable for subsidiary debts when the subsidiary is a mere alter ego and respecting the corporate form would sanction fraud or injustice.

  2. Under Missouri law, the statute of limitations for breach of a written contract is how many years?

    Answer: 10 years

    Missouri RSMo § 516.110 provides a ten-year statute of limitations for actions on written contracts.

  3. Under Missouri Rules of Professional Conduct, a lawyer may not communicate directly with a represented opposing party without consent of whom?

    Answer: The opposing party's attorney

    Missouri Rule 4.2 prohibits a lawyer from communicating about the subject matter of the representation with a person known to be represented by counsel, without that counsel's consent.

  4. Missouri's comparative fault applies to strict products liability claims. Which defense is generally NOT available in a strict liability case in Missouri?

    Answer: Contributory negligence as a complete bar

    Missouri follows pure comparative fault in strict liability cases, so contributory negligence is not a complete bar; instead, plaintiff's fault reduces but does not eliminate recovery.

  5. Under Missouri law, a non-compete agreement is enforceable if it satisfies which requirements?

    Answer: It is ancillary to an employment contract, reasonable in scope, time, and geography

    Missouri courts enforce non-compete agreements that are ancillary to a valid contract, protect a legitimate business interest, and are reasonable in duration, geographic scope, and activity restricted.

  6. Under the Missouri Rules of Professional Conduct, trust account funds belonging to clients must be kept in which type of account?

    Answer: An IOLTA or separate client trust account

    Missouri Rule 1.15 requires lawyers to keep client funds in a separate trust account (IOLTA for small/short-term funds), completely segregated from the lawyer's own funds.