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25Jan
2021

4 Reasons Estate Planning Is So Important

By DONNA FUSCALDO It seems like many people devote more time to planning a vacation, choosing a car to buy, or even selecting a spot to eat dinner than they do to estate planning—deciding who will inherit their assets ...

30Nov
2020

The Flaw in Warren Buffett’s Estate Plan

Mr. Buffett has instructed his executors to not sell any shares of his firm, Berkshire Hathaway. But these types of directives typically result in lawsuits. By Paul Sullivan Warren E. Buffett’s annual letter to ...

20Nov
2020

Executor of a family estate? Here’s how to avoid infighting over inherited wealth

By AJ Horch After a loved one passes, one of the biggest hurdles families face is passing wealth onto the next generation. Unfortunately, family dynamics can spur conflict and infighting among descendants.  Over 75% of ...

12Nov
2020

Contractual Distancing: Pandemic Insurance Litigation Spreads with Business Interruption Claim Denials

By Jennifer M. Oliver Insurance coverage works when risk is spread across a large number of policyholders.  But for the insurance market to function properly losses must be somewhat predictable and experienced by only small ...

23Oct
2020

Estate Planning Is More Important Than You Think

By: Carlos Dias Jr., Wealth Adviser An estate plan is a necessary tool that allows you to protect, maintain and manage your property if you become ill or pass away. But more than that, it can also help people make sure their ...

25Sep
2020

There’s a fight brewing over whether companies are responsible when workers get coronavirus

By Annie Palmer As U.S. stores, restaurants and offices reopen in some parts of the country following coronavirus shutdowns, many businesses are worried they’ll see an uptick in lawsuits from sick workers and customers. ...

08Sep
2020

What to Expect From White-Collar Prosecutions in 2020

By Peter J. Henning The new year promises to be an interesting one in white-collar crime. Goldman Sachs is negotiating with the Justice Department to pay a penalty of about $2 billion for its role in the 1Malaysia Development ...

07Aug
2020

Estate Planning in the Time of the Coronavirus Pandemic: Social distancing makes witnessing a will difficult but not impossible

By Kerry Hannon, AARP In the past few weeks, an escalating number of clients have hurried to meet by videoconference and phone with Daniel S. Rubin, a partner at the New York City law firm of Moses & Singer, who is ...

24Jul
2020

The Importance Of Estate Planning

By Halsey Schreier It’s that time of year, many people are trying to escape their winter doldrums by traveling to warmer weather. Traveling is exciting—whether internationally or within the continental U.S.—and ...

10Jul
2020

The Race is on to Lead Business Interruption Insurance Litigation

By Alison Frankel (Reuters) – If you needed proof that litigation over business interruption insurance stemming from COVID-19 shutdowns is going to be a very big deal, it arrived Monday at the Judicial Panel on ...