Owning a vacation home can create complicated family estate and income tax issues. Planning for the transfer of the family cottage requires a series of thoughtful steps. The cottage can be any vacation home and, whether it's a ski chalet or condo, waterfront property or hunting land, all have financial and emotional ties to a family.
Electronic communications—such as emails or texts—have become the primary form of communication among organizations and individuals. In the modern world, businesses large and small communicate internally and externally using electronic communications...
Tax Alert: Key income and estate tax law changes proposed by U.S. House Ways and Means Committee in Democrat's budget reconciliation bill, "Build America Back Better Act."
Litigation surrounding a breach of contract is rarely as simple as it may superficially seem. While the breach itself can be cause for legal action, it does not take into account the additional torts endured by the plaintiff resulting from it. In this piece for the Michigan Bar Journal, Kotz Sangster lawyer Jovan Dragovic explores how historical Michigan cases have addressed the simultaneous liability of the defendant for both breach of contract and any tangentially-related damages that result from that breached contract.
On Sunday evening, December 27, 2020, President Trump signed the $900 billion coronavirus relief bill which was passed by Congress early last week.
The Honorable John E. Dewane (ret.), leading Kotz Sangster’s office in St. Joseph, Michigan, has been honored by the State Bar of Michigan as a 50-year member.
Haley Clough, an attorney in our Grand Rapids office, sat down to record a chat with Clay Powell, the Director of the RPOA, about the latest news on evictions and funding sources in Michigan. Watch the video to learn about the latest in eviction-related legislation.
Regulations regarding the "Health Care Provider" Exception and Intermittent Leave have been revised, effective September 16, 2020 through the expiration of the FFCRA's paid leave provisions on December 31, 2020.
On June 29, 2020, the Michigan Supreme Court corrected 30 years of jurisprudence that had been wrongfully denying insurance coverage for construction defects. In Skanska USA Building Inc. v M.A.P. Mechanical Contractors, et al. the Court enforced what it properly regarded as plain policy language, and thereby opened the door to coverage. Kotz Sangster is proud to have represented the winning party, Skanska.
Changes are coming to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). U.S. House approves legislation; U.S. Senate convenes after June 1, 2020 to continue discussion.