Article(s) published by this organization: 24
 | Investment Activities Could Trigger Taxes for Nonprofits Jonathan R. Flora, Morgen Cheshire, Marla K. Conley; Schnader Harrison {newline}Segal & Lewis LLP; October 1, 2009, previously published on September 2009 Investment activities that are common for most taxpayers may create complications for taxexempt entities. The United States Court of Federal Claims recently determined that two charitable trusts were liable for income taxes on profits derived from securities they purchased on margin. The Henry E.... |
| Proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency Would Lead to Seachange in Regulatory System for Financial Services Sean Whalen; Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP; September 17, 2009, previously published on August 2009 In the Spring of 2009, President Obama announced a proposal for reforming the financial regulatory system in a "White Paper" titled "A New Foundation: Rebuilding Financial Supervision and Regulation." A key component of the President's proposal is the creation of a new... |
| Fridenberg Decision Brings New Reason to Pennsylvania Trust Law Nancy Winkelman, Mark T. Carlidge; Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP; September 17, 2009, previously published on August 2009 On August 24, 2009, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania issued a major decision in the field of Pennsylvania trust law, holding in Estate of Anna E. Fridenberg, Deceased, that corporate fiduciaries are no longer bound by the long-discredited rule of Williamson's Estate, which had forbidden them from... |
| Overview of Government Procurement after President Obama's 2009 Stimulus Bill Glenn D. Fox, James J. Eisenhower, Cynthia G. Fischer, Rachel E. Branson; Schnader Harrison {newline}Segal & Lewis LLP; June 18, 2009, previously published on May 2009 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the "Stimulus Bill"), signed into law by President Barack Obama on February 17, 2009, incorporates principles of the Buy American Act ("BAA") by establishing a preference for domestic goods and suppliers for public projects. |
| Protecting America's Workers Act is reintroduced in House of Representatives Scott J. Wenner; Schnader Harrison {newline}Segal & Lewis LLP; May 19, 2009, previously published on April 2009 As widely anticipated, Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) has reintroduced the Protecting America's Workers Act ("PAWA") in the 111th Congress. |
| New Mandatory Reporting Requirements Affect Companies Who Pay Money to Resolve Personal Injury Claims Keith E. Whitson, Bruce M. Strikowsky; Schnader Harrison {newline}Segal & Lewis LLP; May 19, 2009, previously published on May 2009 Companies that pay funds to persons eligible for Medicare, whether in settlement of claims or to satisfy a judgment, have substantial new reporting obligations under the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIPExtension Act of 2007 ("MMSEA"). |
| U.S. Supreme Court Holds Collective Bargaining Agreement Clause Enforceable Scott J. Wenner, Jerry L. Tanenbaum; Schnader Harrison {newline}Segal & Lewis LLP; May 5, 2009, previously published on April 2009 On April 1, 2009, the Supreme Court of the United States overturned the long-existing general understanding of its earlier precedent that collective bargaining agreements could not force individual union members to submit their statutory civil rights claims to binding arbitration. |
| More Bad News for Mandatory Arbitration Clauses in Credit Cardholder Agreements: The U.S. Supreme Court Limits the Ability to Enforce Arbitration Agreements in Federal Court Timothy K. Lewis, Theresa E. Loscalzo, Nancy Winkelman; Schnader Harrison {newline}Segal & Lewis LLP; May 5, 2009, previously published on April 2009 We wrote twice recently on the growing contraversy surrounding mandatory arbitration clauses and class action waivers which are incresingly included by financial services companies in consumer credit card contracts. |
| Delaware Court Holds That Corporate Officers Have the Same Fiduciary Duties as Corporate Directors under Delaware Law Theresa E. Loscalzo, Tracey Waldmann; Schnader Harrison {newline}Segal & Lewis LLP; May 5, 2009, previously published on April 2009 The Supreme Court of Delaware in Gantler v. Stephens, No. 132,2009 Del. LEXIS 33 (Del. Jan. 27, 2009) (unpublished decision) recently addresses the question of the fiduciary duties owed by corporate officers to shareholders. |
| Third Circuit Deems Creditor an "Insider" Based on Abuse of Business Relationship with Debtor and Orders Return of $188.2 Million to Trustee Jennifer A. Diamantis; Schnader Harrison {newline}Segal & Lewis LLP; March 25, 2009, previously published on February 2009 The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has adopted a broad interpretation of "insider" status for purposes of avoidance claims under the Bankruptcy Code. |
