- Expedia, Inc. v. City of New York Dept. of Finance – Court upholds constitutionality of expansion of city’s tax on hotel occupants to include fees earned by online travel companies.
- Internatl. Bhd. of Elec. Workers Local Union No. 8 v. Bd. of Defiance Cty. Commrs. – Appeals court concludes that federal funds were used in the construction of a public improvement and, therefore, the project was exempted from Ohio prevailing wage laws.
- Hartney Fuel Oil Co. v. Hamer – The Supreme Court of Illinois concludes that the “Jurisdictional Questions” regulations embodied in 86 Ill. Adm.Code 220.115, 270.115, and 320.115 which define situs for retail occupancy tax where purchase order acceptance occurs, with sale at retail and the purchaser taking delivery within the state, impermissibly narrowed the local ROT Acts, contrary to legislature’s intention to allow local governments to collect taxes from retailers in their jurisdictions, and, thus, the regulations were invalid.
- NYT: Detroit Is Ruled Eligible for Bankruptcy.
- Missouri Brings New Case Against Moberly Bond Underwriter.
- GASB Resolves Transition Issue in Pension Standards.
- 5 Big Regulatory Changes Coming in 2014.
- Bond Insurers Charging Less to Take on Risk.
- NABL Seeks Guidance on Political Subdivision Question.
- In the middle of a fairly routine eminent domain action, the court drops this deadpan stunner, “Plaintiff appears to allege that these incidents led to the deprivation of his constitutional rights, which caused physical and emotional injuries, but other parts of the complaint suggest that Plaintiff may be dead.“
- And finally, should you find yourself in the Catskills, drop in for the “monthly pagan brunch” or the “monthly, more secular, bisexual brunch.” Your call.
