By Michael A. Mora | February 15, 2024
"The jury awarded 61 times what the county valued the case at," said Luis Suarez, a partner at Heise Suarez Melville.
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By Cheryl Miller | February 15, 2024
Ohio voters approved adult-use cannabis legalization in November. But state lawmakers have proposed significant changes to the initiated statute, putting the new law's immediate future in a haze.
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By Thomas E. L. Dewey | February 15, 2024
While working toward a settlement, it is common for parties to email proposed terms and settlement amounts without necessarily expecting that their communications will be enforceable. 'Elysium Health v. ChromaDex' illustrates that settlement terms can be enforceable without a formal, executed agreement if the parties express mutual assent and intention to be bound.
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By ALM Staff | February 15, 2024
This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decision editors.
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By Andrew M. Gordon and Lauren Swanson | February 15, 2024
With the large number of small businesses in Florida that depend on independent contractors, Florida employers need to take time to understand the final rule and make any changes necessary to their business model so they can best avoid the serious economic costs of worker misclassification.
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By Amanda Bronstad | February 14, 2024
Roundup trials are scheduled to start in the coming week in California, Pennsylvania and Arkansas. A fourth trial began earlier this month in Delaware.
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By Michael A. Mora | February 14, 2024
"The Court notes that the motion would be denied but for the rule that the Court may not comment upon its merits," the state court judge held. "This case illustrates how that rule leads to wasteful abuse."
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By Allison Dunn | February 14, 2024
State and federal trial courts have split on whether punitive damages are available for contract claims outside of the insurance context, according to a recent ruling from U.S. District Judge Michael Shea of the District of Connecticut.
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By Michael J. Hutter | February 14, 2024
A unanimous decision from the Court of Appeals forcefully emphasized that in legal matters, either in response to a FOIL request or in civil litigation, a governmental entity and its counsel are entitled to engage in confidential communications with counsel to discuss, establish and maintain its legal position, protected by the privilege. Due to the significance of the case, this article discusses the court's decision and the takeaways from it.
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By David E. Kahen and Elliot Pisem | February 14, 2024
In 'Estate of Fry v. Commissioner', payments by one S corporation to another under identical ownership were recorded as intercompany loans. Following issuance of a notice of deficiency premised on the shareholder's stock basis in the debtor corporation being insufficient to support the losses claimed by him, the petitioners were ultimately successful in persuading the Tax Court that the transfers should be recharacterized as distributions by one corporation to its shareholder, coupled with contributions by that shareholder to the other corporation.
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