1,389 results found

In general, the presence of a third party (not the attorney or her agent and not the client or her agent) will preclude application of the attorney-client privilege.

The continuing challenge for the practitioner is to effectively advocate for the represented client, without appearing to be unfair or unreasonable, while guiding the court to avoid any temptation to "cut corners"...

In unanimously holding that a bank was not shielded from liability after removing a joint tenant with right of survivorship from accounts without his consent, the Tennessee Supreme Court dropped

Over a decade ago, the Texas Supreme Court held that any document provided to a testifying expert in anticipation of her testimony must be disclosed to the other side

Appellate legal services require more than research and writing skills—they demand the kind of experience that allows practitioners to distinguish between merely available arguments and truly outcome-determinative ones. Understanding which facts in a record matter to appellate courts, which issues deserve attention, and how to preserve error at trial separates effective appellate advocacy from generic legal work.

Like most commercial litigators, I do not often find myself dealing with questions of religion or divine providence during work hours.

The US Supreme Court recently emphasized that pleadings under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure do not require a statement of the legal theory supporting the claim.

Plaintiff failed to establish defendants' minimum contacts in breach of contract case...

Wouldn't it be better if we could stop the clock of time and bury "age" with all other unpleasant things?

On April 9, 2020, the IRS issued Notice 2020-23 (the "Notice") to provide additional extensions of certain tax filing deadlines, which Notice supplements Notice 2020-18 and Notice 2020-20.

On 14 September 2017, the IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2017-53, setting out the requirements for ‘preferred written advice' upon which a US domestic private foundation can rely when making grants to non-US charities.

The IRS has issued Notice 2020-22 (see https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/n-20-22.pdf) to provide further guidance to employers seeking to obtain the relief of the refundable tax credits provided in both (i) the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the "Families First Act") and (ii) the CARES Act.

On April 18, 2016, the Mississippi Legislature passed Senate Bill 2858 and enacted the "Taxpayer Pay Raise Act of 2016."

The Tax Court reminded taxpayers and practitioners alike that a single sale can result in dealer treatment and, perhaps even more importantly, that the taxpayer bears the burden of proof.

On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the "OBBB") into law. While technically a budget reconciliation law, the OBBB is a significant piece of legislation...

Ransomware has become the fastest growing type of cybercrime facing businesses today. In 2021, loss values were estimated to have reached at least 57 times those in 2015...

So your client has been involved in motor vehicle collision. Now what? Whether representing a plaintiff or a defendant in a crash, preserving all potentially relevant evidence is an obvious first concern.

On May 14, 2020, noting that (1) "since the time of the original Stay at Home order, the number of new COVID-19 cases and COVID-related hospitalizations in Louisiana have decreased, with the...