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ifeminists
October 1, 2002
Wendy McElroy |
'Restorative Justice' Offers Battered Women More Options Some victims need an alternate method of handling domestic violence, which allows them to preserve their relationships while preventing future violence.   |
ifeminists
October 1, 2002
Sacks & Thompson |
Michigan Reform Plan Fights Rising Paternity Fraud "You play, you pay" is the response often given to men who complain about the financial burden of supporting their offspring. Today, for thousands of Michigan men, the refrain has become "You didn't play? You pay anyway." |
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2002
David A. Gaffen |
Pitt to NASD, NYSE: Foul! The NASD and NYSE sued the California Judicial Council to stop new arbitration rules, claiming SEC oversight and federal law preempts separate state regulation. Harvey Pitt has ordered the organizations to empanel arbitrators to start handling the cases against brokers that have been piling up. |
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2002
Roy M. Adams |
An Estate Planning Disaster Averted Family limited partnerships and limited liability companies are useful estate planning tools. The verdict in the Hackl case showed that the gift tax exclusion may not apply to gifts of partnership units or LLC interests if things are not structured carefully. |
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2002
William A. Jacobson |
Deferred Compensation. Whose Money Is It? Deferred compensation plans offer incentives or income tax deferral while motivating the employee to remain at the company. However, the Citigroup Capital Accumulation Plan is facing legal challenges from class action suits in several states. |
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2002
Ruth Halcomb |
Think Beyond the Needs of Ozzie and Harriet Families Less than 25 percent of U.S. households consist of married heterosexual couples with kids. The rights to property or even custody of children in the case of unmarried couples is anything but clear under the law. Tax planning is also an issue. |
IndustryWeek
September 27, 2002
John S. McClenahen |
Business' Big Stake In U.S. Supreme Court's New Term Communications licenses, copyrights and product liability are already on the docket; funding elections likely will be. |
Registered Rep.
September 25, 2002
Ross Tucker |
Suit Alleges Hidden Fees A suit filed in California last week alleges that major brokerage firms are charging customers unreasonable and undisclosed fees when selling municipal bonds. |
Registered Rep.
September 24, 2002
David A. Gaffen |
Former Brokers Sue SSB, Grubman, Even Sandy Weill Want $100 Million Each for Wrongful Termination, Defamation Spartis and Elias claim that they were wrongfully fired from their positions in February of this year after the firm, in their eyes, did not adequately represent them in complaints filed by customers related to WorldCom. |
Wired
October 2002
Steven Levy |
Lawrence Lessig's Supreme Showdown Lawrence Lessig helped mount the case against Microsoft. He wrote the book on creative rights in the digital age. Now the cyberlaw star is about to tell the Supreme Court to smash apart the copyright machine. |
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