ArticleFive Steps You Can Take When Your Ex-Spouse Talks Negatively About You To The ChildrenYour child has just returned home from a visit with your ex-spouse. United StatesFamily and MatrimonialDickinson Wright PLLC
ArticlePlease Don't Send That Inappropriate Email/Text To Your Ex-SpouseMy clients often provide me with copies of their emails and text communications with their ex-spouse.United StatesFamily and MatrimonialDickinson Wright PLLC
ArticleMichigan Court Extends Physician-Patient Privilege To Apply To Any Entity That Obtains Protected Medical Information From A DoctorOn March 12, 2013, the Michigan Court of Appeals in Meier v. Awaad, No. 310808, held that the Michigan Department of Community Health could utilize the state's physician-patient privilege to protect against disclosure of medical records in its possession.United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesDickinson Wright PLLC
ArticleRecent Cases Are Reminders Of Need For Careful Drafting Of Agreements With PhysiciansTwo recent cases are reminders of the need for care in drafting agreements with physicians and providers of similar services. In both cases, the courts ruled in favor of the "employing" practice group and the practitioner-employee was found to have breached the agreement.United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesDickinson Wright PLLC
ArticleNew Form I-9 Again For EmployersOn July 17, 2017 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the availability of a new version of the Form I-9. United StatesImmigrationDickinson Wright PLLC
ArticleU.S. Appeals Court For The Federal Circuit Affirms Decision On Hitkansut Attorney FeesDickinson Wright PLLC is pleased to announce that the U.S. Appeals Court for the Federal Circuit released a 12-page opinion on May 1, 2020 affirming Hitkansut LLC's request for attorneys' fees...United StatesIntellectual PropertyDickinson Wright PLLC
ArticleGaming And Hospitality Legal News, Volume 12, Number 12: Nevada Gaming Commission Regulatory Adoption Presents New Opportunities For Wager FundingOn June 25th, 2020, the Nevada Gaming Commission held a hearing in which it adopted amendments to the Nevada Gaming Regulations to permit the direct or indirect electronic funding of wagering on a gameUnited StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentDickinson Wright PLLC
ArticleGaming Legal News: April 12, 2012 - Volume 6, Number 7A group of unnamed developers operating under the title "Citizens for More Michigan Jobs" obtained approval from the Michigan Board of State Canvassers on April 3, 2012, as to the form of a petition to amend Michigan’s constitution to permit the establishment of eight new land-based commercial casinos. United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentDickinson Wright PLLC
ArticleGaming Legal News: Volume 6, Number 27, December 4, 2013The Seminar Group’s 11th annual Northwest Gaming Law Summit, which has a heavy focus on tribal gaming, is set for December 12–13 in Seattle, Washington. United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentDickinson Wright PLLC
ArticleDid Data Scraping Just Get A Tiny Bit Safer?Is it okay to scrape data from another website? This is a frequently asked question that almost always leads to an ambiguous and equivocal answer. United StatesPrivacyDickinson Wright PLLC
ArticleArizona PROP 208 – Big Tax Increase Possible In ArizonaOn the ballot in Arizona this November is Proposition 208 (the "Proposition"). Proponents assert it will benefit students in public schools.United StatesTaxDickinson Wright PLLC
ArticleContinued IRS Attack On ‘Zero Out' Of ProfitsA prior article in this publication (IRS Attack on Zeroed Out Taxable Income in Recent Tax Court Cases) discussed the lessons that physician and other incorporated medical practice groups...United StatesTaxDickinson Wright PLLC
ArticleThe Federal Transfer Tax Exemption: Increased Amount But Less Time To Use ItUnlike income taxes, the transfer tax rates remain the same for 2020 since they are not subject to COLA changes.United StatesTaxDickinson Wright PLLC
ArticleBC Franchise Laws Come Into EffectOn February 1, 2017, the British Columbia Franchises Act and Regulations came into effect making British Columbia the sixth province in Canada with franchise legislation.CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawDickinson Wright PLLC
ArticleOntario Passes New Legislation Governing Tips And GratuitiesOntario restaurants, bars and other businesses with employees who receive some of their pay through tips and gratuities will face new laws governing how these tips are collected and distributed to employees beginning this summer.CanadaEmployment and HRDickinson Wright PLLC
ArticleRecording Workplace Conversations In Canada Versus The United StatesThere has been a recent trend whereby one party to a workplace conversation secretly records it and then attempts to use it as evidence against the other party.CanadaEmployment and HRDickinson Wright PLLC
ArticleGood News For Creators: Canada Extends Copyright TermJust under the wire, before the end of 2022, Canada enacted a significant change to its copyright law. December 30 was fixed[1] as the day on which section 281 of the Budget Implementation Act...CanadaIntellectual PropertyDickinson Wright PLLC
ArticleInternet Gaming Launches In Ontario – Alberta Next?Pursuant to the Canadian Criminal Code, only provincial governments may conduct and manage Internet gaming. Eight provinces currently conduct and manage Internet gaming.CanadaMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentDickinson Wright PLLC
ArticleCourt Of Appeal Decides Fate Of "Crypto King" $500,000 DepositIn 2021, the self-proclaimed "Crypto King," along with an associate, paid a $500,000 deposit to purchase a commercial real estate property to store their exotic car collection.CanadaReal Estate and ConstructionDickinson Wright PLLC
ArticleRelease Of The 2021 Canadian BudgetOn April 19, 2021, Canada's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Chrystia Freeland, released the first official budget in the past two years, titled, Federal Budget 2021...CanadaTaxDickinson Wright PLLC