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Former Clerks Say Justice O'Connor Still Worth Emulating

BigLaw attorneys mentored by former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who died Friday after a length... (more story)

Pa. Justices' Philly Tax Ruling Highlights Local Control

A Pennsylvania Supreme Court finding that Philadelphia doesn't need to credit Delaware income tax paid against a r... (more story)

4 Decisions For Which Justice O'Connor Will Be Remembered

Many of the hotly divided cases at the U.S. Supreme Court came down to Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, a central forc... (more story)

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Trump's Broker & Club Member Touts Mar-A-Lago's $1B Value

A Florida real estate broker and member of Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club took the stand Tuesday in New York state court to defend the former president's valuation of the property, saying it was worth more tha... (more story)

Geico Gets Preliminary Approval For $5.1M Ga. Settlement

A Georgia federal judge gave preliminary approval Tuesday to a $5.1 million class action settlement between Geico and its policyholders over allegations the insurer undercompensated owners of totaled vehicles ... (more story)

Feds Want 2 Years For Media Broker Who Hid $19.5M From IRS

The owner of a media brokerage firm who admitted to hiding $19.5 million in personal income and receipts from the IRS should spend two years in jail, federal prosecutors told a Maryland federal court Tuesday, ... (more story)

IRA Monetization Energizes Clean Power Tax Credit Market

Recent large sales of clean energy production tax credits reflect an environment in which the Inflation Reduction Act's provisions for monetizing such credits via direct transfer — bypassing slow, costly tax e... (more story)

Legal Profession Gender Parity Requires Equal Parental Leave

To truly foster equity in the legal profession and to promote attorney retention, workplaces need to better support all parents, regardless of gender — starting by offering equal and robust parental leave to b... (more story)

COVERAGE RECAP: Day 40 Of Trump's NY Civil Fraud Trial

Law360 reporters are providing live coverage from the courthouse as former President Donald Trump goes on trial in the New York attorney general's civil fraud case. Here's a recap from day 40.

Trump Seeks NY High Court Review Of Fraud Trial Gag Orders

Former President Donald Trump on Monday sought to have New York's highest court review his appeal of the reinstatement of gag orders in the civil fraud trial over the state's claims that he defrauded banks and... (more story)

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Pa. Justices Won't Review Hospitals' Denied Tax Exemptions

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania won't review a lower court's finding that a trio of hospitals in Chester County paid too much in "management fees" and executive salaries to be considered tax-exempt nonprofit... (more story)

GOP Effort To Rewrite Ohio Pot Legalization Spurs Backlash

Cannabis reformers and hemp industry advocates on Monday sounded the alarm about a Republican-led proposal to substantively rewrite Ohio's voter-approved marijuana legalization law just days before it is due to take effect.

'Manufacturing' Amid Mass. Adoption Of Single-Sales Factor

Massachusetts’ recent adoption of single-sales-factor apportionment will benefit companies that have a greater in-state physical presence, reinforce the importance of understanding market-sourcing rules, and ... (more story)

Tax Sale Foreclosure Violates Takings Clause, NJ Panel Says

A New Jersey state appeals court said Monday that a landowner should be able to keep his property after nearly losing it in a tax sale foreclosure, citing the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in a takings case earlier this year.

Miss. Justices Say County Has Authority Over Tax Exemption

A Mississippi warehouse operator must pay tax on its in-transit property as the state high court said the county government had authority to deny the exemption, but the company is not on the hook for $2.5 mill... (more story)

COVERAGE RECAP: Day 39 Of Trump's NY Civil Fraud Trial

Law360 reporters are providing live coverage from the courthouse as former President Donald Trump goes on trial in the New York attorney general's civil fraud case. Here's a recap from day 39.

Justices Call O'Connor 'American Hero,' 'Perfect Trailblazer'

Following news of retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's death at the age of 93, current and former high court justices paid public homage to her trailblazing career, devotion to the rule of ... (more story)

Up Next At High Court: Purdue Pharma, Taxes & Job Transfers

The U.S. Supreme Court returns Monday for the last argument session of the calendar year to consider whether bankruptcy courts have the authority to sign off on third-party liability releases in Chapter 11 pla... (more story)

Mich. Audit Doesn't Pause Clock For Unitary Biz's Refund Bid

The Michigan Department of Treasury's audit of two companies that were later included in a unitary business group didn't extend the statutory time limit for the entire group to request a refund, a state appeal... (more story)

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A&O Says Nationwide's Negligence Led To £75M Tax Bill

Allen & Overy LLP has denied owing Nationwide Building Society £75 million ($94 million) in tax liability for failing to submit applications to list notes on the London Stock Exchange, saying that the loss was... (more story)

UAE Extradites British Trader To Denmark In Tax Fraud Case

Sanjay Shah has been extradited from the United Arab Emirates to Denmark, where the British hedge fund trader is wanted by Danish authorities for allegedly masterminding a £1.44 billion ($1.8 billion) tax frau... (more story)

EY Closing Legal Services Business Riverview Law

EY is shuttering EY Riverview Law, an alternative legal services business it acquired more than five years ago, the Big Four accounting firm confirmed to Law360 on Tuesday.

11th Circ. Upholds Summonses For Peruvians' US Bank Docs

The Eleventh Circuit upheld IRS summonses for the U.S. bank records of Peruvian siblings who claimed that a history of corruption in their government should have stopped the IRS from cooperating with it, sayin... (more story)

EY Appoints New UK And Ireland Managing Partner For Tax

EY named a new U.K. and Ireland managing partner for tax and law after appointing the attorney who was formerly in that role as the firm's global head of law, according to a news statement.

Chinese Co. Investors Ink $4.5M Deal In IPO Disclosures Suit

A group of investors suing Chinese analytics startup Gridsum Holding Inc. has asked a New York federal judge to preliminarily approve a $4.5 million deal to settle claims that it made misrepresentations ahead ... (more story)

BT's £65M Tax Refund Case Slashed Over Late Debt Claim

An appeals court has thrown out most of BT's claim seeking a £65 million ($82 million) refund of allegedly overpaid tax from HM Revenue and Customs, finding on Monday that the telecommunications giant had fail... (more story)