New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Sidney Kess | December 20, 2017
Tax Tips columnist Sidney Kess writes: On Dec. 20, 2017, Congress passed a major tax package (H.R. 1) designed to cut taxes on individuals and businesses, and to stimulate the economy and create jobs. The long-term impact on the deficit is unclear; the measure adds to the deficit in the short term but could reduce it in the long term if predictions of economic growth come true.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By David E. Kahen | December 20, 2017
In this Taxation column, David E. Kahen writes: A common example of a mismatch of character of income and loss involves the exercise of compensatory stock options and immediate sale of the stock so acquired. The potential for both ordinary income and capital loss in such situations is illustrated by the recent Court of Federal Claims decision in 'Hann v. United States'.
By David Gialanella | December 20, 2017
The community of those who've served U.S. Supreme Court clerkships, and the "feeder" judges who shepherd them along, is a world unto itself, and is one with very defined, but also very limited, ties to New Jersey.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Ethan M. Simon | December 20, 2017
Five years ago, one bitcoin sold for less than $15. Two years ago, the unit price was about $500. Now, the price of a bitcoin has topped $15,000, and it's climbing fast enough to garner front-page attention by major newspapers.
Delaware Business Court Insider | Commentary
By Albert H. Manwaring IV | December 20, 2017
Neither the Delaware Supreme Court, nor other Delaware state courts have “articulated a specific test” to analyze whether to stay a civil case based on the pendency of a criminal case or investigation.
Delaware Business Court Insider | News
By Tom McParland | December 19, 2017
The Delaware Court of Chancery on Monday dismissed a derivative suit seeking to hold the directors of Citigroup Inc. personally liable for massive losses the company suffered as a result of years of mismanagement and unchecked fraud and regulatory violations.
Delaware Business Court Insider | News
By Tom McParland | December 19, 2017
The Delaware Supreme Court on Monday ruled that Exelon General Acquisitions' decision to change the location of a Michigan wind farm allowed the company to avoid a $14 million earn-out payment to Deere & Co. stemming from its 2010 purchase of Deere's wind-energy business.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Zack Needles | December 19, 2017
In a closely watched case that waded into the murky ethics of business arrangements between lawyers and nonlawyers, a majority of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court could agree on only one thing: fee-splitting arrangements between lawyers and nonlawyers are not per se unenforceable just because they violate attorney ethics rules.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | December 19, 2017
The judge who oversaw the latest Xarelto trial in Philadelphia is asking the parties to produce more information about a social media post using the hashtag "#killinnazis," which defendants say revealed plaintiffs counsel had covertly attempted to link them to Nazi Germany during the trial.
By Lidia Dinkova | December 19, 2017
The sale price breaks down to $293 per square foot.
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