David Broderick co-wrote with Sarah Plastino a profile of Maria, a Honduran child refugee, who obtained asylum in the United States through the work of Pro Bono lawyers and the non-profit, KIND (Kids in Need of Defense). The article also details the complications of immigration and asylum in the Continue Reading
Changes in Retirement Plan Limitations for 2016
Please find below a link to information about the Internal Revenue Service's recently announced retirement plan limitations effective for 2016. Continue Reading
Generating Buzz Without Being Stung: Stay On the Right Side of the FTC with These 17 Marketing Guidelines
A good marketing department knows how to generate product buzz by leveraging influencers and promotions. The challenge is to avoid being stung by the Federal Trade Commission’s Endorsement Guides, other regulations and state laws relating to truth in advertising, or by platforms Continue Reading
EPA Clean Power Plan Considerations: Wheeling Renewable Power
Here’s what you need to know about the opportunities and regulatory impacts. Investment in renewable generating capacity is a key building block of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA’s”) Clean Power Plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from electric power generators. Considering Continue Reading
3DP, AM, 3DS and Product Liability
This recent article in the Santa Clara Law Review V.55.4 discusses the recent expansion in 3D printing and Additive Manufacturing, and considers the legal implications in these growing fields. Below is an excerpt from the article: The capabilities demonstrated by 3D Continue Reading
Kemper Insurance Company Contingent Claims Filing Deadline Is Fast Approaching: What You Need To Know
Lumbermens Mutual Group, formerly known as Kemper Insurance Company (or just as Kemper), is comprised of Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company, American Motorists Insurance Company, and American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance Company. These Kemper Entities sold property and casualty insurance policies Continue Reading
Regulatory Gap Remains for Chemical Tanks Due to No EPA Spill-Prevention Requirement
"The EPA does not require spill-prevention actions by operators of aboveground chemical storage tanks, a regulatory gap that continues to exist 20 months after a chemical tank spill that led to a 10-day public drinking water ban for 300,000 West Virginians. The Environmental Protection Agency has Continue Reading
Un-Missing Deadlines: How to Fix Missed Elections, Deadlines & Claims
Larry Sannicandro authors article on "Un-Missing Deadlines: How to Fix Missed Elections, Deadlines & Claims," which appeared in the 17 TAX PRAC. & PROC. 5 issue. Continue Reading
Business Income Coverage Guide
This brand new resource is the all-inclusive reference encompassing ISO, AAIS, and MSO Business Income coverage programs. It delivers:• Line-by-line analysis of full-text forms and endorsements• Turnkey case law application to clarify tricky policy language and settle potential interpretation Continue Reading
Mortgage and Foreclosure Law: Decision on Standing Has Widespread Implications
On July 14, the Connecticut Supreme Court issued a decision in Handsome v. Planning and Zoning Commission of the Town of Monroe, 317 Conn. 515 (2015), that broadly relates to the issue of standing and, more specifically, emphasizes the absolute nature of the conveyance of title to real property Continue Reading