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Tax Affecting S Corporations and Other Pass-Through Entities
July 30, 2012
Matrimonial attorneys are often confronted with equity in an S-corporation business that must be valued as a marital asset. Since S corporations and other pass-through corporate structures carry no tax obligations, should the appraiser tax affect or not?
Law Firms and Cyber Security
July 30, 2012
Just as those responsible for the Titanic were lulled into a false sense of confidence in the vessel's impenetrability, many law firms today similarly steam along with a false sense of security that the cybercrime lurking in today's electronic channels of commerce does not pose a potentially critical threat. Taking a lesson from history, firms would be well-served by a blunt assessment of the cyber security risks that surround them and whether course corrections could avert a modern-day commercial disaster.
In the Courts
July 29, 2012
Recent key rulings of interest to you and your practice.
Business Crimes Hotline
July 29, 2012
Two recent rulings of note.
Domestic Commercial Bribery
July 29, 2012
While foreign bribery and corruption cases are currently getting most of the attention, this is no reason for domestic concerns to get too relaxed. Here's why.
Clients in Cross-Border Investigations
July 29, 2012
This era of instantaneous cross-border communication and commerce has brought with it a corresponding increase in the application of the white-collar criminal laws of various countries to companies' international operations.
Supreme Court: Defendants Entitled to Adequate Assistance During Plea Bargaining
July 29, 2012
The U.S. Supreme Court recently held that the Sixth Amendment guarantees criminal defendants the effective assistance of counsel during the negotiation and consideration of plea offers.
Michelin Settles Tire Case
July 29, 2012
Two months after a federal judge in Atlanta sanctioned Michelin North America with a finding that one of its tires was defective and unreasonably dangerous, the company has settled with an Alabama man.
Practice Tip: Daubert's 'Fit' Requirement
July 29, 2012
Three circuit courts provide an alternative to thw majority trend and hold that <i>Daubert's</i> "fit" requirement is not satisfied when the disconnect between an expert's data and opinions is too "wide."
The Mensing Preemption
July 29, 2012
The interplay between the Learned Intermediary Doctrine and the <i>Mensing</i> preemption should bar nearly any claim a plaintiff may assert against a generic manufacturer for failure-to-timely-update ...

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