Using IRA Funds to Purchase Life Insurance
September 02, 2014
Many individuals desire to acquire insurance on their lives using funds held in a qualified retirement plan. The acquisition of insurance using funds within an IRA is beneficial since the Plan uses tax deductible dollars to acquire the insurance. Furthermore, the Plan Funds are not otherwise being directly used by qualified plan participant (Participant) for the Participant.
Analyzing Child Custody Reports
September 02, 2014
This is the fourth installment of a four-part series offering a model for attorneys to use when faced with the task of making sense out of a custody assessment.
Gratuities and Honest Services Fraud
September 02, 2014
As noted in Part One of this article, in <I>Skilling v. United States</I>, the U.S. Supreme Court limited the scope of the honest services fraud statute 18 U.S.C. ' 1346) to "bribery and kickback" schemes, yet did not define what a "bribery" or "kickback" scheme must entail. So the question becomes this: Must a "bribe or kickback" involve a <I>quid pro quo</I>?
Press Release In Video Game Litigation Not Libelous
August 28, 2014
The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California ruled that a plaintiffs' counsel in a video game litigation didn't libel a defendant in a statement the attorney posted on his law firm's website. Dreamstone Entertainment Ltd. v. Maysalward Inc., 2:14-cv-02063. Dreamstone entered into an agreement for Maysalward and its principal Nour Khrais to develop the mobile-device video game GHUL: 1001 Arabian Nights. But Dreamstone later sued, claiming Maysalward breached the contract and withheld financial…
<b><i>Online Extra</i></b>Ninth Circuit Spurns Web 'Browsewrap' Agreement
August 28, 2014
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has refused to enforce a so-called "browsewrap" arbitration agreement incorporated into the website of Barnes & Noble Inc. against customers who claim the bookseller reneged on their purchases of discounted computer tablets. Barnes & Noble did not take adequate steps to assure its customers were aware of an arbitration agreement tucked in the website's terms of use, a unanimous three-judge panel'ruled'on Aug. 18. The panel affirmed the'