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Thanks for Being a Delaware Corporation: Here Is Your $180,000 Franchise Tax Bill

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/02/14

Delaware is the state of incorporation for a majority of venture-backed and publicly-traded corporations. The Delaware courts have developed considerable expertise in dealing with corporate issues and there is a substantial body of case law...

Law.com will be winding down its blog network

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/02/14

Changes afoot at Law.com include a redesigned and reorganized website and a new contributor network of 100 to 500 writers.

Judge cites stand-your-ground law in tossing sorority sister’s suit against coach’s daughter

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/02/14

Citing Alabama’s stand-your-ground law, a Tuscaloosa judge has dismissed a civil suit by a former college student who says she was injured in a fight with her sorority sister, the daughter of University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban. Judge James Roberts Jr.

Drug-using Rugrat character in ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ defamed me, lawyer says in lawsuit

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/02/14

A lawyer who says he was portrayed as a drug-using, toupee-wearing character in the Wolf of Wall Street had filed a lawsuit seeking $25 million for alleged defamation.

Suit claims Utah adoption laws allow ‘legalized fraud and kidnapping’

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/02/14

A federal lawsuit filed last month claims Utah’s adoption-friendly laws violate the constitutional rights of unwed fathers.

Missouri public defenders seek $25M in increased funding, citing ABA study

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/02/14

The state public defender’s office in Missouri is seeking about $25 million in new funds over the next four years, citing the findings in a new report by the ABA’s Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defendants.

A Retirement Plan Sponsor’s Guide for Selecting Their Financial Advisor

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/02/14

When it comes to your role as a retirement plan sponsor, outside of hiring a TPA (third party administrator), the most important plan provider that you need to hire is a financial advisor. Unfortunately, like my favorite cereal, Cheerios, there are...

John Gaied v. New York State Tax Appeals: Opinion Reversing Appellate Court Judgment

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/02/14

New York State’s highest court, the Court of Appeals, today issued a decision reversing an appellate court judgment in John Gaied v. New York State Tax Appeals Tribunal. The case involved a resident of New Jersey who owned real property in New York...

You’re Known By The Company You Keep: Leased Employees

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/02/14

All too often, business executives assume that “leased employees” (i.e., workers hired through a professional employee organization; through a temp agency or labor broker; or provided by a contractor but performing on premises under the business’s...

California Municipalities Ban E-Cigarettes with Greater Frequency

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/02/14

The topic of e-cigarettes has become increasingly combustible over the past weeks for municipalities across California. While many cities are choosing to ban the use of the electronic replacement for traditional cigarettes, others are exploring the...

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