Take Off With Strauss Troy Tax Help
Congress got busy the end of last year, creating a flurry of new laws that included tax changes. These changes may affect you, your family, your investments, and your livelihood. Here’s what you need to know.
Strauss Troy, a leading local litigation firm based in downtown Cincinnati and Covington, KY, has successfully blocked Volkswagen’s attempt to transfer three locally filed Volkswagen Diesel lawsuits to Federal Court in California. Earlier today, a German Newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported that Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) is likely to buy back 115,000 cars in the U.S.
But how you say something can be just as important as what you say.
Ohio’s defamation law recognizes that context, and circumstances in which you say something, matters.
Christopher Groeschen is the newest member of Strauss Troy’s Real Estate, Corporate | Business and Litigation Practice Groups. Chris has been serving as a clerk for the firm and was just sworn in to the Ohio State Bar Association.
DC Comic’s Superman hangs onto his Kryptonite. Knowing it can’t fight a super power, on Instagram the company referred to the product as “Ravens Moon Vapor formerly KRYTPONITE VAPOR.”
The university has dropped the other shoe against Caesar’s Entertainment, which owns the Horseshoe Casino in Cincinnati, Ohio. Caesar’s filed a trademark registration for “The Shoe,” as the name of its Cincinnati casino concert venue. OSU seeks to block Caesars’ application, saying the two are direct competitors because both hold concerts at their venues.
Strauss Troy, a leading litigation firm, continues to file individual lawsuits in both Ohio and Kentucky against Volkswagen [VOWe3.DE], alleging that the automotive manufacturer intentionally installed software in diesel vehicles designed to cheat emissions tests.
Judge Tells SEC To Keep Hands Off Smartphone Passwords. Smart Phone Wall Street Journal reporter Jacob Gershman today wrote that a federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) can’t force two former credit-card company employees accused of insider trading to give up their personal passcodes for their work-issued smartphones.
In a stunning reversal of decades of copyright claims, the judge ruled that Warner/Chappell never had the right to charge for the use of the “Happy Birthday To You” song.”
More than 11 million Volkswagen diesel automobiles have been recalled. The recalled diesel vehicles include 2009-2015 Golf, Passat, Jetta and Beetle models. Some Audi A3 diesel automobiles have also been recalled.
Volkswagen installed a pollution control “Defeat Device” to work only during emissions testing. The pollution control equipment did not operate when these models were driven. Volkswagen deceived federal and state regulators, as well as vehicle owners, that these vehicles were “Clean Diesels,” when they were not.
After the recall fix, your vehicle will have the corrected pollution control equipment and will operate properly. Ultimately, however, this will negatively affect the performance of your vehicle.
Our law firm is investigating claims that Volkswagen’s conduct violated the Kentucky Consumer Protection Act. If you purchased a new Volkswagen diesel automobile in 2009 or after, and you would like to consult with a lawyer about the recall, we will not charge you anything for the initial consultation.