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Daily Business Review

P3 Community Applauds Decision Limiting Application of Davis-Bacon Act

Public-private partnership boosters welcome a federal appellate decision rejecting a federal law requiring payment of prevailing wages to construction workers, writes attorney Neal I. Sklar.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Judge: Pennsylvania AG Kane's Motion Does Not Conform With Procedure

A motion filed by Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane, which alleged she is the victim of a selective and vindictive prosecution, has been stricken for failing to conform with the rules of criminal procedure. Kane has been granted leave to re-file the motion.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

D.C. Circuit Tackles the Role of SEC Law Judges

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's in-house law judges are unconstitutionally hired for their jobs, a lawyer for an investment adviser barred for life by the agency told a federal appeals court in Washington on Friday.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

Monetizing Tax Credits for Investing in Renewable Energy Projects

Kingsley Osei writes: The prolonged wait for the extension of the renewable energy tax credits throughout 2015 may have somewhat dimmed investor interest for backing renewable energy projects through the monetization of the tax credits. With the recent congressional extension of federal tax credits for renewable energy projects, investor interest is likely to soar again.
21 minute read

New York Law Journal

Krebbeks v. The Village of Newark

Court Grants Village's Motion To Dismiss Personal Injury Action
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Pace of Luxury Miami Home Sales Slows Down

Amid a luxury housing market slowdown, Miami real estate professionals say economic factors have more effect than new federal scrutiny.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

SEC Suit Targets 'Patent Troll' Owner, Big Law Alum

The agency took aim at a pair of Texas lawyers—one with ties to a notorious patent holder and another with Am Law 200 credentials—over an alleged scheme to cheat small business owners out of millions of dollars.
15 minute read

New York Law Journal

Court Revives Suit Against U.S. Over Fraudulent Student Loans

Former beauty school students may pursue claims that the U.S. Department of Education defied federal law by collecting student loans it knew may have been obtained fraudulently, a federal appeals court determined.
11 minute read

Daily Business Review

Despite Brazilian Political Turmoil, Olympic Organizers Push On

The venues are, in the words of organizers, 99 percent ready. The torch is winding its way around the country in a three-month relay ending at the opening ceremony. Even if the country is preoccupied with the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff, organizers insist the Olympics won't be touched by the ongoing political turmoil.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Opportunities and Challenges for Delivering Alcohol in Pa.

With eBay's recent announcement that it is officially partnering with the retailer network platform Drync, the company joins an ever-growing group of industry startups as well as certain key online retailers focused on the shipment and delivery of alcoholic beverages directly to consumers. However, like everything related to the regulation of alcohol, the ability to directly ship alcohol varies widely by state as well as by ­product. In Pennsylvania, this is particularly true as market participants try to straddle the differences in the rules and regulations regarding beer, which is left largely to the private market, as compared to wine and spirits, which are controlled by the state. While restrictions remain, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board in recent years has developed guidance for the public as well as new market entrants on the contours of obtaining delivery licenses for beer, wine and spirits in the commonwealth.
13 minute read

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