Portability: A Useful Estate Planning Tool

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

INTRODUCTION The concept of “portability” in estate planning is the most substantial change to the estate planning landscape for married couples in recent memory. Introduced as a temporary feature by the 2010 Tax Relief Act, portability became permanent...

Insurance News, Summer 2016

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

We are pleased to share this latest issue of the Wiggin and Dana Insurance Practice Group Newsletter. We circulate this newsletter by e-mail periodically to bring to the attention of our colleagues in the insurance industry reports on recent developments, cases and...

Second Circuit Revives Title IX Reverse Discrimination Suit against Columbia University

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

In a significant recent decision, the Second Circuit made it easier for college students punished for sexual assault to bring reverse discrimination claims under Title IX. In Doe v. Columbia University, 2016 WL 4056034 (July 29, 2016), the court reinstated a male...

Baseball Executive Caught Stealing, Pleads Guilty to Violation of Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

A scandal in America’s Pastime has culminated with a baseball executive, Christopher Correa, pleading guilty on January 8, 2016 to violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”), 18 U.S.C. § 1030, et seq. The guilty plea brings some resolution...

DoJ’s New FCPA Framework Encourages Disclosure of Employee Misconduct, Offers Significant Credit

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

On April 5, 2016, Assistant Attorney General Leslie Caldwell announced that the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) was instituting a new, one-year Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement pilot program. A company in total compliance with the pilot program...