• June 29, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Avoiding Penalties When Classifying Independent Contractors

    Over the last several years, members of Congress (including U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pennsylvania) have introduced and reintroduced the Payroll Fraud Prevention Act, designed to target employers that intentionally misclassify employees as independent contractors.

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  • June 4, 2015 |

    Atl. Cas. Insurance Co. v. Greytak

    Click Here for FC&S Legal Expert Analysis  Atl. Cas. Ins. Co.v.Greytak2015 WL 3444507NOTICE: THIS OPINION HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED FOR PUBLICATION…

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  • Jeanette Costoso, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff v. Bank of America, N.A., Defendant, 14-cv-4100 (ADS)(ARL)

    Publication Date: 2015-02-26
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District
    Judge: District Judge Arthur Spatt
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for the Plaintiff by: Darren T. Kaplan, Esq., of Counsel, Darren Kaplan Law Firm, P.C., New York, NY. Attorneys for the Plaintiff by: Hassan Zavareei, Esq., Jeffrey D. Kaliel, Esq., of Counsel, Tycko & Zavareei LLP, Washington, DC. Attorneys for the Plaintiff by: Jason H. Alperstein, Esq., of Counsel, Kopelowitz Ostrow P.A., Fort Lauderdale, FL. Attorneys for the Plaintiff by: Gosselin Sathya, Esq., of Counsel, Hausfeld LLP, Washington, DC. Attorneys for the Plaintiff by: Stephen N. Six, Esq., of Counsel, Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP, Kansas City, MO.
    for defendant: Attorneys for the Defendant by: Maria B. Earley, Esq. Benjamin R. Nagin, Esq., of Counsel, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC.

    Case Number: 14-cv-4100 (ADS)(ARL)

    Cite as: Costoso v. Bank of America, 14-cv-4100 (ADS)(ARL), NYLJ 1202719018212, at *1 (EDNY, Decided February 24, 2015) 14-cv-4100 (ADS)(ARL) Dist

  • December 29, 2014 |

    Greene, Tweed & Co. v. Hartford Acc. & Indem. Co.

    Click Here for FC&S Legal Expert Analysis   Greene, Tweed & Co.v.Hartford Acc. & Indem. Co.2006 WL 1050110Only the Westlaw citation…

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  • December 22, 2014 |

    401 Fourth St., Inc. v. Investors Ins. Grp.

    Click Here for FC&S Legal Expert Analysis   401 Fourth St., Inc.v.Investors Ins. Grp.583 Pa. 445Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.401 FOURTH…

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  • December 17, 2014 |

    Employers Mut. Cas. Co. v. Loos

    Click Here for FC&S Legal Expert Analysis Employers Mut. Cas. Co. v. Loos476 F.Supp.2d 478United States District Court,W.D. Pennsylvania.EMPLOYERS…

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  • December 17, 2014 |

    McCrink v. Peoples Benefit Life Ins. Co.

    Click Here for FC&S Legal Expert Analysis McCrink v. Peoples Benefit Life Ins. Co.2005 WL 730688United States District Court,E.D. Pennsylvania.Garry…

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  • December 17, 2014 |

    UPMC Health Sys. v. Metro. Life Ins. Co.

    Click Here for FC&S Legal Expert Analysis UPMC Health Sys. v. Metro. Life Ins. Co.391 F.3d 497United States Court of Appeals,Third Circuit.*UPMC…

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  • December 4, 2014 |

    Selmek v. State Farm Fire and Cas. Co.

    Click Here for FC&S Legal Expert Analysis Selmek v. State Farm Fire and Cas. Co.Civil Action No. 14-388.United States District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania.CARL…

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  • November 23, 2014 |

    Noland v. Virginia Ins. Reciprocal

    Click Here for FC&S Legal Expert Analysis  Nolandv.Virginia Ins. Reciprocal224 W.Va. 372Supreme Court of Appeals ofWest Virginia.Lloyd Michael…

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