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By Nicole Bodoh

Avrahami and its Impact on 831(b) captives

Oct 24, 2016
Benyamin and Orna Avrahami, the owners of an 831(b) captive that insured the couple’s Arizona-based jewelry business and real estate holding companies, commenced an action in U.S. Tax Court in early 2015…
Proposed Legislation Could Impact Captive Insurers

Proposed Legislation Could Impact Captive Insurers

Oct 18, 2016
Last month, new legislation was introduced in the Senate and House of Representatives “to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the avoidance of tax by insurance companies through reinsurance…
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Alert for Mental Health Care Professionals in Vermont

Sep 27, 2016
On September 16, 2016, the Vermont Supreme Court issued an amended Opinion in the matter of Kuligoski et al. vs. Brattleboro Retreat and Northeast Kingdom Human Services (Docket No. 2014-396), regarding…
By: Linda Peruzzi

Healthcare Provider Alert: Transgender-Affirming Healthcare Policies and Practices

Sep 06, 2016
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently issued a Final Rule, implementing the civil rights provision of the Affordable Care Act of 2010 (Act), which prohibits discrimination on the basis…
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What is the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016?

Sep 06, 2016
Below is an excerpt from Gary Franklin’s recently published article in Vermont Business Magazine about the adoption of the Defend Trade Secrets Act: A new federal law protecting confidential business…
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Shareholders Secure Important Victory in Osman Case

Aug 29, 2016
Shareholders Gary Burt and Adam Mordecai of Primmer’s Manchester office recently secured an important victory for their clients in a case involving allegations of brain damage due to elevated blood lead…
Alexandra Clauss

Vermont “Bans the Box”

Aug 26, 2016
Most employers will be prohibited from asking about an individual’s criminal history record on initial employment applications after July 1, 2017, the date Vermont’s “ban the box” statute takes effect.
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Second Circuit Ruling of First Impression on National Bank’s Citizenship

Aug 23, 2016
In OneWest Bank, N.A. v. Robert W. Melina, 2016 WL 3548346 (2d Cir. June 29, 2016), the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently held that a national bank is a citizen only of the…
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CFPB Updates Mortgage Servicing Rules and Foreclosure Protections

Aug 16, 2016
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently adopted a final rule that updates mortgage servicing rules and expands foreclosure protections for struggling borrowers and other homeowners. The…
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The Speaking Circuit

Aug 12, 2016
Anne Cramer and I are doing a lot of talks these days to groups, whether clients or not, about recent developments in health law (that seems like a redundant phrase, given the breakneck pace at which health…