Two years passed from the time the Florida Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Estate of McCall v. United States of America until announcement of its decision on March 13, 2014. The constitutionality of limits on medical malpractice awards, one of the benchmarks of conservative tort reform, had divided state and federal courts across the country.
The IRS has recognized the right to publicity and the need to appraise this asset for estate tax purposes. But valuing the right of publicity of a deceased celebrity can be difficult, and wrought with assumptions and speculation.
This article is the ninth installment in an ongoing series focusing on accounting and financial matters for corporate counsel.
Gregg Allman's recent lawsuit to block production of the movie about his life ' filed after a film crew worker died in a train accident on the set ' helped cement his role as a defendant in the wrongful death case now brought by the worker's parents.
In the entertainment industry, there are many buyers and sellers of visual art works. This article considers proposed legislation in the U.S. Congress calling for a resale royalty for art creators.
Employees escape with valuable information every day, resulting in substantial, sometimes devastating losses to employers. Here's what employers need to know.
Harlequin Authors' e-Book Royalties Suit Continues on "Unrelated Licensees" Rate Claim
New York Federal Court Sees No Joint Venture in Agreement Between Slip-N-Slide Records and Island Def Jam Music
Lawson v. FMR LLC could have significant consequences for law and accounting firms, as well as all businesses working with public companies.
Given the contrary positions taken by the Fourth, Fifth, and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeal regarding the interpretation of CERCLA ' 9658, the Supreme Court's grant of certiorari in Waldburger is not only timely, but essential to providing manufacturers protection from stale claims ...
As we saw last month, companies engaged in civil litigation that are also targets of related criminal investigations may find that confidential materials produced during civil discovery could become subject to subpoena in the criminal matter, even if they would normally have been outside the government's reach. We conclude our discussion herein.
