The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Bernadette M. Rappold | May 10, 2018
Buried within last December's massive Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Pub. L. No. 115–97, 131 Stat. 2054 (TCJA), is an obscure provision that may change the litigation and settlement calculus for companies facing environmental enforcement actions.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Fara A. Cohen | May 10, 2018
Prominent social and political figures have been asked to speak at colleges and universities for decades. Even though these speeches have been occurring for years, there is no doubt that the current political climate has resulted in increasingly polarized viewpoints and heightened uproar over the invitation of certain individuals to campus.
By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida | May 10, 2018
While expressing concern about its ruling, a panel of the Third District Court of Appeal overturned a lower-court decision that suppressed evidence obtained in a 2015 traffic stop of motorist Marcelo Pena. A search of the car led to the discovery of a bag that contained alprazolam pills and a drug charge against Pena, the ruling said.
Daily Business Review | Commentary
By Alan S. Lederman | May 10, 2018
Soon, individual and corporate taxpayers in Florida and elsewhere in the United States may have the choice of investing their 2018-2025 capital gains in “Qualified Opportunity Funds” rather than paying income taxes currently on such gains.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Sid Steinberg | May 9, 2018
Laws prohibiting prospective employers from asking applicants about their prior wage history have been part of a growing trend across the country.
Daily Business Review | Commentary
By Spencer Mallard and Miguel J. Chamorro | May 9, 2018
A new Florida law will prevent developers and contractors from being left holding the bag when they face construction defect lawsuits filed shortly before the 10-year deadline for such claims.
By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida | May 9, 2018
The ruling, issued Friday by a panel of the Second District Court of Appeal, stemmed from a change that shifted a key burden of proof in “stand your ground” cases from defendants to prosecutors.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Alan Nochumson | May 8, 2018
Last month, in Liberties Lofts v. Zoning Board of Adjustment, 2018 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 106 (April 2), the Commonwealth Court addressed whether a variance granted by the city of Philadelphia's Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA) should be extinguished due to the alleged lack of standing of the corporate entity which sought the proposed property development.
By Katheryn Tucker | May 8, 2018
“Marsy's Law for Georgia complements [criminal justice reform] efforts by strengthening the protections for those who've been hurt by criminal actions,” Gov. Nathan Deal said Tuesday.
By Charles S. Marion | May 8, 2018
During the last few years, there has been an explosion in the number of lawsuits being filed claiming that a business' website violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
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