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Subject Matter |
Doc Type |
Case/Document Name |
Filing/Document Date |
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Labor & Employment Law |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
U.S. Supreme Court Concludes “Reasonable Factors Other than Age” Exemption is an Affirmative Defense for which Employers Defending Disparate Impact Claims Under the ADEA Bear the Burden of Proof |
06/26/2008 |
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Insurance, International Law & Trade |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Exxon v. Baker: The United States Supreme Court Limits Punitive Damage Awards Under Maritime Law |
06/25/2008 |
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Labor & Employment Law |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Washington Supreme Court Holds That Statutory List of "Good Cause" Reasons to Quit Are Not Exclusive, Further Opening the Door For Claimants to Claim Unemployment Benefits After They Voluntarily Quit |
06/24/2008 |
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Taxation |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Gifts and Bequests from Expatriates May Result in Tax Liability for U.S. Citizens and Residents |
06/20/2008 |
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Taxation |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Foreign Subsidiaries of U.S. Companies May Be Liable for FICA Taxes |
06/19/2008 |
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Taxation |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Expatriation from the United States by U.S. Citizens and Long-Term Residents Triggers a Deemed Taxable Sale of Assets |
06/18/2008 |
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Insurance, International Law & Trade |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
A Sterling (Alaska) Result: The Alaska Supreme Court Denies Coverage for Leaked Gasoline under the Absolute Pollution Exclusion |
06/16/2008 |
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Finance & Banking |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Washington Court of Appeals Affirms Preemption of State Law Claims In Connection With Lending Practices |
06/13/2008 |
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Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Transportation |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Is your aircraft lessee sufficiently compensating you for fuel? |
06/09/2008 |
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Insurance |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Alaska Supreme Court Finds No Coverage Between Policy Cancellation and Reinstatement |
06/02/2008 |
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Labor & Employment Law |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
New Federal Law Prohibits Employers from Requiring Genetic Testing of Employees or Discriminating Against Employees on the Basis of Genetic Testing |
05/27/2008 |
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Labor & Employment Law |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Oregon Supreme Court Rejects Private Right of Action for Missed Rest Breaks |
05/21/2008 |
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Environmental Law |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Polar Bears Listed as Threatened Species, but Fish and Wildlife Takes Climate Change Out of Most Endangered Species Act Determinations |
05/15/2008 |
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Antitrust & Trade Regulation |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
FTC Grants Nine West's Petition to Permit Resale Price Maintenance |
05/14/2008 |
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Environmental Law |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Analysis to be Incorporated into Washington State Environmental Reviews |
05/09/2008 |
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Labor & Employment Law |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Alaska Supreme Court Unanimously Affirms Trial Court Award of Overtime Pay, Prejudgment Interest, Penalties and Attorneys' Fees to Incorrectly Classified Employee |
05/09/2008 |
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Real Estate |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Domestic Partnership Expansion Act: Washington Legislative Update |
05/02/2008 |
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Insurance, International Law & Trade |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Washington Court of Appeals holds that “Washington law does not, in fact, force insurers to pay for losses that they have not contracted to insure” |
04/18/2008 |
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Real Estate, Taxation, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Tax Pitfalls for Canadian Buyers of U.S. Recreational Property |
04/17/2008 |
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International Law & Trade, Maritime Law |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Ninth Circuit Applies U.S. Maritime Lien to a Pervasively Foreign Dispute |
04/08/2008 |
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Insurance |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Court Holds Any Contractual Waiver of Uberrimae Fidei Must be Explicit |
03/31/2008 |
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Labor & Employment Law |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Washington Legislative Update |
03/27/2008 |
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Construction Law |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
2008 Legislature Fails to Pass Bill Imposing Reasonable Care Standard on |
03/17/2008 |
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Finance & Banking |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Federal Legislation Update — New Mortgage Rescue Proposal Leverages Federal Housing Administration Guarantees to Refinance Loans |
03/17/2008 |
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Health |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Legislation Affecting Boarding Home Providers’ Ability to Withdraw from Medicaid Program Passed by Legislature |
03/13/2008 |
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Taxation |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Withholding of Oregon Tax on Out-of-State Sellers of Oregon Real Estate |
03/12/2008 |
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Taxation |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Restrict Imposition of B&O Tax on Wholesale Sales |
03/11/2008 |
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Environmental Law |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Washington Legislature Adopts Broad Climate Change Measure |
03/06/2008 |
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Environmental Law |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Washington Legislature Passes Tailpipe Emission Disclosure Bill |
03/05/2008 |
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Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
H-1B “Lottery” Coming: Begin Filing Preparations by March 2008 |
02/28/2008 |
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Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Health |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
OIG and HCCA Issue Government-Industry Roundtable Report: "Driving for Quality in Long-Term Care: A Board of Directors Dashboard" |
02/07/2008 |
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Labor & Employment Law, Military Law |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Families of Military Service Members Receive Expanded FMLA Rights Under the National Defense Authorization Act |
01/31/2008 |
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Civil Remedies, Commercial Law & Contracts, Construction Law |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Proposed Bill Could Dramatically Alter the Construction Industry |
01/25/2008 |
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Civil Remedies, Commercial Law & Contracts, Construction Law, Real Estate |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Washington Real Estate Legislative Update |
01/25/2008 |
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Civil Remedies, Civil Rights, Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
It's 2008: Are Your Policies for Oregon Employees Up to Date? |
01/23/2008 |
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Finance & Banking, Securities Law |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
U.S. Supreme Court Curtails Investor Lawsuits: Subprime Exposure |
01/16/2008 |
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Securities Law |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Supreme Court Rejects "Scheme Liability" in Section 10(b) Securities Cases |
01/16/2008 |
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Environmental Law, Real Estate, Zoning, Planning & Land Use |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Metro Area Urban and Rural Reserves: Senate Bill 1011 (2007) |
01/09/2008 |
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Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Transportation |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Washington's Draft Climate Change/Greenhouse Gas Reduction Recommendations Have Short Window for Public Comment |
01/04/2008 |
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Finance & Banking, Real Estate |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Federal Reserve Proposes New Mortgage Regulations--Public Comment Period Begins |
01/02/2008 |
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Administrative Law, Civil Remedies, Civil Rights, Real Estate |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Department of Justice & Major Continuing Care Provider Enter Into Groundbreaking Consent Order |
12/20/2007 |
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Elections & Politics, Finance & Banking, Real Estate |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Bush Announces Five-Year Interest Rate Freeze Agreement |
12/13/2007 |
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Labor & Employment Law |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
EEOC Issues Fact Sheet on Employment Tests and Selection Procedures to Screen Applicants, Workers |
12/11/2007 |
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Civil Remedies, Real Estate, Zoning, Planning & Land Use |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Measure 49 Synopsis |
11/30/2007 |
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Finance & Banking, Real Estate |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Mortgage Reform Bill Passes the House: Sweeping Changes to Federal Regulation Are on the Horizon |
11/30/2007 |
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Insurance |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
A Ray of Hope for Washington Insurance Defense Law |
11/26/2007 |
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Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
New Form I-9 and Handbook for Employers |
11/09/2007 |
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Civil Remedies, Insurance |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Voters Approve Insurance Fair Conduct Act |
11/07/2007 |
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Civil Remedies, Insurance |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Voters Approve Insurance Fair Conduct Act (2) |
11/07/2007 |
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Consumer Protection, Criminal Law, Finance & Banking, Real Estate, Securities Law |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Federal Regulators & Prosecutors Ramp Up Resources in the Mortgage Fraud Arena |
11/06/2007 |
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Finance & Banking, Real Estate |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
New Details Emerge Regarding Congressman Barney Frank's Proposed Amendements to Federal Mortgage Laws |
10/31/2007 |
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Administrative Law, Construction Law, Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Greenhouse Gas Inventory----State & Local Governments Want to Know Your Project's Carbon Footprint |
10/22/2007 |
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Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade, Taxation |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
New Protocol to the United States-Canada Income Tax Treaty |
10/17/2007 |
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Administrative Law, Civil Remedies, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Washington Supreme Court Holds That Drive Time to First Jobsite From Home & From Last Jobsite to Home in Company-Issued Vehicle May Be Compensable "Work Time" Under Washington Minimum Wage Act |
10/14/2007 |
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Insurance |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Court Puts Teeth (Well, Tusks, Actually) into Duty to Defend |
09/19/2007 |
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Administrative Law, Health |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Feeding Assistant Regulations Upheld by Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals |
09/05/2007 |
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Administrative Law, Civil Remedies, Labor & Employment Law |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
To WARN or Not to WARN? That is the Question for Companies in the Troubled Subprime Mortgage Industry |
08/28/2007 |
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Labor & Employment Law, Taxation |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
City of Seattle's Employee Hours Tax |
08/27/2007 |
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Civil Remedies, Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
The Most Important Ten Minutes: The Oregon Court of Appeals Creates a Private Right of Action for Missed or Short Rest Breaks |
08/10/2007 |
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Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Less Freedom for Employers to Contract: The Oregon Legislature Toughens Laws on Noncompete Agreements |
08/10/2007 |
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Finance & Banking, Real Estate, Taxation |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
The Washington Court of Appeals Has Foreclosed a Potential B&O Tax Deduction for Mortgage Lenders Who Sell Loans on the Secondary Market |
08/01/2007 |
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Family Law, Health |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
New Washington Domestic Partnership Legislation Affects Providers of Long Term Care & Senior Housing |
07/26/2007 |
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Civil Remedies, Commercial Law & Contracts, Consumer Protection |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Supreme Court Refuses to Enforce Class Action Lawsuit Bans Contained in Consumer Service Agreements |
07/24/2007 |
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Civil Procedure, Civil Remedies, Environmental Law, Real Estate, Zoning, Planning & Land Use |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Measure 37: Approaching Year Zero Plus Three |
07/17/2007 |
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Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Finance & Banking, Taxation, Zoning, Planning & Land Use |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
New Markets Tax Credits----The New Brownfields Development Tool |
07/17/2007 |
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Agriculture, Environmental Law, Real Estate, Zoning, Planning & Land Use |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Developing Former Agricultural Land? Plan on Looking for Pesticides |
07/17/2007 |
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Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
The Puget Sound Partnership |
07/17/2007 |
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Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Finance & Banking, Real Estate, Zoning, Planning & Land Use |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Environs: An Environmental Law Update |
07/17/2007 |
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Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
U.S. Government Immigration Authorities' Visa Number Rescission Bamboozles Employers & Their Foreign Employees |
07/06/2007 |
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Securities Law |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
U.S. Supreme Court Construes "Strong Inference" of Scienter Requirement Under PSLRA in Favor of Defendants |
07/02/2007 |
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Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law & Contracts |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Supreme Court Holds Minimum Resale Price Maintenance No Longer Per Se Illegal |
06/29/2007 |
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Civil Remedies, Environmental Law |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
United States District Court Holds Raw Wood Debris is Not a Hazardous Substance but Allocates Cleanup Costs to Owners |
06/22/2007 |
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Administrative Law, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
July Sizzles with Immigration Rule Change |
06/21/2007 |
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Civil Remedies, Environmental Law |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Supreme Court Unanimously Confirms Private Parties' Right to Cost Recovery Under CERCLA |
06/12/2007 |
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Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
EEOC Issues New Enforcement Guidance on "Family Responsibilities Discrimination" and Holds Public Meeting on Employer Best Practices for Work/Family Balance |
05/31/2007 |
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Civil Remedies, Insurance |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Washington Passes Stringent Insurance Fair Conduct Act |
05/21/2007 |
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Insurance, Labor & Employment Law |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Governor Gregoire Signs Insurance Fair Conduct Act into Law |
05/18/2007 |
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Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Privacy |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Recent Legislative Changes and How They Shift the Legal Landscape for Employers |
05/09/2007 |
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Environmental Law, Real Estate |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Washington Adopts Partial No Further Action Letters Giving Property Owners More Flexibility on Cleanups |
05/01/2007 |
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Consumer Protection, Environmental Law |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Washington Becomes First State to Ban Flame Retardants |
04/18/2007 |
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Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Health, Labor & Employment Law |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
MS Issues Q&A as Final Guidance on Requirements of Deficit Reduction Act |
04/06/2007 |
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Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Cap for H-1Bs Hit in One Day: Some Options Remain |
04/05/2007 |
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Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law, Taxation |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Analysis of Final Regulations Under Code Section 409A (added by American Jobs Creation Act of 2004) |
04/01/2007 |
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Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law, Privacy |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms That Employers May Consent to Government Search & Seizure of Employee's Private Office & Workplace Computer |
02/09/2007 |
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Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law |
Legal Article/Newsletter |
Deadline for Speeding up the Green Card Process Approaches, Window Closes January 20, 2007 |
01/09/2007 |
