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Matter of Z-A-, Inc., Adopted Decision 2016-02 (AAO Apr. 14, 2016) [1] - (1) While an L-1A function manager may use his or her business expertise to perform some operational or administrative tasks, he or she primarily must manage an essential function...

By Jessica Talati On August 3, Judge Edgardo Ramos of the Southern District of New York denied hospital defendants’ motions to dismiss in United States ex rel. Kane v. Healthfirst, Inc., et al . , No. 11 CIV 2325 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 3, 2015), keeping...

During February, the attorney editors on the LexisNexis Jury Verdict team covered several notable personal injury verdicts from across the country. We’ve come up with an informal list of the top five cases that really captured our attention this...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), a pro-life legal organization that focuses on constitutional law, has filed a second federal lawsuit challenging the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) mandate that violates...

By William A. Ruskin In an earlier article on January 5, 2012 , we discussed how New York practitioners should stay abreast of important new rules and proposed rules governing e-discovery in both the state and federal courts in New York. At that time...

By Mark Muntean Excerpt: 2011 Emerging Issues 5996 Repatriation of Dividends from a Wholly Owned Foreign Subsidiary Taxable under California State Law SUMMARY: This Emerging Issues Analysis discusses the repatriation of earnings from controlled...

The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research v. United States , 131 S. Ct. 704, 178 L. Ed. 2d 588, 2011 U.S. Lexis 609 (2011), provided guidance, after several decades of litigation, on the degree...

Two court actions in Wisconsin, one of them now before the Seventh Circuit, open a rare window into corporate tax compliance. These actions raise questions about IRS competence in audits and reveal big holes in federal laws to encourage and protect whistleblowers...

By Michele Borens and Jeffrey A. Friedman On November 9, 2010, the Maryland Tax Court issued another unfavorable decision against a taxpayer and upheld the Maryland Comptroller's assessment against out-of-state intangible holding companies. In...

By Jerome B. Libin On January 11, 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously upheld Treasury regulations interpreting the "service by a student" exclusion to the definition of "employment" for FICA purposes. Mayo Found. for Medical...

MARSHALL - The Lanier Law Firm has announced a patent infringement lawsuit filed on behalf of Longview, Texas-based InNova Patent Licensing LLC against a group of 36 corporate defendants accused of infringing an InNova patent that represents one of the...

NEW ORLEANS - The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and other animal protection and conservation organizations filed a lawsuit in federal court June 30 against British Petroleum America Inc., British Petroleum Exploration & Production and British Petroleum...

Tracking unclaimed property dormancy periods can present administrative problems for holders. Aside from reporting delinquency hazards that may follow a holder's failure to heed dormancy period limits, liability issues can emerge if the holder prematurely...

LexisNexis Overview: The 15 U.S.C.S. § 78j(b) implied private right of action did not extend to aiders and abettors, thus, suppliers' and customers' arrangements that allowed the investors' company to mislead its auditor and issue a misleading...