As part of 2010 legislation, Congress enacted section 871(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, which provides that payments made to foreign persons under specified notional principal contracts (“Specified NPCs”), securities loans, sale-repurchase...
Whether you call them Hoagies, Heroes or Grinders, here are some key lease issues that sandwich shops operators need to think about: - Permitted Use: Your permitted use clause limits what you can do in your premises. It should be broad enough to...
Court ordered payments to support a child fall into a specific category when evaluating the income of a parent. While child support is intended for the maintenance of a child’s lifestyle — including food, housing, medical insurance and education —...
Can I Be Arrested for Not Giving My Name to the Police? The short answer is, If you live in Nevada, yes. Neither the Fourth nor Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution provides protection against arrest if you refuse to give your name to an...
A Georgia woman who was impaled by a tree limb and had to get a leg amputated is set to collect a $9.5 settlement from the city of Savannah. The case demonstrates that successfully suing the government is no easy feat. But when you're severely injured on public property, it......
This week in our playbook, we are talking about guarantor and affiliate financial statements. First, the bad news: As a general rule, all guarantors must present the same audited and unaudited financial statements as the issuer of the guaranteed...
As Cassidian Communications, Inc.'s ("Cassidian") patent infringement case against Microdata GIS, Inc. ("Microdata") moved toward trial, Cassidian moved to exclude the testimony of defendants' expert. The motion to exclude was based on the argument...
Mediation is a method of alternate dispute resolution in which a neutral third party — the mediator — helps the disputing parties negotiate a mutually satisfactory resolution without going to court. Mediation requires that the parties be willing to...
In a 2-1 decision, a Sixth Circuit panel, in an expansive view of the remedies available under ERISA, affirmed a district court decision allowing a plaintiff to both recover disability benefits under ERISA § 502(a)(1)(B) and to obtain equitable...
The rumor mill is working in Boulder, Colorado. Auto industry sources say that Colorado was one of several states to receive water-damaged cars from the East Coast following Super Storm Sandy. To avoid auto fraud, Tim Jackson, president of the...
