AT LONG LAST, THE END OF THE CAPITAL STOCK TAX

On Monday, January 4, 2016, Governor Wolf announced that he would not impede the planned phase-out of the Pennsylvania Capital Stock and Foreign Franchise Tax, giving effect to the legislature’s...

Data Breach Preparedness

The risk of large-scale data breaches will continue to affect businesses of all sizes in 2016.  Such breaches may not only require affected companies to incur a great deal of time and expense, but...

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Does the Value of Labor Depreciate?

On December 10, 2015, the Arkansas Supreme Court held that a property insurer may not depreciate labor when calculating actual cash value (ACV). ...

Contact Your Legislators!

In a move called by some "bold," Pennsylvania's new Governor Tom Wolf has proposed a new 6.6% tax on services -- everything from daycare, barbers and hairdressers, lawyers an

IRS Scam Alert

“For The Defense:” The Five Most Effective Motions In Limine in Any Coverage Dispute

Two of our attorneys, Robert T. Horst and Daniel L. Petrilli, have been published in  the October 2015 issue of "For The Defense."   Check out their article here:

Affordable Care Act’s Impact on Trusts and Estates

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One School District + Shared Custody = Two Bus Stops

On August 26, 2015, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania held that the Public School Code requires that a school district provide free transportation to a student whose parents share...

The Pope Is Coming!

The Pope Is Coming! This almost sounds like something a modern-day Chicken Little would say rather than "The Sky is Falling!"