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News & Analysis as of May 23, 2013

President Obama Signs "Fiscal Cliff" Legislation into Law

by Edward Beckwith, John Lehrer II, Michael Nydegger, Jeffrey Paravano, Edward Ptaszek, Jr., Paul Schmidt, Christopher Swift, William J. Weber | BakerHostetler on 1/4/2013

As you likely have heard, the President signed the American Taxpayer Relief Act (H.R. 8) (the "Act") on January 2, 2013. The Act, popularly known as the "fiscal cliff" legislation, permanently extends the Bush era tax cuts...more

Legal Alert: Discounting of Capital Credits of Deceased Members Upheld in North Carolina

by Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 8/15/2012

On August 8, 2012, the North Carolina Business Court held that electric cooperatives may lawfully discount capital credits of deceased members when they are retired early. The court also held that electric cooperatives do not...more

Insights - Spring 2012

by Thomas Blank, David Conaway, Thomas Cotter, Regina Joseph, Serena Lipski, Barbara Rivas, Stephen Rothschild, Joseph Simpson, J. Todd Timmerman, Mark Wagoner | Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP on 5/28/2012

In This Issue: JOBS Act: Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act; Fracking: Ohio’s New Oil and Gas Boom; 2012 Estate Planning; American Airlines: Who’s Flying the Plane? Labor Law Update; S Corporations; Blow to Method...more