Stay-at-home orders and business closures during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic have led to a sharp increase in online shopping. While e-commerce has helped businesses stay afloat during this challenging economic time, there has also been a spike in litigation alleging that
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Fee Shifting Under § 285 Does Not Apply to Conduct Solely Arising in IPR
Considering for the first time whether fee shifting of § 285 applies to exceptional conduct arising solely from an inter partes review (IPR) proceeding, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that § 285 does not authorize an award…
Copyright Office, Not Courts, Determines Validity of Registrations Containing Inaccurate Information
By Sarah Bro
With the validity of a copyright registration at issue, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed and remanded a district court’s judgment after a jury trial and award of attorney’s fees in favor of the plaintiff in…
Preparing Your Responses: How to Tackle Opening-Day Obstacles
To properly navigate the complexities of COVID-19 employment issues, you need innovative but practical solutions. In response to the challenges that employers now face, McDermott developed a webinar series called the Return to Work Virtual Toolkit for Employers. Learn key…
Reassessing Executive Compensation and Benefits in Tax-Exempt Organizations as the COVID-19 Crisis Deepens
Hospitals, health systems and other tax-exempt organizations are responding to a longer and deeper economic crisis by making or considering significant changes to their executive compensation and executive benefit programs. The economic crisis, and these executive compensation and benefit changes,…
Weekly IRS Roundup June 1 – June 5, 2020
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of June 1 – June 5, 2020. Additionally, for continuing updates on the tax impact of COVID-19, please visit our resource…
COVID-19: FAQs on Employees Experiencing Symptoms and Employee Absences
With rapid developments in local, state and federal guidance and law, the appropriate approach for each employer in relation to COVID-19 will vary depending on the nature of their work, the industries served and their location and size, among other…
Tax Court Holds IRS Chief Counsel Attorneys May Make Initial Penalty Determination
In general, section 6751 requires that a supervisor give written approval before penalties can be asserted against a taxpayer. In Koh v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2020-77, authored by the US Tax Court’s (Tax Court) most recent addition—Judge Travis Greaves—the…
Three Takeaways: Tensions in the Renewable Energy and Environmental Markets
McDermott recently hosted Jonathan Burnston, Managing Partner of the energy sector financial services firm Karbone, for a discussion of recent developments affecting environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing, renewable energy and carbon offsets.
Three takeaways from this week’s webinar…