Taxation & Estate Planning

Burke v. State
DENNIS BURKE, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee.Case No. 5D08-825. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District. Opinion filed July 3, 2008. 3.850 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Osceola County, Scott Polodna, Judge...

Tax Fraud Or Tax Avoidance
Staying out of tax trouble by knowing the difference between tax avoidance (legal) and tax fraud (illegal).

Two things in life you can be sure of: death and.
In a peculiar coincidence, or perhaps as a way of joining in all the April tax filing fun, the SCC on Wednesday heard Earl Lipson, et al. v. Her Majesty the Queen, et al. (32041), a case about the legal limits of tax avoidance within Canada?s ?General Anti-Avoidance Rule? (GAAR) under the Income Tax Act, R...

Burke on Corporate Taxation
Karen C. Burke (University of San Diego School of Law) has posted Is the Corporate Tax System 'Broken'? on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The slated expiration of the Bush Administration's tax cuts in 2010 highlights the instability of the...

Burke Williams picks up Menlo Park firm
Los Angeles-based Burke Williams picked up the six-attorney Menlo park firm Kay & Stevens, The Recorder reported. At least five of Kay & Stevens' attorneys will lead the Menlo park office...

Burke County, NC One of America's Fastest-Aging Counties
Burke County, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, is one of the fastest-aging counties in the country, according a recent article in Forbes.  Morganton, Burke County's largest city, is a pleasant enough place, but apparently young people are moving out, and few are moving in, as the general population grew only ...

Express Scripts Inc.
Over $9.5 million payout in deceptive business practices lawsuit.

FedEx
Ground Business Model Wins Class Action in Washington

Business Lawsuit
Elbit Imaging Ltd. agrees to pay CP Holdings Ltd. a $5 million settlement.

Personal Business
Jundts to pay $1.8 million settlement in debts lawsuit.

Tagged.com Sued over Deceptive Business Practices
Tagged.com Faces Potential Class Action

Tanning Salon Defamation
WDIO-TV pays undisclosed settlement after reporting false information about a business owner.