Jill Henderson and Burton Mitchell’s article titled “Top 10 Estate Planning Mistakes (Part 2 of 2)” was published by the Elite Advisor Forum. The article begins below. For Part 1, click here. Top 10 Estate Planning Mistakes (Part 2 of 2) By Burton Mitchell and Jill Skinner This article was first published as a two-part […]
Volatility Can Kill Your Variable Life Policy By Gordon A. Schaller You or your spouse or parents may have purchased a life insurance policy several years ago. You always thought life insurance was a bad investment with returns of only 3-4%. However, this policy was supposed to be different – the premiums could be flexible […]
Stan Gibson’s article titled, "Apple and Samsung preliminary injunction battle heats up as court rules on discovery dispute," was published by IP Frontline.
Scott Brink’s article titled “Labor Law Update: California Supreme Court one step closer to decision in long-awaited meal and rest period case. Decision expected by mid-February,” was published by Jim Butler’s Hotel Law Blog and was picked up by Hotel Online and ehotelier.com.
Jim Butler, Marty Orlick and David Sudeck’s article titled "Service animal policies for your hotel or other place of ‘public accommodation,’" was published by Jim Butler’s Hotel Law Blog, and was picked up by Hotel Online.
Mining lawyer: California’s SB 108 enacts new legislation pertaining to “idle” mines and addresses some of the problems existing in SMARA’s idle mine provisions, including interim management plans Kerry Shapiro’s paper on California SB 108, which changes provisions in the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975 (SMARA) pertaining to “idle” mines, was first presented […]
Jim Butler’s blog article titled, "Hotel Industry Alert: Some things to feel (very) good about!" was published by Hotel Online, Hospitality Net and ehotelier.com.
Scott Brink’s article titled "Employee NLRA Rights – No Rush to Post" was published by Law360. It discusses a controversial new rule requiring private sector employers to post a notice instructing employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act.
Marty Orlick co-authored an article entitled, "California Supreme Court Puts the Zip Back into Zip Code Consumer Protection Class Actions," which appeared in the Summer 2011 issue of Shopping Center Legal Update, a publication of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).
To almost everyone’s surprise, new legislation for estate and gift tax laws went into effect in 2011 that increased an individual’s exemption to $5 million ($10 million for a married couple) for both estate tax and gift tax purposes and reduced the estate and gift tax rate to 35%. Unfortunately, these new laws are only […]