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12 Apr 8:11 am by Peter
... she sought Mirras's help in 2002, when she redeemed her interest in the "Martha Stewart Family Limited Partnership" in exchange for shares in her mom's company, ... quick take on the issues: Recovery of the Tax Portion of the IRS Audit Assessment Ms. Stewart can't recover the amount of the tax because she would have had ... underpayment. Recovery of Attorneys' Fees I can't be sure whether or not Ms. Stewart will be able to recover her attorneys fees. The answer to this depends on the terms of Mr. Mirras ...
The Tax Lawyer's Blog - http://blog.pappastax.com
12 Nov, 2006 11:08 am by Michael J. Hassen
... total settlement at $30 million, of which Martha Stewart personally will pay about $5 million. Insurers are expected to pay about $10 million, with the company - Martha Stewart Living - picking up the tab for the remaining $15 million. News reports on the anticipated settlement may be found in an article entitled "Stewart Expected To Pay $5 Million To Settle Suit," in the Business Section of the November 9, 2006 Los Angeles Times, and in an article ...
Tags: 10In, News
Class Action Defense Blog - http://classactiondefense.jmbm.com/
3 Apr 8:11 am by Michelle Leder
... posts in letter format. But we were inspired to do so by the two letters that Martha Stewart Omnimedia (MSO) added to its recent proxy statement. The letters - one from Executive Chairman Charles ... what's with employing the extended family? We obviously know about the radio show that features Martha's daughter Alexis and Koppelman's daughter, Jennifer (though we're ... sure why the two women aren't paid the same salary). But does Martha really need to employ your sister-in-law and your sister too? We ...
footnoted.org - http://www.footnoted.org
13 Aug, 2008 2:44 pm by Sonya Hubbard
... filed on June 17, though the actual terms of the deal with MS Real Estate Management Company - a company owned by Martha Stewart - were delayed until the Q. The agreement, which is retroactive to last November, provides in part: Pursuant to ... , her Mac Book Air - associated with security and telecommunications systems and security personnel related to Ms. Stewart at the properties, and will reimburse Licensor for up to $100,000 of approved and documented household expenses." That should be more ...
footnoted.org - http://www.footnoted.org
12 May 7:59 am by Michelle Leder
... ) as much as we do. Within the past year, we've written about founder Martha Stewart's guaranteed bonus and the $2 million she gets to allow her various ... that she penned to investors earlier this year. Despite this, we just couldn't ignore Martha's new employment contract in the 10-Q filed by the company yesterday, which includes a ... dramatically since 2005. There have also been several rounds of layoffs. Given that, does Martha Stewart really deserve a $3 million bonus just for signing her name not ...
footnoted.org - http://www.footnoted.org
19 Aug 2:30 am by Richard
... class discussions about infamous cases involving public figures. One popular topic involves the Martha Stewart case. The topic and my question for you, (my bright "blog ... let me emphasize that this "classroom" exercise is not intended to impugn either Ms. Stewart, or her fine legal team, or their strategies, in any way!) But after ... more often than the original crime? Are you listening, John Edwards?So, in the Stewart case, I might have recommended to her that she should call a press conference, ...
White Collar Crime in Georgia - http://whitecollarcrimeingeorgia.blogspot.com/
8 Nov, 2007 3:33 am by Sander Gelsing
... Inc. has sued Sears Canada Inc., alleging that the Canadian company failed to pay required royalties for use of the trademark "MARTHA STEWART EVERYDAY" on a line of merchandise. The CNN article further notes that the lawsuit was filed Wednesday in federal court in ... of State of New York or something along those lines - because all of the sales activity by Sears, of the Martha Stewart branded merchandise, would have occured in Canada. A quick search of the Canadian Trade-mark Office reveals that ...
Tags: Trademarks
Now, Why Didn't I Think of That? - http://www.gelsing.ca/blog
13 Feb 7:19 am by Sonya Hubbard
... for employee morale and investor confidence. Here's the passage that caught our attention: …On February 6, 2008, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. (the "Company") determined that, other than the guaranteed minimum bonus payable to Ms. Stewart pursuant to her contract, no named executive officer of the Company would receive a cash bonus of more than 15% of such employee's ...
footnoted.org - http://www.footnoted.org
13 Apr 5:10 am by Kelly
... , Alexis, and her friend, Jennifer Koppelman Hutt - reviewing old episodes of the Martha Stewart show, you know that Alexis does not want to become her mother. ... properly advised her. At issue is the amount of her capital gains tax on the 2002 sale of Martha Stewart Omnimedia stock (the same year her mother was under investigation for insider trading ... the exercise of due care, should have known the accurate basis so that Ms. Stewart's gain would not have been significantly understated. The suit goes ...
taxgirl - http://www.taxgirl.com/
21 Dec, 2006 8:50 am
... , it's a show about Martha Stewart at Christmastime, anyway. We interview law professor Joan Heminway about her book, Martha Stewart's Legal Troubles, which comes out next week. We're joined by Professor Ellen Podgor and talk not only about Martha Stewart's legal troubles, but about the Sarbanes-Oxley bill, white-collar crime, and the criminalization of nearly everything. You can listen directly -- no downloading needed -- by going here and clicking on ...
Tags: podcasts
Instapundit.com - http://instapundit.com/
17 Mar 1:41 pm by Doug B.
... 's protection. I have secured permission to post this new article, which starts this way: In 2004, domestic diva Martha Stewart was convicted of obstruction of justice, making false statements, and two counts of conspiracy in connection with ... , Firearms, and Explosives from spending any money to review petitions to lift firearms disabilities. Is the public safer now that Martha Stewart is completely and permanently disarmed? More to the point, how could such a ban be constitutional, now that the ...
Sentencing Law and Policy - http://sentencing.typepad.com/sentencing_law_and_policy/
29 May, 2007 6:32 am by Peter Lattman
... Stewart's efforts to trademark the name of her town - Katonah - for her new furniture line. Stewart moved from swanky Westport, Conn., to a 153-acre estate in tony Katonah, N.Y., in ... anti-trademark battle. Said the head of a Native American advocacy group: "If I wanted to trademark 'Martha Stewart' and put out a line of tea towels, she would have me in court very quickly." Stewart's neighbors reportedly fear that trademarking the name will prohibit others from using it in their businesses. But ...
Law Blog - http://blogs.wsj.com/law
26 Dec, 2007 11:39 am by Doug B.
In what seems like a story from The Onion (but apparently is true), the AP reports here that Martha Stewart on her television show showed off an ornate clay nativity scene she sculpted ... to find a picture of the nativity scene on-line, though I am sure it's classic Martha Stewart (and probably would fetch a tidy sum on E-Bay). Perhaps K- ... abilities and being worth over $600 millions dollars and, I do not believe Martha has spent any significant energy, time or money on sentencing and prison reform ...
Sentencing Law and Policy - http://sentencing.typepad.com/sentencing_law_and_policy/
12 Mar, 2007 10:10 am by Ann Bartow
... Joan MacLeod Heminway is a good friend and brilliant scholar. Here is the Amazon.com description of her new book: Martha Stewart's Legal Troubles: Heminway brings together essays written by legal scholars specializing in both white collar crime and securities regulation concerning the varied legal claims made against Martha Stewart in connection with her sale of shares in ImClone Systems Incorporated in December 2001. The articles present interesting historical facts ...
Feminist Law Professors - http://feministlawprofs.law.sc.edu
12 Mar, 2007 11:03 am
... at the University of Tennessee College of Law, and a good friend. Here is the amazon.com description of her new book: Martha Stewart's Legal Troubles Heminway brings together essays written by legal scholars specializing in both white collar crime and securities regulation concerning the varied legal claims made against Martha Stewart in connection with her sale of shares in ImClone Systems Incorporated in December 2001. The articles present interesting historical facts ...
Sivacracy.net - http://www.nyu.edu/classes/siva/
7 Aug, 2006 11:23 am by Tung Yin
... campus -- high praise!), and best of all, the other junior law profs were terrific fun. Anyway, Martha Stewart was a recurring topic of conversation, as it turned out. First, on the drive from Iowa City to Bloomington, my friend and ... that could be told in this case. Could it be that prosecutors, having already stated that they were going to bust Stewart for corporate crimes, had to come up with something to convict her of when the dubious securities fraud charge fell apart? Unfortunately for ...
The Yin Blog - http://yin.typepad.com/the_yin_blog/
8 Sep, 2007 3:28 am
... to sum up my argument in an additional 46,000 words. I cite the Justice for Martha Stewart Rule. The Curious Case Of Skilling's Really Long Appellate Brief When ... the Fifth Circuit accepted a government brief filed at 69,730 words. And in the Martha Stewart case, they say, the Second Circuit accepted a brief at 56,078 ... rules. Obviously, Mr. Skilling feels his appeal deserves the Martha Stewart treatment. The question is, why was Martha allowed four times the appellate maximum to convince a panel of ...
Greedy Trial Lawyer - http://www.greedytriallawyer.com/
23 Jan, 2007 12:56 am by Shannon, TradeMark Express
... when she originally filed for the geographic term, Katonah, back in 2005? Check out the old listings by going here and enter these serial numbers: 78727055 & 78727070 • What are the different types of marks? • What factors should be considered in choosing a strong trademark? trademark trademark news trademark application trademark filing Martha Stewart Katonah
TradeMark Express: A Daily Blog - http://tmexpress.blogspot.com
28 Mar, 2007 10:25 am by Marty
TMBrandingCap.com reports that the village of Katonah (about ten miles from here) and at least one housewares business within Katonah, will take action against local resident Martha Stewart's applications for the mark KATONAH for housewares. Background here. I wouldn't mind if Martha Stewart used my home town's name as a trademark. If the product wasn't junk, it could help property values.
Tags: Geography
The Trademark Blog - http://www.schwimmerlegal.com/
10 Nov, 2004 5:14 am by Amit Patel
[JURIST] In Wednesday's corporations and securities law news, Martha Stewart Omnimedia Inc. announced Martha Stewart has asked the company to reimburse her for $3.7 million in legal bills. Stewart, who is currently appealing her conviction for lying to investigators about a stock sale, is serving five-month prison sentence in West Virginia. Paper Chase has continuing coverage of the Martha
JURIST - Paper Chase - http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/
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