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WASHINGTON—The Obama administration said Wednesday it would ask Congress for funds to help people affected by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, to boost the oil-spill cleanup tax by a penny a barrel, and to raise the potential liability for oil companies responsible for spills. The proposal is the latest effort by the White House to demonstrate an aggressive res […]

Tax Law Channel Host Robert Wood practices law with Wood and Porter in San Francisco. In this article, Wood considers Stadnyk, in which the Tax Court and Sixth Circuit held that a settlement payment for a few hours of incarceration was not excludable under section 104. Wood contends that the Sixth Circuit did a better job than the Tax Court.  Scott Drake i […]

(CNN) A Dutch child is believed to be the only survivor of a passenger plane crash in Libya Wednesday that may have killed more than 100 people, the Dutch Foreign Ministry said. The plane was carrying 93 passengers and 11 crew members when it crashed while trying to land at the Tripoli International Airport. Read the story at CNN (Photo courtesy of ABC […]

As the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico continues to gush and defy containment efforts, the legal issues surrounding this historic environmental disaster are just now starting to become clear. Attorney Rick Kuykendall, a Fairhope, AL native and one of the nations leading class action and environmental law experts joins Speaking of Justice again this week in a […]

Attorney Rick KuykendallAs the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico continues to gush and defy containment efforts, the legal issues surrounding this historic environmental disaster are just now starting to become clear. Attorney Rick Kuykendall, a Fairhope, AL native and one of the nations leading class action and environmental law experts joins Speaking of Just […]

Text of Solicitor General Elena Kagan's remarks on Monday after President Barack Obama nominated her for the Supreme Court, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions.  Go to the AP/Washington Post story […]

The BP Oil Spill, already shaping up to be one of the nations worst environmental disasters in terms of total dollars of damage, is going to be the focus of an ongoing series of updates, commentaries and information from the lawyers heading up one of the most prominent legal teams. The two videos we are posting here are featuring Frederick "Rick […]

"In one of the most dizzying half-hours in stock market history, the Dow plunged nearly 1,000 points amid worries about European debt".  Yahoo Finance  May 6, 2010 " The Dow Down 700 in 15 minutes, Up 600 in next 20 minutes" CNBC  May 6, 2010 " Volatility index up over 40% for first time in a year" CNBC May 6, 2010 Dow Jones D […]

  An April 20 drilling rig explosion claimed the lives of 11 workers, and the rig's subsequent collapse unleashed a major oil spill that threatens the Gulf of Mexico ecosystems and economy.  Scott Drake interviews Rick Kuykendall of the Murphy firm in Baltimore and Kuykendall and Associates in Fairhope AL. Rick is  working with a group of lawyers fr […]

Gov. Jan Brewer of Arizona signed the nation’s toughest bill on illegal immigration into law. Its aim is to identify, prosecute and deport illegal immigrants. This bill has been on the front page of every news paper, the first topic of discussion on shows such as Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh and Juan Williams, and a featured topic on shows such as Larry King […]