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IRS May Limit Discounts on Limited-Partner Interests

August 14, 2015
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Fairfax, VA (Law Firm Newswire) August 14, 2014 – For many years, wealthy families have used family-limited partnerships and limited liability companies to help leave family-owned businesses to their heirs in a way that could lower their gift or estate taxes. Recently, they have also been used to leave portfolios of publicly traded securities to…

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Wrongway Drunk Driver Hits Police Car, Killing Police Officer

August 14, 2015
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Southfield, MI (Law Firm Newswire) August 14, 2015 – A drunk driver, his employer and a strip club are named in a wrongful death lawsuit as being at fault for the death of Lieutenant Eric Eslary. “This wrongful death lawsuit was filed by Eslary’s widow. She is seeking compensation to continue to care for her…

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CBS News Exclusive: Charlie Hill Interview

August 13, 2015
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Santa Fe, NM (Law Firm Newswire) August 13, 2015 – Charlie Hill is appearing in an exclusive interview at 7:30 am EST today on “CBS News This Morning” with journalist, Margaret Brennan, to an audience of 7 to 10 million. As part of CBS News’ coverage of the opening of the American Embassy in Cuba…

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Dozens of Cars Involved in Illinois Pileup Crash

August 13, 2015
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//www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKUyVd6LYy4 Chicago, IL (Law Firm Newswire) August 13, 2015 – Police said 45 vehicles were involved in a chain-reaction crash that began when a driver struck a state trooper’s vehicle that was stopped for another accident. Drivers also blamed icy roads and sun glare for the pileup. State police said eight people were injured in…

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SEC Begins Crackdown on Unregistered EB-5 Broker Dealers

August 13, 2015
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Dallas immigration lawyers – Rabinowitz & Rabinowitz, P.C. Dallas, TX (Law Firm Newswire) August 13, 2015 – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is cracking down on unregistered broker dealers receiving commissions within the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program. The EB-5 program allows a foreign national to obtain a green card if he or she…

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Does Sexual Harassment go Hand in Hand with Racial Stereotyping?

August 12, 2015
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Sacramento, CA (Law Firm Newswire) August 12, 2015 – Lately, the media has been full of news detailing stories of law enforcement using excessive violence with African Americans. Aside from racial profiling, is sexual harassment also a part of some of these confrontations? “The video of the McKinney, Texas, pool party was a particularly disturbing…

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Alleged in-Cab Distraction Causes Big Rig to Collide With Bus, Killing Four

August 12, 2015
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Austin, TX (Law Firm Newswire) August 12, 2015 – Trucker Russell Staley says something in the cab of his truck distracted him before he plowed into a small bus carrying college softball players. It was early evening on September 26, 2014 when 54-year-old Russell Staley wandered over the center line in his Quickway Transportation Inc.…

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Accessibility is Key for Advance Medical Directives

August 11, 2015
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Hook Law Center (formerly Oast & Hook) Virginia Beach, VA (Law Firm Newswire) August 11, 2015 – Advance medical directives are important documents that should be kept safe, but they also need to be accessible. While more people are recognizing the importance of documenting their wishes regarding health care, too often the documents are kept…

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Florida Supreme Court Upholds $4.5 Million Wrongful Death Verdict

August 11, 2015
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Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) August 11, 2015 – The Florida Supreme Court recently upheld a $4.5 million verdict in a wrongful death lawsuit based on premises liability. The state high court upheld the verdict for the families of two siblings who were shot to death in their apartment, finding the building owner liable for…

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What Law Firms Must Know About Information Governance

August 11, 2015
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San Francisco, CA (Law Firm Newswire) August 11, 2015 – The most recent issue of The Bigger Law Firm magazine (BLF) discusses the importance of information governance as a way for law firms to effectively and efficiently manage their large amounts of data. In this issue, James Ambroff-Tahan explores the ways in which information governance…

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