J.P. Finet, J.D.

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• Proposed Rule Gives Postal Service Power to Reject Some Absentee Ballots

  The United States Postal Service has proposed new rules that would bar the agency from processing mail-in or absentee ballots from voters who were not on a new state-specific list of voters eligible to receive the ballots. States would be required to provide the…

• Federal Judge Who Repeatedly Had Sex in Chambers Privately Sanctioned

  A federal judge who was not publicly named but was privately reprimanded by the Judicial Council of the Eleventh Circuit is accused of repeatedly having sex in chambers with a high-ranking law enforcement officer. The disciplinary decision describes an investigation that included forensic testing of a couch cushion in…

• Judge Orders White House Staff to Comply With Record Retention Law

  A federal judge has ordered President Donald Trump’s advisors and staff to retain certain presidential and vice presidential records in compliance with the 1978 Presidential Records Act (PRA). In a preliminary injunction, the judge ordered most White House staff and President Trump’s top advisers to preserve presidential and vice presidential…

• Jury Finds Elon Musk Waited Too Long to Sue OpenAI

  After hearing three weeks of testimony, it took a jury two hours to find Elon Musk waited too long before suing OpenAI over its transition from a nonprofit to a for-profit business. Musk claims OpenAI CEO Sam Altman lied to him when accepting a $38 million donation to the…

• Navigating State Inheritance Taxes

  Thirteen states levy estate taxes, and five have inheritance taxes. FindLaw looks at which states have the tax and when they are collected.

• Plaintiffs’ Attorney Limited in Uber Assault MDL After Profane Remarks

  Lawyers often push hard in negotiations, but there are limits to how far zealous representation can go. A California attorney who told an Uber lawyer he “sounded like a pedophile” and compared him to a rapist during a meet‑and‑confer apparently crossed that line. Under a stipulation filed in…

• Complex Tax Planning Situations for Seniors That Require an Attorney

  FindLaw examines and explains tax situations often faced by high-wealth seniors that usually require a tax attorney to resolve.

• Received an IRS CP2000 Notice? Here's What To Do Next

  FindLaw explains the IRS notice of unreported income, known as a CP2000 Notice, and the options available to taxpayers who receive it.

• Tax Evasion vs. Tax Fraud: What’s the Difference?

  FindLaw examines and explains the key differences between tax evasion and tax fraud, including civil vs. criminal penalties, and what the IRS considers intentional violations.

• FTC Warns Law Firms that DEI Certification Program May Be Anticompetitive

  The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sent warning letters to 42 law firms claiming their participation in a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) certification program could potentially result in unfair and anticompetitive employment practices. The letters, signed by FTC Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson, were sent Jan. 30 and…