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Liz Reeder Selected as Finalist for Next Generation Leader Award

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Strauss Troy Attorney Liz Reeder

Strauss Troy attorney Elizabeth Reeder has been named a finalist for the 2018 Next Generation Leader Award. The award, presented by LEGACY, Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati’s Young Professional Organization, salutes the region’s young professionals under the age of 40 for significant accomplishments in their chosen professional field, demonstrated leadership, as well as their contribution to the community.

Are Onglyza and Kombiglyze XR Related to Heart Failure and Cardiac Arrest?

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Onglyza (saxaglyptin) and Kombiglyze XR (saxaglyptin/metformin HCl) are prescription medications used to treat Type 2 diabetes. In April 2016, the FDA added new safety warnings to the two medications, indicating that saxaglyptin is associated with an increased risk of heart failure, as well as a higher risk of death from all causes.

Can Prevagen Really Improve Your Memory?

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Prevagen, a supplement made by Quincy Bioscience, is one of the most heavily-advertised and expensive supplements on the drugstore shelves today. Prevagen claims in its advertising, and on its label, that the pill can improve memory. If Prevagen could really do that, it might be worth the high price, which is more than $60 for 30 pills of the extra-strength version of the product.

However, recent evidence submitted to a California court raises serious questions about whether Prevagen has any benefit to memory at all.

Financial Advisers Back In Court and Customers Get Caught In The Middle

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Late last year, Morgan Stanley and UBS withdrew from the Protocol for Broker Recruiting, followed closely by Citigroup in January. Morgan Stanley and UBS together account for almost half of the approximate 50,000 registered securities representatives (stock brokers) employed by the four major wire houses (Morgan Stanley, UBS, Merrill Lynch, and Wells Fargo).

Liz Reeder Presents Estate Planning Seminar to Northern Ky. Bar Association

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Strauss Troy Attorney Liz Reeder

Strauss Troy attorney Liz Reeder was recently invited to present a seminar to the Estate Planning and Probate Section of the Northern Kentucky Bar Association.  Liz presented on the 2017 Tax Act and its effect on estate plans as well as provided an update on estate planning trends from the most recent Heckerling Institute on …Read More

New Partnership Representative Rules May Increase Audit Activity

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With a new year comes new tax rules that have significant impacts on your operating agreements and LLCs.  If you haven’t updated your operating agreement for some time or if you are entering or exiting an LLC, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (the “BBA”) has significant impact for the former “tax matter partner” provisions.  These BBA provisions took effect January 1, 2018 and repeal the TEFRA and ELP procedures and applies to all partnerships that file a Form 1065 return.  In implementing these rules, IRS hopes to increase audit activity and make it easier to assess deficiencies for unpaid taxes to your partnerships.  It is critical to understand the new rules in order to better protect yourself and your partnership in future audit.

Time May be Up on Claims of Sexual Harassment Filed Too Late

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In the past few months, we have seen allegations or accusations of sexual harassment being reported in the media on practically a daily basis. And, campaigns and posts on social media, including the #metoo and #TimesUp movements, have revealed countless more allegations. While there is no time limit on someone’s right to free speech, there is a legal time limit to take an accusation of sexual harassment out of social media or the press and into a courtroom.

Strauss Troy’s Mark Berliant Receives Cincinnati Bar’s Muething Lifetime Achievement Award

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Congratulations to Mark H. Berliant, who is one of this year’s recipients of the John L. Muething Lifetime Achievement Award in Law. The award is presented by the Cincinnati Bar Foundation for 50 years of exemplary service as a lawyer. Through his or her distinguished career, the honoree reflects the highest principles and traditions of the legal profession. A graduate …Read More

Estate Planning: The Millennial Legal Oversight

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Strauss Troy attorney Jeff Levine

By Jeffrey A. Levine Millennials are generally defined as those aged 18 to 34. Estate planning is rarely a priority for people in this age group, especially those who don’t have children or own a sports car collection. Even those who have started families or own significant assets tend to avoid the notion of a …Read More

Strauss Troy’s Theresa Nelson Featured Speaker In Ohio Bar Webinar

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Strauss Troy Shareholder Theresa Nelson will be a featured speaker at an Ohio State Bar Association webinar on March 24, titled “Putting Intent Into Ohio’s Employment Intentional Tort.” For decades, Ohio’s employment “intentional tort” claim wasn’t really intentional. Rather, the General Assembly and the Supreme Court kicked various iterations and interpretations back and forth, all …Read More

Strauss Troy Presents Commercial Real Estate Seminar on June 7

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Strauss Troy will present an in-house seminar, “Advanced Topics in Commercial Real Estate” on Wednesday, June 7, beginning at 9 a.m.  The presentation qualifies for 6.0 CLE Credit Hours; 6.0 Business, Commercial and Industrial Real Property Law. The presentation will be via a DVD provided by the Ohio State Bar Association.   To register, please contact …Read More