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Recent NewsRead the latest information from Mette, Evans & Woodside below or click on blue headlines to read entire article. Ron Finck Successfully Defends Right To Farm Case The Snyder County Court of Common Pleas Senior Judge, Louise O. Knight, handed down a decision in a nonjury trial in favor of the defendant in a right to farm case. John Yaninek Successfully Defends A York County jury found that a farming corporation's board of directors breached its fiduciary duty, but only awarded the plaintiff $3,000 - well less than the $1.5 million they were seeking. Read The Legal Intelligencer Article Ernico Gives Estate Tax Debacle Presentation Attorney Jeff Ernico recently presented a lecture on the Estate Tax Debacle and ramifications for a group of estate and tax attorneys, accountants and financial planners in Gettysburg, PA. The event was sponsored by the Adams County Community Foundation. As Seen In... The Patriot News, May 11, 2010 The news of the unanticipated repeal of the federal estate tax at the end of 2009 has caused quite a stir. The action, or more correctly inaction by Congress, has the potential to create serious consequences that could negatively impact estate planning for individuals who die during 2010. Kathryn Simpson Name Chair of PA Bar Association CommitteeKathryn Simpson was recently named the Chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Association's (PBA) Law Policy Forum Steering Committee. The Committee's task is to work with the Pennsylvania law school deans, the PBA and the Pennsylvania Bar Institute to stage the 2010 Law Policy Forum, which will be held in October 2010, focusing on the general theme of "Laws on the Frontiers of Technology." Ernico Featured NAIOP Presenter Jeffrey A. Ernico, a Shareholder with Mette, Evans & Woodside, will be a featured presenter at the NAIOP National Tax Committee in Washington, D.C. His presentation will detail the recent Estate Tax changes for 2010 and 2011, which were recently adopted by Congress. $6.5 Million Verdict Against DEP Employees On March 3, 2010 a Federal jury returned verdicts of liability and assessed a total of $6.5 million in damages against four individuals employed by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. DEP was not a party in the case. The four employees were a former and a current air quality Program Manager, a Regional Director, and an attorney for the Department. The action was brought in the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in May, 2008 as a Civil Rights Act complaint. Community Fire Companies ConsolidateMette, Evans & Woodside has recently consolidated four existing local fire companies into one new fire department. This process included township involvement, court approval and the transferring of personal and real property from four individual fire companies into one newly formed fire department. The outcome of the consolidation is a fresh, highly efficient fire department which serves the community with faster response times and added manpower. Tim Hoy Featured Elder Law PresenterAttorney Tim Hoy was recently a featured presenter during the Pennsylvania Bar Institute's Elder Law Institute. Mr. Hoy lectured with co-presenters Katherine Pearson and Trisha Cowart, who are faculty members of Penn State University's Dickinson School of Law, on "The Perils of Joint Bank Accounts: Advising Clients on Legal Implications and Alternatives." The Official Record - A Little Used Tool For Understanding and Interpreting Regulations Statutes, regulations, permits, statements of policy, guidance documents, orders, notices of violation. As regulated entities (water, solid waste, and wastewater authorities) we are subject to a multitude of "official" documents. Electric power costs are going to increase in the very near future. Our neighbors in Maryland faced deregulated rates that were up to 70% larger than the pre-deregulation days. Cobra Subsidy Under The Stimulus Package Are you an employer of over 20 employees? If you are and if you provide health insurance for employees, effective March 1, 2009, you can only charge involuntarily terminated employees who elect COBRA 35% of the premium. Details of TARP Executive Compensation While restrictions on executive compensation for recipients of Troubled Assets Relief Program ("TARP") funds are still under discussion, the final text of the stimulus bill, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the "Recovery Act"), contains a number of executive compensation provisions. Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 Tax Changes Affecting Individuals On Oct. 3, 2008, President Bush signed into law the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-343). Although virtually all of the press coverage of this law has concentrated on its hotly debated $700 billion financial industry bailout plan, the legislation also contains scores of tax changes, mostly beneficial, for individuals and businesses alike. Emergency Economic Stabilization Act Implications For Banks The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA), signed by the President on October 3, 2008, authorized the Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) to establish the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) to purchase "troubled assets." As Seen In... U.S.News & World Report, June 16, 2008 With a 40-year legacy, Mette, Evans & Woodside offers Central Pennsylvania businesses and individuals comprehensive legal representation - from estate planning and personal injury litigation to banking, finance, securities regulation and commercial litigation. An incident occurred recently that many of you may have heard of, and which may presage a significant concern for certified operators. In a nutshell: an accident occurred at a treatment plant that resulted in some sludge being discharged to a watercourse. What Is The "Growing Smarter" Legislation All About? On August 21, Acts 67 and 68 of 2000 took effect arising out of the action of the Pennsylvania House and Senate and signature by Governor Ridge on June 22, 2000. These two Acts have been referred to as the "Growing Smarter" or "Land Use Reform" legislation. |
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