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The United States has tax treaties with nearly 70 countries to prevent double taxation and curb tax evasion. These treaties, based on Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution, are reciprocal and...
Real estate activities are highly regulated, and each state has laws governing specific prohibited practices as well as liabilities and penalties for violations. Explore this state law survey covering...
Contractual disputes regarding allegations of fraud are often complex, time-consuming, and expensive to litigate. Parties may amicably negotiate an acquisition agreement without even considering whether...
This practice note covers FDA prior notice requirements for imported food, including scope and exceptions, notification contents and timing, methods of submitting notice, and consequences for failing to...
Do you need guidance on drafting international employment contracts? Read our International Employment Agreements: Key Drafting Tips practice note, by John L. Sander, Michael Watts, and William Ellis,...
A recent case in the Eighth Circuit makes clear that plan documents, and what they say, are important. We know this, but sometimes, especially in welfare benefit plans, the particulars aren’t always spelled out. ERISA plans often require participants to exhaust internal claim procedures before they can take the plan, or its fiduciaries, to court. In this Eighth Circuit case, the claim denial letter to a life insurance beneficiary required exhaustion, but the plan document didn’t. ERISA requires that the terms of an employee benefit plan be committed to written plan documents so that plan participants, by reviewing those documents, can learn their rights and obligations under the plan. So said the court, too.
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