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Damages, settlements, and fines (legal resolution costs) in relation to inside and outside costs
Data on payments made for legal resolutions such as damages, settlements, and fines are difficult to obtain (See my post of Dec...

Who Are You Calling Irrational? Marginal Costs, Variable Costs, and the Pricing Practices of Firms
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Russ Pittman (DOJ) asks and explains, Who Are You Calling Irrational? Marginal Costs, Variable Costs, and the Pricing Practices of Firms...

Service Allocates Merger Costs Between Curently Deductible v. Capitalized Costs
In Priv. Ltr. Rul. 2008-30-009 (4/11/08), released 7/25/08, the IRS allocated the transaction costs incurred in connection with a merger between currently deductible and capitalized expenses.

US Trustee Costs, Court Costs, and Attorneys Fees Up, Up and Way Up Since BAPCPA Went Into Effect
The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Prevention Act of 2005 went into effect on October 17, 2005. [LLB posts] The GAO recently reported on the dollar costs associated with the Act...

Court Declines to Award Substantial Indemnity Costs Where Successful Defendant Had Offered Dismissal Without Costs
In Crete v. Carleton Condominium Corporation #47, Madam Justice Giovanna Toscano Roccamo delivered very comprehensive costs reasons following a trial by jury in which the plaintiff’s action had been dismissed...

Square foot costs divided into occupancy costs calculate an in-house lawyer?s office footprint
A month ago this blog dropped the bombshell that facilities costs for US law departments range around $25 per square foot (See my post of Jan...

How to collect a personal loan from a spouse?
You local court will probably have someone to offer you some assistance as you p...

If my grandmother and grandfather goes into a nursing home, once medicare and medicaid pay their part, will they lose their home and everything that is in their names to pay for the nursing home costs?
i went through this a few years ago when my grandmother passed away. after medic...

I was fined $10 and court costs and 6mo supspendand sentance
They don't want anyone who hurts others, unless they told you to do it....