by Janiel Jones | Jun 7, 2022
Greetings, Court Fans! Two decisions to report this week, which illustrate the spectrum of accord and division among The Nine, depending on subject matter. In Shinn v. Martinez Ramirez (No. 20-1009), a bitterly divided Court ruled (6-3 on ideological lines) that the...
by Janiel Jones | Jun 7, 2022
In an opinion issued on June 1, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, in Ziccarelli v. Dart, clarified that employers can unlawfully interfere with an employee’s rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) even without formally denying a...
by Janiel Jones | Jun 6, 2022
Partner Michael Kasdan authored an article in Law.com’s The National Law Journal entitled, “NFTs: What Lawyers Need to Know to Help Clients Navigate This Emerging Space.” The article provides background on NFTs for business people, lawyers and advisers to understand...
by Jenna Schwerdtle | May 31, 2022
If you are considering a transfer of wealth, then you must consider obtaining a proper valuation to go with it. In the recently issued Chief Counsel Memorandum 202152018 (the “CCA”), the IRS held that a taxpayer’s valuation of assets contributed to a grantor retained...
by Janiel Jones | May 26, 2022
On May 23, 2022 the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision ending a decades old practice among Circuit Courts of Appeal to create arbitration-specific federal procedural rules. In Morgan v. Sundance, Inc. (No. 21-328), the Court held that the Federal...
