As we have previously reported, despite the growing number of States that have authorized the use of marijuana in various forms, the federal government has continued to crack down on […]
As we reported last Monday, on February 14, 2014, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued its guidance “BSA Expectations Regarding Marijuana-Related Businesses” in an effort to clarify Bank Secrecy Act […]
The vast majority of bona fide commercial cases end in settlement. It has become a generally accepted practice in commercial practices to include a confidentiality provision in settlements so as […]
On February 14, 2014, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued its guidance “BSA Expectations Regarding Marijuana-Related Businesses” in an effort to clarify Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”) expectations for financial […]
Disclosure: Joseph A. DiRuzzo, III of Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph represents the taxpayers in their Tax Court litigation against the IRS. We have written extensively about the United States […]
On February 16, 2014, Florida’s Fifth District Court of Appeal issued its opinion in Florida v. Thomas, affirming the decision of the Circuit Court of Orange County declaring a portion […]
On January 30, 2014, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) of the United States Department of the Treasury published two administrative rulings directly addressing when specific virtual currency activities constitute money transmission and thus […]
On January 30, 2014, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced the expansion of its moratorium on the enrollment of new home health agencies in Medicare, Medicaid, and […]
On Monday, January 27, 2013, Charlie Shrem, the 24 year old CEO of BitInstant and Vice Chairman of the Bitcoin Foundation, was arrested for his role operating a Bitcoin exchange […]
Contracts are negotiated to establish clear rules to govern the parties’ working relationship, and to cast foreseeability for damages resulting from a breach of these rules. Transactional counsel are paid […]
