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Are we there yet?

Many of us have heard that voice from the rear seat of the car, “Are we there yet?” There is a decent chance that we might hear those very words spoken in the coming days...

by William G. Geisen December 23, 2015

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Kentucky Supreme Court vacates $2.5 million punitive damages verdict

On September 24, 2015, the Kentucky Supreme Court vacated a $2.5 million punitive damage verdict in an automotive product liability case, Nissan Motors v. Maddox. The Court held plaintiff produced insufficient evidence of reckless or...

by Bethany A. Breetz October 09, 2015

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Discharge of debts: The potential unintended consequences of issuing a Form 1099-C

In the typical bad debt situation, a financial institution will issue a Form 1099-C to the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and the borrower when a loan is written off. That administrative act is proving to...

by Stites & Harbison, PLLC October 07, 2015

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Passing Constitutional Muster after Strickland v. Alexander

In a forty-eight page decision released on September 9, 2015, the Court in Strickland v. Alexander, (U.S. D. Ct. N. D. Ga. Case Number 1:12-CV-02735-MHS) struck down portions of Georgia’s garnishment statute, O.C.G.A. §18-4-60 et...

by Stites & Harbison, PLLC September 15, 2015

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The NLRB’s Browning-Ferris Industries Joint Employer Ruling – Should Franchisors Read the Fine Print

In a 3-2 recently rendered decision, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled (with a lengthy dissent) that Browning-Ferris Industries of California, Inc. (BFI) and a third-party staffing agency, Leadpoint Business Services, were “joint employers”...

by Stites & Harbison, PLLC September 08, 2015

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Supreme Court Ruling and Your Pregnant Employees

Does your business have a pregnant employee? Has that pregnant employee ever had a work restriction? If you answered “yes” to either question, this article is for you. In March 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court...

by Ashley Owens Hopkins August 28, 2015

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GAO Report is a Good Reminder to Bidders on Federal Procurements: Agencies Don’t Always Follow the Rules!

The United States government has awarded more than $280 billion in contracts so far this fiscal year—FY2015 ends September 30. Last year, that number was just over $445 billion on September 30. (Data available online at https://www.usaspending.gov).

by Stites & Harbison, PLLC August 17, 2015

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Data Breaches: Is Your Attitude about Data Security Putting You and Your Company at Risk?

With all of the recent data breaches, the nervous jitters among those who have spent time ordering new credit cards or signing up for credit monitoring are no surprise. The possibilities of what might...

by Ian T. Ramsey and Sarah Cronan Spurlock July 21, 2015