- NewsDavid H. Gunning II has been elected as the chair of the Cleveland State University Board of Trustees. Gunning has been on the Board since 2012 and previously served as treasurer.
- Blog PostWith the rapid rise of solar energy as a major force in a market which, in most states, has been subject to stringent regulation, state-sanctioned monopolies, and constant interaction between government policy and the energy supply, states are searching for their own Goldilocks Zones.
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Listen to our latest podcast: Due diligence for employee benefits: The role of HR and others
- Blog PostAs solar panel prices plunge and collecting power from the sun increasingly makes both economic and environmental sense, despite the tariffs we wrote about in February, most of us are seeing solar panels on rooftops of homes and commercial buildings with exponentially increasing frequency. Many of us (yes, even in Cleveland), see large arrays of ground-mounted panels which generate power on the scale of a small utility power plant, at least occasionally.
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- Blog PostAt the beginning of May, Pew Charitable Trusts issued a report revealing that by the end of 2017, 34 states, “the most yet,” were taking in more tax revenue than before the recession, accounting for inflation. The great recession started in December 2007.
- Blog PostThe Alaska Department of Revenue has a division devoted entirely to management of the state’s Permanent Fund Dividend. Its purpose is “assuring that all eligible Alaskans receive timely dividends; fraud is prosecuted; and all internal and external stakeholders are treated with respect.”
- Blog PostLast December, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two consolidated lawsuits, Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association and New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association, Inc. v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, the details of which we explained at the time.
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- NewsSALT Cap Enforcement May Mean Years Of Tax Limbo
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- AlertRegardless of who a records request is from – federal or commercial payor – it is important for a provider to get an attorney involved as soon as it receives a medical records request from either a UPIC or commercial payor.
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The U.S. Supreme Court is considering a legal challenge to the established principle that states may not impose sales and use tax collection duties on remote businesses unless they have an in-state physical presence. McDonald Hopkins' tax attorneys have broken down all the moving pieces and identified strategies for your business to prepare.
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The bankruptcy case of Rent-a-Wreck, the car rental business, is a cautionary tale for franchisors that are in some type of financial distress due to particularly contentious disputes with their franchisees; bankruptcy cannot be used as a tool to simply discard a particularly problematic franchisee.
- AlertESOP trustees are being aggressively targeted by the Department of Labor and the plaintiff’s bar. While not downplaying the risk involved, there are steps that can be taken and protocols developed that can help ESOP trustees.
- Blog PostIn the case EXLP Leasing LLC et al. v. Galveston Central Appraisal District, the Texas Supreme Court sided with the petitioner leasing companies, and held that the statutory formula that they used to calculate the taxable value of leased natural-gas compressors is constitutional.
- Blog PostThe Franchise Tax Board of California is seeking redress from the United States Supreme Court in the latest step of the Cal. Franchise Tax Bd. v. Hyatt case, and in mid-March, filed a new cert petition. In mid-April, Indiana and 44 other states filed a friend-of-the-court brief, as did the Multistate Tax Commission.
- Blog PostA number of states, like Georgia, have taken advantage of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act's expected revenue increases to cut their own tax rates. Beyond their attention on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act’s consequences, states are also increasingly focused on laws governing the permissibility of taxing online sales.
- PodcastHow high net worth individuals should react to estate tax changes that went into effect Jan. 1, 2018, as part of the federal tax overhaul.
- Blog PostFind out what obligations your company has to an employee who is called for jury duty.
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McDonald Hopkins Recognized by Chambers USA 2018
- AlertOn Monday, April 23, 2018, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency issued its revised National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for Discharges of Storm Water Associated with Construction Activity. The new permit will be in effect for five years, expiring on April 22, 2023.
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Can you monitor emails that an employee sent on their work computer or review other information accessed on your (the employer's) network? The answer is "It depends."
- Blog PostLawmakers recently overrode Kentucky’s Gov. Matt Bevin’s veto of two pieces of legislation, House Bill 200, the budget legislation, and House Bill 366, the tax reform initiative. In so doing, they put into action what the Washington Post characterized as the “biggest overhaul in a decade.”
- Blog PostThe Sunshine State recently wrapped up the 2018 legislative session, which included passage of an $88.7 billion budget and $170 million in tax cuts. Get an overview of key enactments, which include a mix of one-time and recurring cuts.
- Blog PostLast week, lawyers involved in the “online sales tax case of the millennium” finally got to present their arguments in front of the United States Supreme Court. We've provided a recap of the oral argument held in South Dakota v. Wayfair.
- Blog PostThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently vacated a judgment entered in Barnes & Noble’s favor in a class action case (Dieffenbach v. Barnes & Noble, Inc.) accusing the bookseller of data privacy violations - further evidence that courts across the country are reaching different conclusions about whether data breach litigation is sufficiently pled, especially with respect to damages.
- NewsMcDonald Hopkins, a business advisory and advocacy law firm, recently held a discussion examining the impact of tariffs on the development of U.S. solar energy and the challenges facing the industry.
- Blog PostA district court in Illinois recently dismissed a disappointed bidder’s antitrust claim against the biddee and winning bidder for allegedly agreeing to circumvent a competitive bidding process. The case, Neptun Light, Inc. v. City of Chicago, serves as a stark reminder of well-established, but frequently overlooked antitrust principles
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During the episode titled “Overpayment: Managing medical records requests and avoiding payor audits,” Cleveland attorney Elizabeth Sullivan, co-chair of the firm’s national Healthcare Practice Group, sits down with host Mike Witzke to discuss why payor audits must be taken seriously and how healthcare providers should respond to medical records requests to avoid overpayment claims. Sullivan also explains why it is important for providers to be proactive and not reactive regarding payor audits.
- NewsDominic A. Paluzzi, the co-chair of McDonald Hopkins’ national Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice Group, has been named to Cybersecurity Docket’s 2018 Incident Response 30, a list of the 30 “best and brightest” data breach response attorneys and compliance professionals in the industry “who not only have the right stuff to manage a data breach response, but are also the kind of professionals critical to have on speed-dial when the inevitable data breach occurs.” Paluzzi was a recipient of the inaugural Incident Response 30 list in 2016.
- NewsDavid K. Hales, a prominent real estate attorney, has joined the Cleveland office of McDonald Hopkins LLC as a member and co-chair of the business advisory and advocacy law firm’s national Real Estate Practice Group. He comes to McDonald Hopkins from Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP.
- AlertAn Ohio court recently reaffirmed the long-standing principle that contractors are responsible for ensuring compliance with not only the public contracting and bidding laws of the state of Ohio, but also the local ordinances as they relate to government contracts.
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Receiverships have been utilized in Michigan to address both distressed businesses and commercial real estate for decades. Historically, there was little clarity regarding the process for having a receiver appointed, the appropriate timing for the appointment, and what the receivership process would entail. This was due to the limited statutory authority from the Construction Lien Act and court rules regarding post judgment supplementary proceedings.
