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Anna Nicole's Daughter is No Million-Dollar Baby
Horace Cooper says that after the courts rule, Anna Nicole Smith's daughter probably won't get the big estate. She's more likely to be saddled with legal bills and other debt from litigation associated with her mother's estate.Bankruptcy Trustee Suits Cause Increasing Concern for Law Firms
Though they get fewer headlines, bankruptcy trustee suits have largely replaced shareholder class actions in law firm managing partners' nightmares. The suits are often better funded, better lawyered and, with the U.S. Supreme Court likely to further limit third-party liability in securities fraud cases, they may soon have a distinct legal edge. "In the past, there was not a strong inclination on the part of trustees to sue lawyers and accountants," says one bankruptcy partner. "Now they go after everyone."Clients Told to Rethink Taking IRS Amnesty Offer on Unreported Offshore Bank Accounts
With the IRS baring its teeth at anyone with an unreported offshore bank account, the rule of thumb was to submit to the agency's compliance program to avoid fines or prosecution. But after the amnesty program's expiration, tax litigators are not as ready to suggest their clients throw themselves under the IRS bus. Some are even opting out of the program that was so successful in the aftermath of the UBS investigation last year, which resulted in a $780 million fine for the bank and the revealing of American tax dodgers.The Scouts' Motto Applies to Businesses: Be Prepared
After years of hurricans, terrorist attacks andn power failures, are general counsel and their companies now any better prepared to handle emergencies, whatever their nature? Here are seven steps for GCs to follow and a legal primer to keep in mind.Firms Cash In On Nuke Fuel Fiasco
The federal government's failure to collect and store the radioactive waste has spawned a slew of litigation against it, with potentially massive liability. And the number could go much higher because as the waste piles up, the damages pile up along with it.Daily Decision Alert: Vol. 7, No. 85 -- May 4, 1999
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