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Receiver’s Sales Are Not Immediately Appealable In Federal Court

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/04/15

QUESTION: I purchased assets from a receiver. The court approved the sale over the objection of one of the defendants. The sale has now closed. I was just informed that the defendant is appealing the order approving the sale. Can the defendant set...

Jury awards couple nearly $240K over neighbors’ barking dogs

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/04/15

An Oregon jury has awarded nearly $240,000 to a Rogue River couple who said they had to listen to their neighbors’ dogs constant barking for…

Congress Repeals Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR)

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/04/15

MGMA has published the following alert: Congress repeals SGR! In a significant victory for physician group practices and MGMA, late last night the Senate voted (92-8) to approve the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, H.R. 2. This...

SEC Files Financial Fraud Action Against Japan Based Controller

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/04/15

The Commission filed a financial fraud action against a former senior accounting officer and controller of Molex Japan Co., Ltd., the Japanese based subsidiary of publically traded Molex Inc. The scheme, which took place in Japan but impacted the...

A Trust May Be Subject to California Income Taxation if the Trustee Resides in California

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/04/15

California aggressively taxes non-grantor trusts. A non-grantor trust with a California resident trustee may be subject to California income taxation even if none of the assets of the trust are located in California, none of the beneficiaries reside...

Real Estate: Foundation - April 2015

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/04/15

In this issue: - How NMTCs Benefit Real Estate Community Development Initiatives - Noteworthy Real Estate Deals - What’s Your Priority? An Open-Ended Examination of Pennsylvania’s Mechanics’ Lien Law - Preferred Equity Investments and...

US Energy Excise Tax Proposed Legislative Changes

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/04/15

Federal excise taxes imposed on natural gas, propane and other alternative fuels can significantly add to their cost and can create a disincentive to their use compared with more traditional fuels such as diesel and gasoline, with the deterrent...

Fox Rothschild opens Chicago office

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/04/15

A well-known 600-attorney law firm based in Philadelphia has opened an office in Chicago.

At the helm of Fox Rothschild’s new office is Donna More,…

Arizona Enacts New Asbestos Trust Claim Disclosure and Evidence Statute

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/04/15

The Arizona legislature recently enacted A.R.S. § 12-782 to prohibit claimants from obtaining duplicative or excessive recoveries in asbestos personal injury lawsuits. Section 12-782 impacts personal injury plaintiffs that also submit claims to...

Sophia Vergara Sued Over Frozen Embryos

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/04/15

In a divorce, if you have kids, the court will usually grant one side primary custody and the other side visitation. In case of abortion, a woman's choice to abort or not usually trumps the man's choice. But, what happens to frozen embryos when neither side can agree?

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