On November 15, 2013, the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") published final regulations for making mid-year changes to employer matching or nonelective contributions under "safe harbor" 401(k) and 401(m) retirement plans. In general, a safe-harbor...
Medical devices are becoming more and more important. Like pharmaceutical products, they are positioned at the intersection of crucial interests. Some of these interests are traditionally dealt with by IP rights. This is the case, for example,...
A former flight attendant who was ridiculed on The Tonight Show claims in a lawsuit that she was falsely accused of "engaging in bestiality and sexual misconduct with a rat." Louann Giambattista, who formerly worked for American Airlines, filed suit against the show, NBC and Jay Leno last week,
Last week's wins are below - and there are some great reads. But today, let's congratulate Greg Poe for his work challenging sanctions imposed on a fine career AFPD in the Sixth Circuit.... By: The Kaiser Law Firm PLLC
The SEC released its Fiscal Year 2013 Annual Report (the “Report”) to Congress on the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program on November 15, 2013. The Report analyzes the tips received over the last twelve months by the SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower...
Anyone who works on your property or provides materials, and is not fully compensated, may have a right to enforce a claim for payment against your property. Construction liens are foreclosed in the same method as mortgages; however, there are...
On November 12, FINRA released an enhanced version of BrokerCheck, its online system that allows investors to research the professional background of investment professionals. The enhancements allow investors to search both the BrokerCheck and...
Infosys, a global technology, consulting and outsourcing company based in India, has agreed to pay a record settlement of $34 million to resolve claims of visa fraud and abuse of immigration processes, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced in...
A longtime Oregon personal injury practitioner who gave up his law license last year in the face of complaints from over 40 clients that he had misappropriated their money is now the defendant in a federal criminal case.
For all the skeptics who think crowdfunding is a fringe idea, today I attended an event at the New York Stock Exchange about crowdfunding – yes, you read correctly, THE NYSE AND CROWDFUNDING, together. It may seem incongruous to match the two,...
