Welcome to Our Resource Library

Stay informed and inspired with the latest updates, insights, and events from Scarinci Hollenbeck. Our resource library provides valuable content across a range of categories to keep you connected and ahead of the curve.

Client Alert

Library

Scarinci Hollenbeck remains committed not only to providing top-tier legal services but also to regularly providing information and resources to our client base and internet following. Client Alerts provided by our attorneys supply businesses, municipalities, and more with the latest and relevant legal updates that may impact them and how they might be able to proceed.

2821-2832 of 3691

Writing a Book? Don’t Cross Amazon!

Amazon is a retail powerhouse, so it can be an author’s best friend or, as Hachette – one of the big New York publishers – is finding out, it can also be your worst enemy. Amazon has had an uncomfortable relationship with the writing community and it has been taking action to discourage shoppers from […]

Author: Dan Brecher

May 30, 2014

Objections Submitted Over Detroit Bankruptcy Plan

The political disputes over Detroit’s restructuring plans were brought sharply into focus May 12, when 15 objections to the city’s debt adjustment plan were filed in bankruptcy court. Objections were filed by creditors, residents, Oakland and Macomb counties and, most notably, by the United States government, according to MLive. The U.S. Department of Housing and […]

Author: Joel R. Glucksman

May 29, 2014

eBay Data Breach: How is it Different this Time?

By Fernando M. Pinguelo and Daniel Sodroski Last week, eBay, Inc. disclosed that its database containing sensitive customer information was stolen as early as February of this year. While customer password databases have been the target for cybercriminals in the past, eBay’s Data Breach is unique because it is more than just an attack on […]

Author: Fernando M. Pinguelo

May 28, 2014

How To Overcome A Fraudulent Conveyance

Here are some steps you can take to get paid if you have a good and substantial claim against a person or business, and you are told that even if you get a judgment you will have a hard time collecting because there are or will be no assets left upon which you could enforce […]

Author: Dan Brecher

May 28, 2014

Debt

Levin: Bill limiting corporate inversions later this week

The recent spate of corporate inversions, in which a U.S. business merges with a smaller foreign company in order to re-domesticate and thereby enjoy a more favorable tax environment, has much of Washington talking. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Michigan, said May 14 that he will introduce legislation later this week that would limit the ability of […]

Author: James F. McDonough

May 28, 2014

Detroit bankruptcy costs reached almost $36 million in 2013

Detroit has bid to get out of billions of dollars in debt by filing for protection under Chapter 9 of the bankruptcy law. However, in doing so, the city is racking up a large, new bill in the short term. The total fees and expenses to be paid to law firms and consultants engaged in the […]

Author: Joel R. Glucksman

May 27, 2014

Supreme Court Will Hear Air Marshal’s Whistleblower Case

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether Robert J. MacLean, a federal air marshal, was unfairly fired for leaking sensitive information that he believed endangered the public. The case, Department of Homeland Security v. MacLean, will be heard sometime during the court’s term that begins next October. In 2003, MacLean was working for […]

Author: Joel N. Kreizman

May 27, 2014

Whistleblower

House GOP passes permanent R&D tax cut

Despite fierce opposition, House Republicans brought 62 Democrats over to their side to pass a bill that would make permanent R&D tax cut, according to MSNBC. The legislation passed in a 274-131 vote on the morning of May 9, amid significant lobbying and a threat from the White House to veto the bill. The bill […]

Author: Frank L. Brunetti

May 27, 2014

Protecting Your Start-Up Company’s Intangible Assets

In its early stages, protecting your start-up is the most important thing an entrepreneur can do. It isn’t the size of your bank account, but your ideas that matter. For example, even before you make your first sale, your company likely has a name, a logo, a business plan, customer list, and maybe even a […]

Author: Fred D. Zemel

May 26, 2014

Trial date set for lawsuit against University of Tennessee concerning athletics department

A trial date has finally been set for the case in which female employees and sports staff at the University of Tennessee allege the institution unlawfully discriminated them and then retaliated against them for speaking out. U.S. District Judge Pamela Reeves recently scheduled a trial for April 21, 2015, whereupon Jenny Moshak, Heather Mason and Collin Schlosser will seek a ruling […]

Author: Anthony R. Caruso

May 23, 2014

Senators consider closing tax inversion loophole

Two senior U.S. senators are now working on legislation that might help to combat the recent tide of corporate emigration to places like Ireland, Holland and other foreign countries, according to The Wall Street Journal. Chairman of the tax-writing Finance Committee, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, noted that he views this trend as a symptom of the […]

Author: Frank L. Brunetti

May 23, 2014

Sen. Warren Invokes for bankruptcy protection for student borrowers

During a speech at Suffolk University Law School recently, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren called for an end to government profits on student loan debt, enhanced bankruptcy protections for student borrowers, and penalties for schools whose students default on their loans in large numbers, according to the Boston Globe. Warren’s long-standing position on student loans – in particular, her past […]

Author: Joel R. Glucksman

May 23, 2014

Student Debt

First
Previous
1
More
234
235
236(current)
237
238
More
308
Next
Last

Sign up to get the latest from our attorneys!

Explore What Matters Most to You.

Consider subscribing to our Firm Insights mailing list by clicking the button below so you can keep up to date with the firm`s latest articles covering various legal topics.