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High Net Worth Family Tax Report, Vol. 8, No. 2 -- May 2013

by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 5/18/2013

President’s fiscal year 2014 budget contains numerous tax provisions - President Barack Obama released his proposed budget for the government’s fiscal year 2014 on April 10, 2013, and, not surprisingly, the budget...more

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 Passes United States Senate

by Stanley Kaminski, Carolyn Sprinchorn | Duane Morris LLP on 5/9/2013

On May 6, 2013, the United States Senate passed the Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 (the "Act") by a vote of 69 to 27. The legislation (S. 743) now moves to the House of Representatives for consideration....more

Advertising Law -- May 09, 2013

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 5/9/2013

Harsh Criticism for Ad Industry Over DNT - The advertising industry faced harsh criticism at a hearing held by Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.V.). He addressed the implementation of a federal Do Not Track program and...more

California Federal Court Holds Online Purchase Transactions For Shipped Merchandise Not Covered By Song-Beverly Credit Card Act

by BuckleySandler LLP on 5/8/2013

On April 30, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California held that Section 1747.08 of the Song-Beverly Credit Card Act, which prohibits retailers from requiring personal information as a condition to...more

About California’s Right to Know Act of 2013 – What, Me Worry?

by Jake Romero | Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security on 4/30/2013

If you got Google, Facebook and Microsoft into a room and asked them to compile a list of things that they are most afraid of, that list would probably look something like this...more

The Tax Man Cometh To Cyberspace

by Jamie Ribman | Looper Reed & McGraw, P.C. on 4/30/2013

Rose Pettle is the owner of Florist Gump, a chain of flower shops throughout Texas. Ever the entrepreneur, Rose launched Bloomarama.com, an internet business selling many floral items in her brick and mortar stores. ...more

Senate Approval of Marketplace Fairness Act Seems Imminent

by Noah Stern | Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 4/24/2013

What is the Marketplace Fairness Act? - For years, most Americans have been aware of an apparent sales tax loophole. If a consumer buys a television set at a brick and mortar store, sales tax will be due on the...more

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - April 2013

by Joshua Gruenspecht, Ken Kumayama, Stuart D. Levi, Sigrid Neilson, Shari Piré, Pierre Servan-Schreiber | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 4/15/2013

In This Issue: - Data-Breach Class Actions After the Supreme Court Decision in Clapper - California Supreme Court Holds That Song-Beverly Credit Card Act Does Not Apply to Online Purchases -...more

Amazon, the New York Internet Tax, and the Phalanx of Drummers

by David Morganelli | Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP on 4/3/2013

The New York Court of Appeals (“Court of Appeals”) ruled on March 28, 2013 that internet based retailers, such as Amazon and Overstock.com, are “physically” present in New York State by virtue of the way in which they conduct...more

Infrastructure Alert - March 26, 2013

by Cozen O'Connor on 3/26/2013

This Friday, President Obama will visit the Port of Miami. On July 19, 2012, President Obama put the Port of Miami on his “We Can’t Wait” list of expedited infrastructure projects to instruct the Army Corps of Engineers to...more

Sales and Use Tax for Nonprofits: Updates & Expectations for 2013

by Walter R. Calvert, Tammara F. Langlieb, Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum | Venable LLP on 3/26/2013

In this presentation: - Internet Selling - Internet Buying - Nexus - Sales and Use Tax Audits - Conference Hosting Please see full presentation below for more information....more

EU Parliament Approves Online Transaction Dispute Resolution Platform

by BuckleySandler LLP on 3/25/2013

On March 12, the European Commission announced that the European Parliament voted to support new legislation governing the out-of-court resolution of contractual disputes resulting from online transactions for the sale of...more

Getting Real on the Counterfeit Goods Front: The Growing Problem on Distribution of Counterfeit Products Through the Internet

by Julianne Davis, Jay Smith-Hill | Lane Powell PC - Intellectual Property Law &... on 3/5/2013

Originally published in the Portland Business Journal on February 22, 2013. Counterfeit sales make up as much as 7 percent of worldwide trade. All told, counterfeiting is a $650 billion industry. An estimated...more

Advertising Law -- Feb 21, 2013

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 2/22/2013

In This Issue: Neutrogena Escapes Class Certification; It's Not "Hip" to Steal Contact Info; Leibowitz Leaves the FTC—Who Will Take His Place?; A Court Ruling Wouldn't Be Kosher; California Supreme Court: Some Online...more

California Supreme Court Rules That Song-Beverly Act Does Not Apply To On-Line Transactions

by Timothy Toohey | Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 2/22/2013

A little over a year ago, the United States District Court for the Central District of California ruled that California’s Song-Beverly Act (the Act), which prohibits collection of “personal identification information” in...more

Another State Expands its Nexus Criteria

by Berkeley Research Group, LLC on 2/22/2013

Maine is attempting to join other states in broadening the definition of a taxable retailer for sales and use tax purposes. The Maine House of Representatives has introduced two bills (H.P. 228 and H.P. 251) that establish...more

Stealth Lawyers: Steven Abt & Moiz Ali, Craft Spirits Curators [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 2/20/2013

Feb. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Steven Abt and Moiz Ali, founders of Caskers, talk with Bloomberg Law's Spencer Mazyck about their transitions from practicing law at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP,...more

Advertising News & Analysis - February 14, 2013

by Edward Boyle, Emilio W. Cividanes, Douglas Emhoff, Stuart P. Ingis, Jeffrey D. Knowles, Melissa McLaughlin, Amy Ralph Mudge, Jonathan L. Pompan, Randal M. Shaheen | Venable LLP on 2/18/2013

In this issue: - Recent NAD Decision Illuminates FDA’s “Light” Requirements - CA Supreme Court Rules Song-Beverly Doesn’t Apply to Online Downloadable Purchases - Comments in Four Loko Settlement May Drive...more

California Supreme Court Holds Online Retailers of Downloadable Products May Require Personally Identifying Information For Credit...

by Mira Serrill-Robins | Proskauer - Privacy & Data Security on 2/14/2013

The California Supreme Court held on February 4, 2013 that the provision of the Song-Beverly Credit Card Act of 1971 (the “Act”) prohibiting retailers from requesting personally identifying information as a condition to...more

Online, But Off Song-Beverly: California Supreme Court in a Narrow Ruling Finds That Song-Beverly Does Not Apply to Retailers...

by Caitlin Ross, Stephanie Sheridan | Sedgwick LLP on 2/14/2013

In at least one specific type of transaction, California retailers can now breathe a little easier. In Apple Inc. v. Superior Court (Krescent), No. S199384 (Cal. Feb. 4, 2013), the California Supreme Court found that Section...more

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High Net Worth Family Tax Report, Vol. 8, No. 2 -- May 2013

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 Passes United States Senate

Advertising Law -- May 09, 2013

California Federal Court Holds Online Purchase Transactions For Shipped Merchandise Not Covered By Song-Beverly Credit Card Act

About California’s Right to Know Act of 2013 – What, Me Worry?

The Tax Man Cometh To Cyberspace

Senate Approval of Marketplace Fairness Act Seems Imminent

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - April 2013

Amazon, the New York Internet Tax, and the Phalanx of Drummers

Infrastructure Alert - March 26, 2013

Sales and Use Tax for Nonprofits: Updates & Expectations for 2013

EU Parliament Approves Online Transaction Dispute Resolution Platform

Getting Real on the Counterfeit Goods Front: The Growing Problem on Distribution of Counterfeit Products Through the Internet

Advertising Law -- Feb 21, 2013

California Supreme Court Rules That Song-Beverly Act Does Not Apply To On-Line Transactions

Another State Expands its Nexus Criteria

Stealth Lawyers: Steven Abt & Moiz Ali, Craft Spirits Curators [Video]

Advertising News & Analysis - February 14, 2013

California Supreme Court Holds Online Retailers of Downloadable Products May Require Personally Identifying Information For Credit...

Online, But Off Song-Beverly: California Supreme Court in a Narrow Ruling Finds That Song-Beverly Does Not Apply to Retailers...

California Supreme Court Holds that Song-Beverly Act Does Not Apply to Online Downloadable Purchases

California Privacy Laws Don’t Protect Consumers Online

California Supreme Court: Online Retailers May Require Personal Info for Electronic Downloads

California Supreme Court Holds Online Download Purchase Transactions Not Covered By Song-Beverly Credit Card Act

Infobytes - A Weekly In-depth review of news & developments in the financial services industry - February 1, 2013

Stealth Lawyers: Steven Abt & Moiz Ali, Craft Spirits Curators [Video]

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