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By Caroline Antonacci | May 22, 2018
The most sweeping federal tax code overhaul in decades, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, was signed into law on Dec. 22, 2017. New provisions in the law affect both businesses and individuals. Many of these changes will have a direct impact on the practice of family law, specifically in the area of divorce.
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By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair | May 21, 2018
It is well-recognized that often, when an attorney sues a client for unpaid fees, the client will bring a counterclaim for legal malpractice. Some sources indicate that the likelihood of receiving such a counterclaim could be as high as 40 percent; others place it even higher.
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By Javier Rubinstein, Lauren Friedman and Jonathan Levin | May 18, 2018
On April 21, 2018, the EU and Mexico announced an “agreement in principle” to update the terms of their 2000 Economic Partnership, Political Coordination and Cooperation Agreement. The new agreement advances the EU's mission to transform the traditional investor-state arbitration in favor of a permanent bilateral investment court. It also follows similar treaties and free trade agreements between the EU and Canada, Vietnam, and Singapore. This article explores how this recent trend could affect international companies and individuals with investments in the EU.
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By Harry N. Mazadoorian | May 16, 2018
Good news came May 9 for supporters of alternative dispute resolution, when, following passage in the Connecticut House of Representatives on April 26, the Senate passed the Revised Uniform Arbitration Act.
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By Sue Reisinger | May 16, 2018
Current claimants will split $425 million and another $75 million will be set aside for future claimants.
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By Caroline Spiezio | May 15, 2018
Lyft also will end requirements that those who make #MeToo-type claims keep quiet about their stories.
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By Scott E. Mollen | May 15, 2018
Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein, discusses NRT New York v. Spell, where an arbitration award denying a brokerage commission was vacated as being arbitrary and violative of public policy.
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By Connecticut Editorial Board | May 15, 2018
With the increasing use of arbitration as a means of resolving disputes throughout the state and at the federal level, this is a positive step toward revising and modernizing arbitration procedures.
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By Jenna Greene | May 14, 2018
One of the world's top arbitration experts, Wilmer Hale's Gary Born shares how he got his start, his goals as chair of the 70-lawyer practice, the benefits of "double-hatting"--and why he likes planes without wifi.
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By Edward Grossi | May 14, 2018
The enforceability of arbitration agreements between nursing homes and their residents is a fact-driven inquiry and implicates important policy considerations related to public safety that are not found in the typical dispute over an arbitration provision.
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