by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019
In late June the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated portions of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in the Windsor case.Implementing that decision, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has now issued a ruling (Revenue Ruling 2013-17) confirming that any same-sex couple...
by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019
Starting on October 1, 2013, nursing homes will benefit from two new options for tackling bad debts. The two options are set forth in Sections 128-130 of Public Act No. 13-234 (the Act), the omnibus law implementing the state's human services budget for fiscal...
by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019
On August 26, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) issued a Risk Alert highlighting weaknesses and best practices observed during its recent examination sweep of investment...
by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019
In a sharp departure from longstanding practice, the Securities and Exchange Commission has required New York-based hedge fund adviser Philip A. Falcone and his advisory firm Harbinger Capital Partners to admit to wrongdoing as a condition of settling civil charges...
by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019
On June 24, 2013, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a summary judgment decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut holding that the Connecticut Franchise Act (“CFA”) did not apply to the relationship between an insurance...
