Litigation related to the opioid crisis is on the rise, and now corporate shareholders are entering the fray. In recent months, shareholders have brought a number of lawsuits against directors and officers of opioid manufacturers and distributors, as well as the companies themselves. These Continue Reading
APGA Leads Charge to Lower Pipeline Rates to Match Lower Tax Rates
The signature change in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 is a reduction in the top corporate tax rate to 21 percent from 35 percent. APGA began the year with a letter to new Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Kevin McIntyre asking FERC to take action to reduce interstate pipeline Continue Reading
Cyber Threat Intelligence: Make Sure It Means What You Think It Means
Alex Major is a contributing author to the Nuix 2018 Black Report: Decoding the Minds of Hackers, a unique report that engages professional hackers, penetration testers, and incident responders to understand the security threat landscape companies face. Alex, a former intelligence officer, focuses Continue Reading
Tax Consequences of Cryptocurrency Transactions and Correcting Historical Noncompliance
Compliance with the internal revenue laws relating to cryptocurrency is sorely deficient. As of Dec. 31, 2015, the market capitalization of cryptocurrencies was roughly $7 billion spread among 5.8 million active digital wallets, 34 percent of which (or 1.97 million wallets) were attributable to Continue Reading
Sexual Harassment Claims—Changing the Response Calculus
Harvey Weinstein. Al Franken. Matt Lauer. John Conyers. Roy Moore. Trent Franks. Mario Batali. And a cast of what seems like thousands—the list of those accused of workplace sexual harassment and sexual assault, as well as the victims of those accused, grows longer every day. Time Magazine just Continue Reading
Sinclair v. Merck Turns 10 Years Old
Sinclair v. Merck & Co., the seminal New Jersey Supreme Court case confirming that the New Jersey Products Liability Act (PLA) is the “sole source of remedy” in a products liability action, is about to turn 10 years old. Once a hotly contested holding, Sinclair is now a settled part of Continue Reading
New Jersey Taxes, Guidebook to (2018)
CCH's Guidebook to New Jersey Taxes (2018) is an indispensable resource for anyone working with state taxation in New Jersey. It is designed as a quick reference, describing the general provisions of the respective tax laws, regulations and administrative rulings useful to tax practitioners, Continue Reading
Insurance for Food Recalls: Three Tips You Need to Know
Whether prompted by contamination (E.coli, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella), adulteration (additives which affect foods’ volume, taste and/or shelf life), mislabeling (undeclared allergens), or other public health concerns, food and beverage recalls remain prevalent, costly events. The year 2015 Continue Reading
In Menendez Trial, Jury Was Asked the Impossible: Decipher a Friendship
The hung jury in the bribery and corruption trial of U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez should not have come as a complete surprise to anyone who watched the case closely and understands the current state of the law in this area. While the exchange of lavish gifts, reports of a high-flying lifestyle and Continue Reading