After five months of trading Complaints and Answers, the Missouri State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors and the Missouri Funeral Trust have been assigned an October hearing date before the Administrative Hearing Commission. The dispute between the State Board and the MFDEA’s master trust program has been waging for years over issues such as
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The Missouri Funeral Trust Lawsuit: Is Investment Performance a Trade Secret?
By Bill Stalter on
Posted in Master Trusts, Missouri - SB1
The MFT did not catch a break with the court assigned to its lawsuit against the Missouri State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors and Catholic Fraternal Life. The hearing scheduled for September 28th was continued for another four weeks, and in the meantime, the parties continue to file evidentiary discovery requests. The Association’s…
The Missouri Funeral Trust and its Catch-22
By Bill Stalter on
A status hearing is scheduled for September 28th in the lawsuit filed by the Missouri Funeral Trust against the State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors and Catholic Fraternal Life. The lawsuit is now 4 months removed from the request for a temporary restraining order that, among other relief sought, would stay the financial…
The MFT Lawsuit Claims: The Client List
By Bill Stalter on
The lawsuit brought by the Missouri Funeral Trust against the Missouri State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors and CFL Pre-Need includes a number of unique and dubious claims. For example, the lawsuit defines CFL Pre-Need, an insurance company, as a competitor but not funeral home clients that are licensed as a preneed seller. The…