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Eversheds Sutherland LLP
over 2 years ago
Tax Law
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California Court of Appeal Finds That Sourcing of Income for Individuals Applies to Trusts
The California Court of Appeal held that California income tax applies to the entire amount of trust income that is derived from California sources, even though a trust is managed in part by a non-resident trustee. The taxpayer had requested a refund...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 5 years ago
Immigration Law
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TRUST Act Signed Into Law In Illinois
NIJC, Aug. 28, 2017 - "Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner (R) signed the Illinois TRUST Act (SB 31) into law this morning, enacting the nation’s strongest state-level due process protections for immigrants who fear any interaction with local police...
Larson's Spotlight
over 8 years ago
Workers' Compensation
Recent Cases, News, Trends & Developments
Federal: Bankruptcy Trustee Has No Claim to Worker’s MSA Held in Bank Account
A Federal Bankruptcy Court in Pennsylvania has held in relevant part that a Medicare Set-Aside is not subject to administration by a bankruptcy trustee because it is not property of the bankruptcy estate in spite of the fact that it might be held in a...
J. Wylie Donald
over 8 years ago
Climate Change
Climate Change Blog
Alaska Supreme Court Opens the Door for Alternative Theory in Public Trust Litigation
By J. Wylie Donald & Jeffrey Janicke As this blog has discussed on several prior occasions, Our Children’s Trust , an Oregon public interest group, has coordinated lawsuits in numerous states seeking to apply the public trust doctrine...
GreenbergTraurig
over 8 years ago
Real Estate Law
Real Estate Law Blog
Lenders’ Rights Under Threat in Nevada: the Nevada Supreme Court Rules That Homeowners Association Liens Can Extinguish First Deeds of Trust
In a September 2014 ruling, the Nevada Supreme Court held that a homeowners association’s (HOA) non-judicial foreclosure sale can extinguish a mortgage lender’s previously-recorded first deed of trust on a property if that foreclosure is to...
Christopher G. Hill
over 8 years ago
Real Estate Law
Real Estate Law Blog
Trust Your Gut When Deciding Whether to Sign a Construction Contract
My last Construction Law Musings were about the need to communicate before, during and after a construction project. Here I continue my thoughts on some business practices that make my life as a construction attorney and adviser (not to mention your lives...
Liza Weiman Hanks
over 8 years ago
Estate and Elder Law
Estate and Elder Law Blog
Ask Liza: Your Living Trust Can Hold An S Corporation
By Liza Weiman Hanks Dear Liza: My son and I own an S corporation. Can an S corp be put into a trust? If not how would an S corp be put into a trust? Yes! You can put your S corporation into your living trust by transferring your ownership of your...
LexisNexis Legal Newsroom Staff
over 7 years ago
Estate and Elder Law
Estate and Elder Law Blog
The Gatekeeper Of Intentional Interference With Expectancy Of Inheritance: An ‘In Adequate Remedy In Probate’
By Shirley L. Kovar | In this Emerging Issues Analysis, Shirley L. Kovar, a partner in the Estate & Trust Litigation Practice and International Private Client groups at Henderson, Caverly, Pum & Charney, LLP in San Diego, identifies some of...
Dave Tate
over 11 years ago
Estate and Elder Law
Estate and Elder Law Blog
New California Trust Case–Capacity to Execute a Trust, Andersen v. Hunt
Andersen v. Hunt (California Court of Appeal, Second District, B221077, June 14, 2011) Summary: the capacity to execute a trust is evaluated pursuant to Cal. Prob. Code §§810 to 813; however, "§§810 to 813 do not set out a single...
Kathy Bazoian Phelps
over 10 years ago
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy Law Blog
Not Surprisingly, Bank Settlements Follow the Big Verdict Against TD Bank
The Ponzi Blog by Kathy Bazoian Phelps on February 16, 2012, analyzed on the jury verdict of $67 million in favor of Coquina Investments against TD Bank for its participation in the Rothstein Ponzi scheme in Florida. Now two more bank settlements are...
LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff
over 12 years ago
Litigation
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No Vote From U.S. Senate On Indian Trust Settlement
HELENA, Mont. - (AP) Supporters of a $3.4 billion government settlement with American Indians will have to keep waiting. The U.S. Senate is scheduled to adjourn Wednesday without giving the Obama administration the authority to settle a class-action lawsuit...
LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff
over 12 years ago
Litigation
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Senate Rejects $3 Billion Indian Trust Settlement
HELENA, Mont. - (AP) The U.S. Senate has rejected a $3.4 billion government settlement with American Indians that had been added to a much larger war-funding bill. The Senate passed the almost $60 billion bill funding President Obama's troop surge...
LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff
over 12 years ago
Litigation
News Headlines
$3.4B Indian Settlement Added To War Funding Bill
HELENA, Mont. - (AP) The U.S. House of Representatives attached a $3.4 billion government settlement with Indian trust beneficiaries to a war-funding bill that it passed just before breaking for the July Fourth holiday. The settlement was one of several...