It’s called a hostile work environment. In a case of first impression, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York recently considered the case of a black supervisor who criticized his black female subordinate. He had taken issue...
Experience in 2013 has shown that U.S. securities exchanges are once again becoming increasingly popular venues for listings by non-U.S. companies. The number of non-U.S. companies that conducted initial listings in the U.S. in 2013 nearly tripled...
WHEN THE PARTIES WANT AN AGREEMENT TO DISAPPEAR: THE US TAX RESCISSION DOCTRINE - The old saw about the best-laid plans of mice and men also goes for international tax planning and transactions with significant tax consequences....
A Las Vegas lawyer has pleaded guilty to a felony after admittedly helping a client from Montana conceal the source of $2.3 million used to purchase a company in 2007. Attorney R.
New York's Nonprofit Revitalization Act of 2013, signed into law by Governor Cuomo in December 2013, will become effective on July 1, 2014. The Act makes several major changes and additions to New York's Not-for-Profit Corporation Law (NPCL) and...
The Federal Trade Commission recently announced it has settled claims against 12 companies relating to charges the companies falsely claimed they were abiding by the U.S. – EU Safe Harbor program that enables U.S. companies to transfer consumer data...
This past March, Carl Nuss — a 75-year-old used car dealer from Birmingham, Alabama — received a letter from one of his customers, requesting that Mr. Nuss reduce the customer’s interest rate to six percent since the customer was overseas with the...
The Florida Supreme Court today issued its opinion in North Carillon, LLC v. CRC 603, LLC, No. SC12-75 (January 23, 2014), reversing the Third DCA decision in the case (CRC 603, LLC v. North Carillon, LLC, 77 So.3d 655 (Fla. 3d DCA 2011)) and...
The Federal Trade Commission continues to aggressively enforce the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) against data brokers, as shown by its recent settlement with TeleCheck Services, Inc. The settlement requires TeleCheck to pay a $3.5 million civil...
