Depending upon what you read or, perhaps more accurately, depending upon how much you believe of what you read, you may be aware that many closely held businesses are concerned about their future. Most of these survived...more
In Short - The Situation: Directors in England and Wales owe duties to the companies to which they are appointed (and may face personal liability for breaching such duties). Although the Companies Act 2006 obliges...more
On March 22, 2022, Katie Meyer, a 22-year-old senior and goalkeeper on Stanford University’s women’s soccer team, died by suicide. Last week, her family filed a lawsuit alleging that the school’s harsh disciplinary procedures...more
A federal court recently denied a petition from a group of nurses’ unions who were seeking to compel OSHA to permanently install the emergency temporary standard to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 transmission in healthcare...more
Limited Liability? Many individual taxpayers who invest in a closely held business, including one organized as a corporation, fail to appreciate there are circumstances in which they may be held personally liable by a...more
Earthjustice filed a December 21st Petition for Writ of Mandamus (“Petition”) before the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (“Court”) asking that the United States Environmental Protection...more
Approximately two weeks ago, Gov. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature agreed upon a budget for the State’s 2021-2022 fiscal year. Although most businesses and their owners have understandably focused their attention on...more
I spend a lot of time handling cases on or near the waterfront. One recent opinion caught my eye. Judge Jackson ruled on a Motion to Dismiss concerning an oyster farm and distribution business. The individual defendants...more
An agency’s failure to maintain a historic building—“demolition by neglect”—is not a “project” subject to CEQA. Lake Norconian Club Foundation v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, No. A154917 (First...more
The classic 1989 film Back to the Future II famously predicted that humans would be zipping around on hoverboards in the year 2015. The film wasn’t too far off. Hoverboards debuted in the 2000s and gained immense popularity...more
Pennsylvania law on negligent infliction of emotional distress (NIED) claims in medical malpractice cases is in constant flux. Recently, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania addressed one...more
Companies often assume they are not responsible for interactions between employees that happen off-site after hours and that are unrelated to their jobs. However, if a supervisor and a subordinate are involved and the...more
A couple of weeks ago, we considered a situation in which an unscrupulous partner (perhaps in cahoots with an IRS agent) tried to stick one of their partners with the federal employment taxes owed by their failing business....more