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Supreme Court Justices Weigh Hazing Law in Drum Major's Death

Lawyers representing a man convicted in the death of Robert Champion, a member of Florida A&M University's renowned “Marching 100” band, tried to convince the Florida Supreme Court that a hazing ritual that resulted in Champion's death was a “competition” authorized by state law.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

I represent a general partnership and have done so for several years. Is there anything that prevents me from suing one of the partners on an unrelated matter involving another client of mine?
9 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Compliance Hurts—ERISA and IRS Penalties Will Hurt Worse

Just after the New Year, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule increasing ERISA's noncompliance penalties.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

TCJA Expected to Trigger Increases in Interest Rates on Outstanding Tax-Exempt Borrowings

On Dec. 20, 2017, Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the purpose of which was to stimulate economic growth through a major overhaul of the Internal Revenue Code.
7 minute read

The Recorder

Rabobank Subsidiary Forfeits $368M in Money Laundering Probe

The acting chief of the DOJ's Criminal Division called the bank's guilty plea a "warning to financial institutions."
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Lawmakers Look to Quiet University 'Free-Speech' Zones

Free-speech zones would be banned and state universities and colleges could be sued for up to $100,000 in damages if students or others “willfully” interfere with campus speakers or protesters, under a bill approved by the Senate Education Committee.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Senators Wade Into Legal Thicket of Vegetable Garden

Growing your own food may be as American as apple pie, but it's a no-no for gardeners who happen to live in Miami Shores and want to plant veggies in their own front yard.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Supreme Court Tackles Fourth Amendment Case Involving Cellphone Privacy

Most Americans carry a cellphone with them at all times. Little do they know that they are constantly transmitting information about their whereabouts to their phone service provider.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Puerto Ricans Grab Machetes, Shovels to Help Restore Power

It took only minutes for Hurricane Maria to kill power to the Puerto Rican town of Coamo, cracking wooden poles, snapping power lines and hurling transformers to the ground.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Justices Question Challenge to Red-Light Cameras

The court is set to decide whether Aventura's red-light camera program improperly delegates power by allowing private companies to decide which images to send on to police.
3 minute read

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