A chiropractor who was the sole shareholder and employee of a corporation could not quash a subpoena requiring him to turn over documents in his capacity as “keeper of the records,” the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled. ...
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There are several types of commercial loan, which may or may not work, depending on how you plan to use the funds. Term loans are common, general-purpose loans. Companies may obtain these to finance equipment purchases, expand business and make ...
Read More »Court sides with employer on alcohol test
The Oklahoma Supreme Court sided with ConocoPhillips in a ruling issued Tuesday, upholding the company’s use of a testing device to determine the blood alcohol level of an employee. An employee of the company who had been terminated following a ...
Read More »State, tribal courts in Wisconsin come together
In recent years, Wisconsin’s state and tribal courts have begun to develop guidelines to help resolve jurisdictional issues when they arise. Participants in the development of those protocols say the process of sitting down and talking may have been more ...
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State, tribal courts in Wisconsin come together (3884)
Payment from defamation settlement must be taxed as ordinary income
Payments from a defamation settlement must be taxed as ordinary income pursuant to a 1996 amendment to the Internal Revenue Code, even though the settlement predated the amendment, the 9th Circuit has ruled. A talent agent sued his former employer ...
Read More »4th Circuit rules felon deserves 10 more years in jail
A felon found in possession of a firearm in his South Baltimore home should have been sentenced to at least 10 additional years in prison, a federal appeals court held. Richard D. Allen was sentenced to five years imprisonment in ...
Read More »In Montana, teenager can't authorize search
Children younger than 16 can’t authorize police to search their parent’s home, the Montana Supreme Court has ruled. The defendant’s 13-year-old daughter was home alone with friends when police officers arrived, looking for a drug suspect. Although the daughter consented ...
Read More »County must pay $214,000 for prisoner's fall
A Michigan jury recently awarded an epileptic woman $214,000 after she fell from the top bunk in her jail cell during a seizure. Amy Lynn Ford claimed her jailers had caused the accident by withholding her epilepsy medication. She claimed ...
Read More »Doctors, e-mail and attorneys
As more and more doctors use e-mail to communicate with their patients, lawyers are jumping in to help them establish policies and procedures to avoid having the practice land them in legal hot water. From concerns about being sued for ...
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