ArticleSignificant Changes To New York Estate And Income Tax EnactedWe previously alerted you to proposed legislation affecting New York estate tax law.United StatesTaxPatterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
Article6 Easy-To-Miss Points About New York’s Non-Profit Revitalization Act, Part II Of IINew York’s Non-Profit Revitalization Act (the "Act") went into effect on July 1, 2014. This is the second in a two-part series of easy-to-miss points about the Act. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawPatterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
ArticleHMRC Ordered To Bear The Costs Of An Ill-founded Bankruptcy (Re Adjei)Dispute Resolution analysis: In a case where a bankruptcy was annulled on the basis that the alleged tax liability was ill-founded and misconceived, HMRC has been ordered to bear the OR's and the trustees' costs of the bankruptcy.United KingdomInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringGatehouse Chambers
ArticleContemnor Required To Attend An In Person Hearing For Cross Examination (Deutsche Bank AG v Sebastian Holdings Inc And Another)Dispute Resolution analysis: An admitted contemnor subject to a suspended warrant for committal has been ordered to attend in person for cross examination in relation to the assets of a company he controlled. United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationGatehouse Chambers
ArticlePublic Authority Liability Update - Insurers Must Pay Higher Success Fee In NIHL ClaimsAlthough the rules changed on 1 April 2013, success fees are still recoverable where a CFA was entered into before that date. United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationClyde & Co
ArticleEmployers Can Discover Employee Facebook Posts, But....One of the high-profile battles being fought in the social media world continues to be over the ability of one party in a lawsuit to compel the other party to produce messages, posts, pictures, and other "private" things done over a social networking site like Facebook.United StatesEmployment and HRCozen O'Connor
ArticleSupreme Court Divided In Hawkins On Whether "Guarantor" Is An "Applicant" Under ECOAIn the first of what may be many 4-4 split decisions following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Hawkins v. Community Bank of Raymore.United StatesFinance and BankingFox Rothschild LLP
ArticleSupreme Court Divided in Hawkins on Whether "Guarantor" is an "Applicant" Under ECOAIn the first of what may be many 4-4 split decisions following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Hawkins v. Community Bank of Raymore, No. 14-520, ..United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationFox Rothschild LLP
ArticleCentral District Of California Declares Serial CIPA Plaintiff A Vexatious LitigantOn July 20, 2026, Judge R. Gary Klausner of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California declared Vivek Shah a vexatious litigant and entered a pre-filing order requiring him...United StatesPrivacyDuane Morris LLP
ArticleInclusionary Zoning: Superior Court Strikes Down City Of San Jose's "Inclusionary Housing" OrdinanceOn July 11, 2012, the Santa Clara County Superior Court entered a judgment declaring the City of San Jose’s inclusionary housing ordinance to be invalid. United StatesReal Estate and ConstructionSheppard
ArticleSolicitor General Argues That Antitrust Principles Do Not Warrant Overturning BrulotteOn Friday the Solicitor General filed an amicus brief in Kimble v. Marvel Enterprises.United StatesAntitrust/Competition LawPatterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
ArticleAction Items For Employers: Notice To Employees Of Health Insurance Marketplace & Related Updates To COBRA Election NoticesAs we have alerted you in the past, health care reform enacted in 2010 under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has imposed new obligations on employers and group health plans. United StatesEmployment and HRPatterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
ArticleCan You Sue Your Employer For Disability Discrimination?The law is clear: a disability should not be a barrier to professional success. Yet, many high-level employees and executives find themselves sidelined, denied reasonable accommodations, or pushed out of their roles after disclosing a medical condition.United StatesEmployment and HRPatterson Law Firm
ArticleRequired Changes To Deferred Compensation PlansIRS regulations regarding Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code will become effective on January 1, 2009. United StatesEmployment and HRPatterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
Article"Biosimilars" Under The 505(b)(2) PathwayEarlier this month, the FDA approved the biosimilar Zarxio (filgrastim-sndz) for sale in the United States. United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesPatterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
ArticleGene Patenting: Federal Circuit Upholds Patents To Isolated DNAOn Friday, the Federal Circuit issued its highly anticipated decision in Association for Molecular Pathology, et al. v. Myriad Genetics. United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesPatterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
ArticleUpdate On FDA's Approach To Labeling Biosimilars Like GenericsThe FDA Approved Label For The First U.S. Biosimilar, Sandoz's Zarxio, Has Raised Concerns. United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesPatterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
ArticleTax Provisions In Stimulus Act For Businesses And IndividualsThe recently enacted American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the "Stimulus Act") includes a number of new tax breaks, both large and small, and extends several existing tax breaks for businesses and individuals.United StatesTaxPatterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
ArticleCrypto Mining Dispute Dismissed: Court Rules For DefendantA recent crypto mining dispute was dismissed, not on a technicality, but on a failure of proof. This ruling is a stark reminder for miners and investors: in crypto litigation...United StatesTechnologyPatterson Law Firm