Two New Jersey men reached new lows by stealing gravesite ornaments from at least one cemetery. The thefts have given law enforcement probable cause to believe the men are also implicated in similar thefts in two other cemeteries in New Jersey....
Stalking and harassment are both crimes in Nevada that cause fear to another person, but they are two very different offenses.... By: Law Office of David R. Houston
Recent guidance from the IRS modifies the long-standing “use or lose it” rule under a health flexible spending arrangement (“Health FSA”) to permit such arrangements to offer participants the opportunity to carryover up to $500 in unused Health FSA...
On December 2, U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations announced in a press release that 706 domain names set up to “dupe” consumers into buying counterfeit goods had been seized by federal officials and...
You have an estate plan. In fact you just created one last year. So why would your estate plan need a makeover? Estate plans should never be rigid or concrete. Instead they should be malleable and easily adapted to meet your current situation. After...
In the recent decision in Aleo v. SLB Toys USA, Inc., 466 Mass. 398 (2013), the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) found that an $18 million punitive damages award based on gross negligence was not grossly excessive or violative of due...
Just before the Thanksgiving holiday last week, Senator Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) introduced the Future of American Innovation and Research Act, a new trade secrets bill that would allow American trade secrets owners to sue entities who misappropriate...
This morning, the Minnesota Management & Budget office released the November forecast. Changes in general fund revenue and expenditures for the current biennium have increased the projected balance for FY 2014-15 from $47 million to $1.086 billion....
The Third Circuit in In re KB Toys, Inc. recently affirmed a decision of the Delaware District Court, holding that trade claims are subject to disallowance under section 502(d) of the Bankruptcy Code despite their subsequent sale to a third party....
On Tuesday, a divided 5th Circuit panel held that an employer does not violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) by requiring its employees sign an arbitration agreement prohibiting them from bringing class or collective employment claims in...
