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News & Analysis as of May 21, 2013

Points & Authorities - Fall 2012

by Buchalter Nemer on 12/6/2012

In This Issue: - The Innovative Design Protection Act: Bound for Success or Doomed to Fail? - Strategic Licensing Considerations - New Faces - Points from the President - Think Again Before Walking Away from...more

Legal Sense with James Andrews

by Andrews Law, PLC on 11/7/2012

Attorney James R. Andrews II is the host of Legal Sense with James Andrews. James was born in East Orange, New Jersey. He graduated from high school in Whippany, New Jersey and then attended the University of Virginia where...more

Damon Key Legal Alert (Spring/Summer 2012) - Legal newsletter with articles on Foreign Accounts and the 2012 Offshore Voluntary...

by Robert Thomas on 7/6/2012

Legal newsletter with articles on Foreign Accounts and the 2012 Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Initiative, Bankruptcy law, the new I-9 Form in Immigration law, and an update on the law of Hawaii vacation rentals. ...more

Impact of Bankruptcy Filing by Beneficiary of Decedent's Estate by Ann Marie Maccarone and Deborah DiNardo, Esq.

by Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP on 3/29/2011

As we have previously reported, litigation related to decedents’ estates continues to be generated due to the increase in bankruptcy filings by beneficiaries. A recent Rhode Island Supreme Court case, In Re Edwin H....more

The Availability of Florida's Wildcard Personal Property Exemption to Debtors Owning Homestead Property and Not Claiming a...

by Jorge Abril on 2/7/2011

Recently, a Florida Bankruptcy Court discussed whether a debtor in bankruptcy who owns a home worth less than the balance on his mortgage may claim the wildcard personal property exemption found in Fla. Stat. § 222.25 and...more