By: Timothy Murray , Murray, Hogue & Lannis Parties drafting contracts often want to set in stone the precise dollar amount of damages that will be awarded in the event of a breach, commonly called liquidated damages. The idea is that if a breach...

By: Richard Rothman , Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. Young professionals in a wide array of fields will have the opportunity to become a trusted advisor —someone to whom more senior executives or partners, clients, colleagues or friends turn...

By: Zach P. Hutton and Justin M. Scott , Paul Hastings. Introduction In Flores v. City of San Gabriel , 1 the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals considered an issue of first impression: whether “cash-inlieu of benefits” payments made directly...

Giuffre v. Andrew United States District Court for the Southern District of New York January 11, 2022, Decided; January 12, 2022, Filed 21-cv-6702 (LAK) Opinion  [*432]  Table of Contents Facts The Epstein Sex Trafficking Scheme Defendant's Relationship...

United States v. Nagle United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit April 27, 2015, Argued; September 30, 2015, Filed Nos. 14-3184 and 14-3422 Opinion  [*171]  OPINION OF THE COURT FISHER, Circuit Judge . Joseph Nagle and Ernest Fink were co-owners...

With heightened scrutiny of environmental compliance and conservation taking center stage at the Federal and international levels, making sure your client is up to date on its environmental and conservation compliance programs is more important than ever...

United States v. Webster United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida October 25, 2021, Decided; October 25, 2021, Entered on Docket CASE NO. 20-20172-CIV-GAYLES/TORRES Opinion ORDER AFFIRMING AND ADOPTING REPORT OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE...

Bridges v. United States Supreme Court of the United States May 4, 1953, Argued ; June 15, 1953, Decided No. 548 Opinion  [*210]   [**1057]   [***1563]  MR. JUSTICE BURTON delivered the opinion of the Court. In this proceeding we are limited to the consideration...

El v. Max Daetwyler Corp. United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit October 18, 2011, Submitted; October 20, 2011, Decided No. 11-1555 Opinion  [*258]  PER CURIAM: Darryl El appeals the district court's order dismissing his action filed...

My clients’ parents’ Will were drawn up in 2005 with the usual nil rate band discretionary trust, as was common then. Mother passed away first and the father passed away 9 months later. They both had mirror wills. Mother’s will...