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Taxing Questions for Law Firms Looking to Benefit in the New Regime
The new law offers two obvious potential benefits: a 20% deduction for pass-through entities such as partnerships, and a 21% tax on corporations.
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<i>Sales Speak:</i> Zombies, Stampeding Horses and the King of Prussia
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Bankruptcy Venue Reform Bill Introduced
On Jan 8, 2018, Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced the Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act of 2018, which is designed to prevent forum shopping in Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases, a practice that has resulted in a concentration of bankruptcy cases in a few districts.
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Federal Circuit Vacates Noninfringement Decision Finding a Genuine Dispute as to Divided Infringement<br>Patent Trial and Appeal Board Holds Sovereign Immunity No Defense to IPR Petition Brought by Accused Infringer
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Real Property Law
Punitive Damages for Intentional Encroachment<br>Questions of Fact About Readiness to Perform<br>Issues of Fact Preclude Summary Judgment in Action for Brokerage Commission<br>No Meritorious Defense to Foreclosure Action
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