Legal Commentary

INADEQUATE CAPITALIZATION IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN
Liability for thin-capitalization? In terms of ?piercing the corporate veil?, thin or inadequate capitalization usually means capitalization that is not in proportion to the nature of the risks the business of the corporation necessarily entails; in other words it is based on likely economic needs rather than legal requirements...

John Darer and Mark Wahlstrom Podcast On The Impact of The "Best Week" Mid-Year Report Insurance Industry Market Capitalization: A Discussion on Speaking of Settlements
In this 15 minute Speaking of Settlements podcast John Darer, Scott Drake and Mark Wahlstrom, Chairman of the Legal Broadcast Network (LBN) discuss the loss of market capitalization among insurers in the AM Best index of publicly traded insurance companies...

Jacobson: Casualty Repairs Under the Proposed Capitalization Regs
David Jacobson (Thelen, Reid, Brown, Raysman & Steiner, Washington, D.C.) has published Casualty Repairs Under the Proposed Capitalization Regs, 120 Tax Notes 961 (Sept. 8, 2008). Here is the abstract: In March 2008, proposed regulations were reissued addressing the treatment...

Jessica Johnson's "Ed-Abhorial"
Jessica Johnson is Head of Editorial and PR in London for Data Explorers, a firm that measures and tracks stock borrowing. In an editorial on Seeking Alpha published on September 16, 2008 discussing the Market Capitalization on Loan (a/k/a "short...

Under Pressure
Paris-based Alcatel SA bought the technology rump of Ma Bell in late 2006 - Lucent Technologies. The firm has been hyperactive in asserting patents from the combined portfolio. With good reason...

ABA Tax Section Offers Teleconference & Webcast Today on Review of Regs on Capitalization of Tangible Assets
The ABA Tax Section offers a teleconference and webcast today on Review of Regulations on Capitalization of Tangible Assets from 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. EST: In 2006, proposed regulations under § 263(a) were issued relating to amounts paid to acquire,...

Whole Foods Market Recalls Bulk Hazelnuts
Whole Foods Market Recalls Bulk Hazelnuts

Billion Dollar Ice Market
Probed for Price-Fixing

G&J Gourmet Market Cocoa
Recalled for Possible Melamine Contamination

Apple Inc.
allegedly maintained an illegal monopoly on the digital music market.

Stock Market Losses
alleging bad financial advice and conflicts of interest.

KB Home and Countrywide Financial Corp.
allegedly conspired with appraisers to boost housing prices as the market crashed.