{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"state-of-missouri-ex-tel-lavender-farms-llc-and-paul-benton-weeks-iii","displayName":"State of Missouri, ex tel. Lavender Farms, LLC and Paul Benton Weeks III","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd80983:2018-07-31","opinionId":"95a5f610-7c62-5be6-b8bf-ecf435d12c70","slug":"state-of-missouri-ex-tel-lavender-farms-llc-and-paul-benton-weeks-iii-v-j-d80983","caseName":"State of Missouri, ex tel. Lavender Farms, LLC and Paul Benton Weeks III\nvs.\nJohn J. Ashcroft, Missouri Secretary of State, and David M. Minnick, Missouri Commissioner of Securities","caseNumber":"WD80983","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2018-07-31","year":2018,"display_summary":"Lavender Farms, LLC and Paul Benton Weeks III appealed the circuit court's judgment quashing a preliminary writ that had stayed an administrative enforcement action by the Missouri Secretary of State, Securities Division. Lavender Farms argued that the administrative action was barred by a statute of repose in the Missouri Securities Act. The appellate court affirmed, holding that the statute of repose in question applies only to civil actions brought by purchasers of securities, not to administrative enforcement actions by the Securities Division.","primaryTopic":"administrative-law","topicSlugs":["administrative-law","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=129816","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-ex-tel-lavender-farms-llc-and-paul-benton-weeks-iii-v-j-d80983","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"},{"slug":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":4,"source":"text","evidence":["text: llc"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/corporate"}],"role":"appellant"}]}