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08.30.13

Internal Revenue Service Rules on Tax Treatment of Same-Sex Couples

Following the United States Supreme Court’s recent decision recognizing same-sex marriages [United States v. Windsor, 570 U.S. __, 133 S.Ct. 2675 (2013)], on August 29, 2013, the Internal Revenue Service issued Revenue Ruling 2013-17 and two sets of FAQs addressing the taxation of same-sex ...

08.29.13

Facebook Changes Its Promotion Guidelines

Sponsors can rejoice. Effective August 27, 2013, Facebook no longer requires that sweepstakes and contests be conducted on third party apps.

08.29.13

Ethics: Cleaning Up Your Act

Ever read a brief and felt the urge to cry out "this stinks?" Well, an appellate court in Indiana had that experience last summer, and meant it literally.

08.28.13

Employer Liable for Employee’s Drunken Car Accident—After He Got Home

According to a recent California appellate court decision, an employer can be liable for an employee who drank too much at a company party, made it home safely, and then killed a man in a drunk driving accident after he left his house again.

08.26.13

What Many Foreign Banks and Community Banks Have in Common

Strange as it may seem, community banks and the U.S. operations of foreign banks are often treated similarly; their interests are usually legislative and regulatory afterthoughts.

08.23.13

Prosecutors Getting Tougher on Bankers

The recent indictments of the founder and chairman of Premier Bank of Wilmette, Ill., together with his wife, who was an officer of the bank, and two directors, and last week’s indictment of three insiders of Coastal Community Bank in Panama City, Fla., including the bank’s counsel, ...

08.22.13

NAD: “World’s Best” Claims Constitute Puffery

Broadcast advertising that claims that Tropicana Farmstand is the “world’s best fruit and vegetable juice” is puffery, the National Advertising Division determined in a challenge brought by Campbell Soup Co., the maker of competitive fruit and vegetable juice V8 V-Fusion.

08.20.13