In-House Counsel

GAO Finds Continuing Deficiencies in SEC Internal Controls
The GAO released today another report, Management Report: Improvements Needed in SEC's Internal Controls and Accounting Procedures, on its audits over SEC's internal controls and found that previously identified deficiencies had not been corrected...

Audits, audits, audits
KCPD is releasing the results of four internal audits, available here. (At the bottom of the stack.) The most interesting part? The department looked at preventable crashes involving its fleet...

Can the IRS continue to audit me year after year
There are limits on the IRS continuing audits year after year.  These audits are known as “repetitive audits.” Their scope is limited by Internal Revenue Manual 4.10.2.8...

GAO Recommends Improvements to IRS Internal Controls
The Government Accountability Office yesterday issued a management report recommending sixteen improvements to the IRS's internal controls: The purpose of this report is to discuss issues identified during our audit of IRS?s financial statements as of, and for the fiscal year ending, September 30, 2008, regarding internal controls that could...

GAO Audit Makes 24 Recommendations for Improving IRS's Internal Controls
The Government Accountability Office yesterday released Improvements Needed in IRS's Internal Controls (GAO-08-368R). From the one-page summary: This report contains 24 recommendations that we are proposing IRS implement to improve its internal controls...

Sarbanes in Switzerland
When it comes to administration, the Swiss are famous for their efficiency and attention to detail. It is somewhat surprising, then, that a number of changes to company audit law are only now coming into effect...

Pre-paid Leagal Services
What are Prepaid Legal Benefit Plans

Driving Record Checks
Get your Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) from your State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Online

Legal Forms
Business and Commercial Legal Forms

Best Law Movies
Greatest Legal Movies selected by ABA Journal

Law & Order Depicts Police Procedures and Criminal Justice
Accuracy of Criminal Justice Depiction on Television

Legal Malpractice
legal malpractice lawsuits.

Tuberculosis Testing:
False Positives

Dirty Needles
Prompt HIV, Hepatitis Testing in Alberta

Undetected Sewage Spill
Prichard Water Works and Sewer Board spends $17 million on upgrades and testing.

Jury Awards $1.8 Million in Legal Malpractice Suit
Jury Awards $1.8 Million in Legal Malpractice Suit

$1.5 Million Asbestos Mesothelioma Verdict Against Fisher Controls International
$1.5 Million Asbestos Mesothelioma Verdict