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May 09, 2025
UK-US Trade Deal Needs Work On Pharma And IP, Pros Say
The U.K.-U.S. trade deal is a starting point for closer economic ties, but the agreement needs more work on pharmaceuticals and intellectual property before it's finalized, according to professionals.
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May 09, 2025
Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter Dies At 85
Retired Justice David H. Souter, who served on the U.S. Supreme Court from 1990 to 2009, has died at 85, the court announced Friday.Â
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May 08, 2025
Pa. Diner Can't Get Tax Sale Axed Over Price Hike, Panel Says
A diner in a resort in Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains can't duck a tax sale over the final sale price of the diner property being higher than originally advertised, a state appellate panel said in a precedential ruling Thursday.
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May 08, 2025
Trump Admin Defends Gov't Restructuring As Lawful
The Trump administration defended what it says is a lawful executive order looking to reorganize agencies and terminate workers, telling a California federal judge that unions, nonprofits and local governments "waited far too long" to seek a temporary restraining order.
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May 08, 2025
Ind. Allows Credit For Taxes Paid On Behalf Of Pass-Throughs
Indiana authorized electing pass-through entities to claim a credit for taxes paid on their behalf under a bill signed by the governor.
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May 08, 2025
Brazilian Grocer Seeks Tax Arbitration With Former Parent Co.
Brazilian food retailer GPA said it has requested arbitration against its largest shareholder and former parent, French retailer Groupe Casino, over a dispute regarding tax payments going back over a decade.
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May 08, 2025
EU Weighs Tariffs, Restrictions On $112B Of US Trade
All options remain on the table for the European Commission as it aims to finalize plans by mid-July to tariff or restrict nearly €100 billion ($112 billion) worth of trade with the U.S., a commission spokesperson told Law360 on Thursday as the bloc launched a consultation.
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May 08, 2025
Milbank Hires King & Spalding Tax Planning Atty In DC
Milbank LLP has added a former King & Spalding LLP tax attorney as a partner in its global project, energy and infrastructure finance group in Washington, D.C.
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May 08, 2025
Ala. Legislature OKs TCJA Research Expense Decoupling
Alabama would decouple from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act by allowing research expenses to be deducted from a taxpayer's income under a bill sent to the governor.Â
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May 08, 2025
Tenn. Hotel Operators To Stop Collecting Tax After 30 Days
Tennessee will require hotel operators to stop collecting occupancy taxes from people who stay for more than 30 days under a bill signed by the governor.
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May 07, 2025
Calif. Tribe Says State's Overcharges Void Gaming Compact
A California tribe is asking a federal court to declare that its gaming compact is unenforceable, arguing that it has paid millions more into special funding programs than the state's actual annual cost of regulating its Class III gaming operations.
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May 07, 2025
Bessent Defends Cuts To Community Fund Amid Scrutiny
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday defended the Trump administration's proposal to significantly slash the fund that operates the new markets tax credit, which is meant to boost investment in poor communities, telling lawmakers that a new $100 million program would better support affordable financing in rural areas.
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May 07, 2025
China Economic Official To Ask US For U-Turn On Tariffs
China's top economic official will ask the U.S. to reverse course on its tariffs while meeting with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer this weekend in Switzerland, China's Ministry of Commerce said Wednesday.
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May 07, 2025
Woman Settles FBAR Case Over Russian, French Accounts
A Rhode Island woman has resolved a case by the government alleging that she failed to disclose her Russian and French bank accounts, agreeing to a penalty of almost $89,000 plus interest and late payment penalties.
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May 07, 2025
Colo. Lawmakers OK Keeping Taxes On Overtime
Overtime income would remain subject to Colorado state income tax even if exempted at the federal level under legislation passed Wednesday by lawmakers that also limits the state's enterprise zone tax credit and makes other tax changes.
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May 07, 2025
Feds Seek 13 Years In Avenatti's California Resentencing
California federal prosecutors asked a judge Wednesday to sentence Michael Avenatti to 160 months in prison for tax fraud and stealing from clients, to be served atop the five-year term imposed in a pair of New York cases where Avenatti was convicted of trying to extort Nike Inc. and defrauding former client Stormy Daniels.
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May 07, 2025
6th Circ. Skeptical Of US In Tax Court Deadline Case
Sixth Circuit judges expressed skepticism of the U.S. government's claim that the 90-day deadline to petition the U.S. Tax Court is inflexible, with one judge saying during oral arguments Wednesday in a woman's case challenging the rule that the U.S. Supreme Court seemed to back her.
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May 07, 2025
Device Seller Asks For Probation In $2.4M Tax Evasion Case
The septuagenarian owner of a Florida medical device company who pled guilty to evading $2.4 million in taxes asked a federal district court Wednesday for his sentence to entail home probation and not prison, given his health challenges and payments he already made to the Internal Revenue Service.
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May 06, 2025
Fed. Circ. Agrees Plane Taxability Patent Doesn't Fly
The Federal Circuit on Tuesday refused to revive an Ohio company's patent that covers using Federal Aviation Administration data to determine "the taxability status of aircraft," agreeing that it covered subject matter that isn't patentable.
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May 06, 2025
Pa. House OKs Pot Legalization Bill With State-Run Shops
Pennsylvania's House of Representatives approved on Tuesday a Democrat-backed bill to legalize recreational adult-use marijuana and regulate its sale through state-run stores.
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May 06, 2025
Tax Court Erred In Slashing $23M Easement, 11th Circ. Told
A partnership told the Eleventh Circuit that the U.S. Tax Court erred in substantially reducing its claim to a $23 million conservation easement tax deduction, arguing the decision was tainted by error-riddled criteria used by the IRS to value the property.
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May 06, 2025
Trump Announces Mo., DC Judicial Nominations
President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced via Truth Social a slew of judicial nominees for Missouri and the District of Columbia.
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May 06, 2025
Actor Voight, Film Biz Adviser To Trump, Floats Tax Incentives
Actor Jon Voight, whom President Donald Trump tapped as an adviser on the Hollywood film industry, told Trump that tax incentives, international treaties and limited tariffs could revitalize production, while California Gov. Gavin Newsom separately floated a $7.5 billion federal film tax credit, according to statements shared Tuesday with Law360.
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May 06, 2025
Stationery Co. Fights Bid To Move Tariff Case To Trade Court
The U.S. Court of International Trade does not have exclusive jurisdiction to hear disputes over President Donald Trump's global tariffs, a stationery company told a Florida federal court Monday in opposing the administration's bid to transfer to the suit.
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May 06, 2025
Bessent Eyes IRS' Technology Budget For Major Cuts
The Internal Revenue Service must cut its bloated technology budget and decrease the agency's overall spending, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told a House Appropriations panel Tuesday.
Expert Analysis
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When US Privilege Law Applies To Docs Made Outside The US
As globalization manifests itself in disputes over foreign-created documents, a California federal court’s recent trademark decision illustrates nuances of both U.S. privilege frameworks and foreign evidentiary protections that attorneys must increasingly bear in mind, say attorneys at Hunton.
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Impact Of Corporate Transparency Act Ambiguity On Banks
Even though banks generally needn't file beneficial ownership information reports, financial institutions must continue to monitor the status of the Corporate Transparency Act and understand its requirements in case the nationwide injunction that was issued against the CTA earlier this month is overturned, say attorneys at Armstrong Teasdale.
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What 2024 Trends In Marketing, Comms Hiring Mean For 2025
The state of hiring in legal industry marketing, business development and communications over the past 12 months was marked by a number of trends — from changes in the C-suite to lateral move challenges — providing clues for what’s to come in the year ahead, says Ben Curle at Ambition.
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Series
Group Running Makes Me A Better Lawyer
The combination of physical fitness and community connection derived from running with a group of business leaders has, among other things, helped me to stay grounded, improve my communication skills, and develop a deeper empathy for clients and colleagues, says Jessica Shpall Rosen at Greenwald Doherty.
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Opinion
6 Changes I Would Make If I Ran A Law School
Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner identifies several key issues plaguing law schools and discusses potential solutions, such as opting out of the rankings game and mandating courses in basic writing skills.
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The Current State Of Play Around Corporate Transparency Act
Although a Texas court preliminarily enjoined enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act and paused an impending Dec. 31 reporting deadline, multiple states have similar requirements, so companies should continue to monitor compliance obligations regardless of the CTA's constitutionality, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.
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Firms Still Have The Edge In Lateral Hiring, But Buyer Beware
Partner mobility data suggests that the third quarter of this year continued to be a buyer’s market, with the average candidate demanding less compensation for a larger book of business — but moving into the fourth quarter, firms should slow down their hiring process to minimize risks, say officers at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.
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Opinion
Congress Should Expand Investment Options For 403(b)s
Lawmakers should pass pending legislation to give 403(b) plan participants access to collective investment trusts, leveling the playing field for public sector retirement investors by giving them an investment option their private sector counterparts have had for decades, says Jason Levy at Great Gray Trust Company.
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Think Like A Lawyer: 1 Type Of Case Complexity Stands Out
In contrast to some cases that appear complex due to voluminous evidence or esoteric subject matter, a different kind of complexity involves tangled legal and factual questions, each with a range of possible outcomes, which require a “sliding scale” approach instead of syllogistic reasoning, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.
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Think Like A Lawyer: Note 3 Simple Types Of Legal Complexity
Cases can appear complex for several reasons — due to the number of issues, the volume of factual and evidentiary sources, and the sophistication of those sources — but the same basic technique can help lawyers tame their arguments into a simple and persuasive message, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.
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Series
Gardening Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Beyond its practical and therapeutic benefits, gardening has bolstered important attributes that also apply to my litigation practice, including persistence, patience, grit and authenticity, says Christopher Viceconte at Gibbons.
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Litigation Inspiration: Reframing Document Review
For attorneys — new ones especially — there is much fulfillment to find in document review by reflecting on how important, interesting and pleasant it can be, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.
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Rank-And-File DOJ Attorneys Will Keep Calm And Carry On
Career prosecutors at the U.S. Department of Justice often pride themselves on their ability to remain apolitical in order to ensure consistency and keep the department’s mission afloat, and the incoming Trump administration is unlikely to upend this tradition, says Michael Landman at Bird Marella.
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California Supreme Court's Year In Review
Attorneys at Horvitz & Levy highlight notable decisions on major questions from the California Supreme Court's last term, including voter initiatives, hostile work environment and the economic loss rule.
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Series
Flying Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Achieving my childhood dream of flying airplanes made me a better lawyer — and a better person — because it taught me I can conquer difficult goals when I leave my comfort zone, focus on the demands of the moment and commit to honing my skills, says Ivy Cadle at Baker Donelson.