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Second Circuit Halves Damages Against UPS for Shipping Untaxed Cigarettes
By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
To offset the billions smoking costs New York, the state created a large excise tax. In turn, that created a large market for smuggled cigarettes, since many...
10th Circuit: Marijuana Businesses Still Required to Follow Federal Wage Laws
By Laura Temme, Esq. | Last updated on
Just because your business (technically) violates one federal law, doesn't mean you're off the hook for the rest. Helix TCS, Inc., a security company that...
Second Circuit Says Mazars USA Must Hand Over Donald Trump's Tax Returns
By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a grand jury's subpoena to Mazars USA to produce President Trump's tax returns for the last eight years...
Climate Cases Against Energy Companies Proceeding in State Courts
By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
On October 22, the Supreme Court rejected stays of three lawsuits against oil companies who are trying to remove the cases to federal court. It is the latest...
Pittsburgh's "Buffer Zone" Ordinance Does Not Prevent Sidewalk Counseling at Abortion Clinics
By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
Outside of two Planned Parenthood clinics in Pittsburgh, pro-life advocates have long engaged in protests, demonstrations, and other activity designed to...
It's All Fun and 'The Game' Until Somebody Gets Hurt
By Jeremy Conrad, Esq. | Last updated on
Reality dating shows like “The Bachelor” thrive on drama and scandal, but a VH1 Bachelor-like show called “She’s Got Game” took things a little too far....