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CRE Questions Unanswered In Treasury Guidance On New Business Interest Deduction Limit
April 11, 2018
GlobeSt.comThe notice does provide some helpful guidance to C Corporations but there are still unanswered questions about commercial real estate…
From life in prison to parole in May: Philly juvenile lifer hopes for secondchance
April 9, 2018
Metro US - PhiladelphiaOne of Philadelphia’s juvenile lifers is hoping to return to work as a barber. Philadelphia man Michael Holmes, 46, has…
3rd Circuit adds to Citgo’s bill for 2004 oil spill near Philadelphia
March 29, 2018
ReutersA federal appeals court on Thursday added to the $120 million in damages that Citgo must pay for cleanup costs…
3rd Circ. Ups Citgo’s Tab In Fight Over $100M Spill Judgment
March 29, 2018
Law360The Third Circuit handed down a precedential opinion Thursday that saddled three Citgo units with the lion’s share of liability for a…
Bill Cosby’s fate could turn on a pivotal court decision expected next week
March 2, 2018
ABC NewsThe Pennsylvania judge at the center of the criminal retrial of comedian Bill Cosby on sexual assault charges could rule as soon as early…
ABA Young Lawyers Division Business Law Committee – Member Spotlight on Ernest D. Holtzheimer
February 28, 2018
ABA Young Lawyers Division Business Law Committee (February 2018 issue)Montgomery McCracken attorney Ernest D. Holtzheimer was recently featured in the ABA Young Lawyers Division Business Law Committee’s Member Spotlight….
Pa. Ruling May Spur More Class Suits Against In-State Cos.
February 23, 2018
Law360In the wake of a recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court finding that nonresidents can sue Pennsylvania businesses over out-of-state transactions under the state’s…
Former Morgan Stanley Broker Says Firm Destroyed Evidence
February 22, 2018
ThinkAdvisorTodd Walker says a FINRA arb panel failed to consider that Morgan Stanley shredded hundreds of boxes of his records…
Insider Tips Case Shows 3rd Circ.’s Caution On Sentencings
February 16, 2018
Law360A recent Third Circuit opinion that scrapped a nearly four-year prison sentence for a former Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP managing clerk…
Court Watchers See Pa. GOP’s Gerrymandering Appeal as a Long Shot
January 30, 2018
The Legal IntelligencerThe recent decision to void Pennsylvania’s congressional map over gerrymandering concerns may cause some confusion in the upcoming election, but,…
Why The Tax Law Might Turn Your Lenders Into Investors
January 29, 2018
GlobeSt.comWASHINGTON, DC–One provision of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act, namely section 163(j), has implications that could turn lenders into…
9th Circ. Sets High Bar For Nationwide Class Settlements
January 25, 2018
Law360Multistate consumer class action settlements will have to clear a higher bar before scoring approval, experts say, after the Ninth…
A C Corp. Or A Pass-Through Entity?
January 23, 2018
GlobeSt.comWASHINGTON, DC–The Tax Cut and Jobs Act is the biggest change to the US tax code in 30 years. There…
Report on AHLA’s Networking Breakfast: “Making the Most of your Mentor Relationships”
January 2, 2018
American Health Lawyers Association - Connections December 2017 IssueOn November 7, 2017, AHLA’s Women’s Leadership Council and Young Professionals Council co-sponsored the “Making the Most of your Mentor…
The Many Unknowns In The Tax Bill’s CRE Provisions
January 2, 2018
GlobeSt.comThe Tax Cut and Jobs Act is the biggest change to the US tax code in 30 years. Little wonder,…
Where 5 Top MDLs Stand At The End Of 2017
December 21, 2017
Law360Multidistrict litigation dockets sizzled in 2017 with a spate of notable bellwether trials and a handful of attention-grabbing settlements, as…
Hey, Rosie O’Donnell: It’s Illegal to Offer Cash to GOP Senators to Switch Vote on Tax Bill
December 20, 2017
TheWrapBut legal experts tell TheWrap the comic is unlikely to be prosecuted even if her tweet was serious On Tuesday,…
Blagojevich, Silver Seek Clarity from SCOTUS Post-McDonnell
December 19, 2017
Bloomberg LawThe U.S. Supreme Court has at least two opportunities this term to take up a case that could further define…
Can Concussion Litigation Make the Leap to Products Liability?
December 15, 2017
The Legal IntelligencerSports-related concussion litigation has been expanding across the country, with everything from the NFL and colleges to high schools and…
OW Bunker Tells 2nd Circ. Subcontractors Can’t Claim Fuel
October 13, 2017
Law360Bankrupt marine fuel supplier and trader O.W. Bunker AS on Thursday urged the Second Circuit to affirm that several liens…