Legal settlement agreements should have tax language to support the plaintiff later at tax return time. Otherwise, the IRS ...

Legal fees are taxed to plaintiffs, so they need to be able to deduct them, even with a qualified settlement fund. Despite changes in the tax law, it is still possible.

Justin Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios are asking a judge to deny or sharply reduce Blake Lively’s request.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred A federal judge has ordered Justin Baldoni and ...

Kanye West’s legal troubles continue as the rapper faces another lawsuit over legal cost claims. The former employee is ...

Litigants have a right to retain counsel of their choosing for the filing of petitions and motions, appearances in court, and to represent them at trial. When parties hire an attorney for a matter, ...

The appellate panel rejected the jurisdictional arguments of an upstate New York town government, holding that processing ...