The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has issued a decision holding that a third party that relies on a power of attorney is not immune from liability if the power of attorney is not valid. This decision calls into question third parties’ acceptance of powers of attorney.
In recent years I have been increasingly frustrated by the
On January 31, 2010, Jackson Hewitt Tax Service filed a lawsuit against H&R Block (Jackson Hewitt Inc. v. H&R Block Tax Services LLC) to stop a new advertising campaign. The complaint is that H&R Block’s "Second Look" marketing campaign is deceiving customers and diverting business away from Jackson Hewitt. They claim that H&R Block has
The Trust Advisor Blog posted this excellent interview with Jonathan Blattmachr about the future of Estate Planning: Visionary Predicts Future of estate Planning
Blattmachr on virtual law practice of "remote law":
"The next generation’s estate planners may serve a global clientele, without ever meeting a single client face to face.
More and more firms are
If the employer has the right to view the e-mails that were sent to the client at the place of employment, that could destroy the privilege.
Randall Ryder reports for Lawyerist.com:
"The California Court of Appeals recently found that a client’s e-mail to her attorney, regarding her plans to sue her employer, was not
Jack Hough writes for SmartMoney:
"Douglas Shulman says he uses a hired tax preparer because the U.S. tax code is so complex. That’s a bad sign. He’s the I.R.S. commissioner."
Read more: Tax System: Too Complex To Be Constitutional? – SmartMoney.com
"Consider the following two sentences from different sources:
1. "[A] statute which either forbids or
Death of Female Partner Puts Cozen Firm in Center of Same-Sex Marriage Comity Case
Law partner in Philadelphia firm dies and her parents and wife to whom she was legally married in Toronto in 2006 fight over her profit-sharing account.
See Martha Neil’s article in the ABA Journal online: Death of Female Partner Puts Cozen
Click here to read about the litigation over trusts in Walt Disney’s family. Hat Tip to Gary Beyer at Wills Trusts and Estates Prof Blog.
Robert Anglen, writing for the Arizona Republic: "The court battles revolve around the fortune of one of the legends of American entertainment, Walt Disney. They trace back to secret
Click Here to read the Wall Street Journal article about a defendant at a criminal sentencing hearing.
"The trial judge immediately found the defendant guilty of contempt for “uttering a profanity at me in my presence, in my sight, and in a calculated way.” He handed down a one-year prison sentence for contempt, on top
The biggest changes from the 2010 Tax Relief Act that became law on December 17, 2010 were outlined in last week’s column: extension of the Bush individual and capital gains tax cuts for two years, a one-year payroll tax cut, a top federal estate tax rate of 35% and a $5 million exemption for the
The new tax legislation passed by the House, December 15, and the Senate, December 16, (not to mention signed by the President) is referred to as a tax cut. That’s a misnomer. In fact, the legislation keeps taxes where they are. It prevents taxes from increasing. But a cut? No, not exactly.
Here are some