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Federal Courts Reservist Can't Escape Property Taxes After Transferring Home to Biz

Reservist Can't Escape Property Taxes After Transferring Home to Biz

By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

As a member of the U.S. Army Reserve, Michel Davis served for half a year in Iraq and three years in Afghanistan. And while he was fighting abroad, taxes were...

Federal Courts 3rd Cir. Tosses Anti-Trust Suit Against Sanofi-Aventis, Twists Knife

3rd Cir. Tosses Anti-Trust Suit Against Sanofi-Aventis, Twists Knife

By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Judge Jane Roth of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in New Jersey soundly dismissed the Eisai v. Sanofi-Aventis anti-competition lawsuit in her court when...

Federal Courts Prosecutor Misconduct in Murder Case Didn't Render Trial Unfair

Prosecutor Misconduct in Murder Case Didn't Render Trial Unfair

By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Prosecutorial misconduct did not render a murder trial fundamentally unfair according to the Third Circuit, affirming the lower court. What kind of misconduct...

Federal Courts Bill Cosby's Confidential Settlement Files Not Protected, Court Rules

Bill Cosby's Confidential Settlement Files Not Protected, Court Rules

By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Seven women who have accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault could soon have access to files regarding Cosby's confidential settlement with a prior accuser. A...

Federal Courts SCOTUS Won't Sink Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan

SCOTUS Won't Sink Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan

By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to the EPA's Chesapeake Bay cleanup plan last week, letting stand a Third Circuit ruling that the program did...

Federal Courts Child Welfare Agents Enjoy Immunity From Suit, 3rd Circuit Rules

Child Welfare Agents Enjoy Immunity From Suit, 3rd Circuit Rules

By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Child welfare workers who took away a child from its mother during an investigation into her possible drug use enjoy immunity from suit because there was no...

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