As with many transactional entertainment and sports matters, there are a number of critical tax issues that bear upon the endorser's ultimate take-home pay. This topic divides neatly into U.S. persons working outside the U.S., and non-U.S. persons working inside the U.S. This article discusses U.S. persons working abroad.
- February 28, 2012Bob Jason
When Facebook began readying its IPO, the social network's S-1 regulatory filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ticked off a list of potential risk factors ' among them, global data privacy regulations that could impact the business.
February 28, 2012Catherine DunnESI discovery disputes have become protracted for one common reason: The parties do not sufficiently prepare for ESI discovery. Corporations have had to become more strategic about how they handle litigation, especially during the discovery phase, in order to manage this increasing expense. Properly employing the Seventh Circuit Electronic Discovery Principles, even if you're not in that jurisdiction, is one strategy that will help contain litigation costs.
February 28, 2012TJ Thurston and Scott DevensWho had a blue Christmas last year? Not retail e-commerce companies. Their holidays were decidedly green.
February 28, 2012Michael Lear-OlimpiAlthough U2's Bono praised the virtues of a constant search for the object of his desire in song, anyone looking online for needed business information certainly won't find that quest quite as romantic, or enjoy spending time and money for the privilege.
February 28, 2012Stanley P. JaskiewiczHabitually filing Daubert motions for every opposing expert is not smart trial practice. Here's why.
February 28, 2012Thomas P. Branigan and Tina GeorgievaThe Pennsylvania Superior Court has restored the $28 million in punitive damages a Philadelphia jury awarded to an Illinois plaintiff who said drugmakers Wyeth and Pharmacia & Upjohn Inc. failed to warn her doctor of the risks of breast cancer from using hormonal drugs. The trial judge had reduced the punitive damages award to $1 million.
February 28, 2012Amaris Elliott-EngelHighlights of the latest intellectual property news from around the country.
February 28, 2012Howard J. Shire and Joseph MercadanteIf the Federal Circuit affirms a lower court verdict holding a patent not invalid over a prior art reference, may the losing party ask the Patent Office to invalidate that patent via re-examination over the same prior art reference? In the case of In re Construction Equipment, the Federal Circuit answered yes, raising important issues bearing on the scope of the re-examination statute, the finality of judgments, and the relationship between the Patent Office and the federal judiciary under the separation of powers doctrine of the Constitution.
February 28, 2012Dervis MagistreAs explained in the introduction last month, this article explores the role of addiction in product liability litigation. Part Two herein explains the medical model of addiction, and addiction in the courtroom.
February 28, 2012David L. Wallace

