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The Legal Intelligencer

Investments and Retirement Planning Post- and Pre-Divorce

Parties going through a divorce often have many decisions they need to make. Often those decisions will affect their financial future. Many financially dependent spouses are not prepared to understand their future financial needs.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

On Board: Positioning the Board Ahead of a #MeToo Spotlight

With the #MeToo movement spreading across the nation, boards of directors should anticipate, and take proactive steps to respond to, the possible expansion of this social responsibility movement to their own company's industry sector.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

How to Redo Estate Plans and Save on Taxes Under New Tax Reforms

Recent changes to the federal estate tax system have turned traditional estate planning on its head. Now under the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, most traditional estate plans for a married couple are likely to increase taxes at death, instead of saving taxes. This means attorneys who want to keep their clients happy had better redo existing estate plans and shift the focus of estate planning services moving forward.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Protecting and Planning for Your Estate During a Divorce

Even happily married couples often neglect to estate plan. It may seem overwhelming, perhaps time-consuming, and it certainly isn't as appealing as planning a vacation or a retirement party or any of the myriad of more attractive items on their lists. For those in the process of a divorce it is even more distasteful.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Under New DOJ Policy, FDA Guidance Documents Cannot be Used to Prosecute Cases

On Jan. 25, the associate attorney general of the United States issued a policy that prohibits the Department of Justice (DOJ) civil litigators from using guidance documents to establish violations of law in civil enforcement actions.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Homeowner Who Advertised on Airbnb Sues Lookout Mountain Over Rental Ban

A Chattanooga resident's federal suit against the City of Lookout Mountain, Georgia, over a new ordinance banning short-term vacation rentals reflects a growing national trend in litigation intended to address short-term online leasing.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

First Circuit Further Limits Remedies Following Trademark License Rejection

Section 365(a) of the Bankruptcy Code is a powerful tool which enables a debtor to reject certain contracts it finds unnecessary or burdensome to its reorganization.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami Court Wipes Ruling That Found HSBC Forged Mortgage Documents

A state judicial panel remanded the case to the trial court to enter a final judgment of foreclosure.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

South Georgia County, Hospital Authority Sue Over Opioid Addiction

Attorneys at an Athens firm with a growing national reputation as leaders in medical MDL are representing Candler County and the county hospital authority in their fight against drug manufacturers and distributors.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Quinn's Verhoeven, Former Uber CEO Tussle on Day 2 of Waymo Trial

Former Uber boss Travis Kalanick agreed during testimony that developing autonomous vehicles is an “existential” question for the company.
3 minute read

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