Civil Remedies

Read Tax Law news, alerts, and legal commentary from leading lawyers and law firms:

News & Analysis as of May 19, 2013

No Happy Trails For Victorville Tax Increment Bond Financing

by Keith Paul Bishop | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 4/30/2013

For more than thirty years, I’ve driven by, but never stopped at, the Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Museum in Victorville, California. The museum eventually relocated to Missouri but reportedly did not survive for long. Despite...more

A Month in UK Employment Law - January 2013

by Peta-Anne Barrow, Daniel Ornstein, Jennifer Wheater | Proskauer Rose LLP on 1/16/2013

In This Issue: - 2013 – What's On the Horizon - Changes Confirmed - Changes Expected In 2013 But No Implementation Date ...more

ESOP LEGAL NEWS - April 2012 • Volume 1, Number 2

by Dickinson Wright on 4/20/2012

INSIDE THIS ISSUE: The ESOP Association submits comments on corporate tax reform to House committee; ESOP champion Olympia Snowe not running for reelection; Pro-ESOP legislation garners support; Bear Stearns agrees to...more

Foreign Dividends in California: Apple Loses on Dividend Ordering. Now What?

by Reed Smith on 9/21/2011

Last week, the California Court of Appeal in Apple Inc. v. Franchise Tax Board rejected Apple's claim for preferential ordering for dividends paid by foreign subsidiaries. The court did, however, conclude that Apple was...more

Fifth Circuit Rejects Section 10(b) Scheme Liability in Absence of Explicit Attribution of Conduct or Statements to Defendant

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 11/18/2010

In Affco Investments 2001 LLC v. Proskauer Rose L.L.P., No. 09-20734, 2010 WL 4226685 (5th Cir. Oct. 27, 2010), the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that a law firm which allegedly assisted in...more

The IRS Whistleblower Program: Updated Summary for Lawyers with Potential Tax Whistleblower Claims

by Michael A. Sullivan on 5/8/2008

A detailed description of the country's major "whistleblower" law, the False Claims Act and its "qui tam" provisions, which allow private citizens to report fraud against the government and share in the government's recovery...more