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Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

U.S. Supreme Court Rulings In Arbitration And Employment Matters

The United States Supreme Court continued its trend of business-friendly decision making in the 2012-2013 term, ruling more often than not in favor of business interests. In particular, the Supreme Court’s decisions on arbitration- and employment-related issues gave companies and employers...

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Appellate Law

Estate And Gift Tax Considerations Post-Windsor

Editor: Please tell us about your background. Fiore: I am an attorney by training, having received my LLM in estate planning from the University of Miami. I focus in the trust and estate area, and my involvement in planning for same-sex couples began with wealth transfers between same-sex...

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Appellate Law

Supreme Court's DOMA Decision Affects Employers' Obligations Under The FMLA

On June 26, 2013, the United States Supreme Court struck down the federal law that defined "marriage" as a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife, and "spouse" as a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or a wife. United States v. Windsor...

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