In her latest monthly Social Security Advisor newsletter, Heather Schreiber discusses “retroactive benefits.” These are lump-sum payments covering past months during which a person was eligible for a ...

The court found that the Legislature had "clearly and unambiguously intended…FAPA to have retroactive effect, citing the expressed language of the statute," i.e., "this act shall take effect ...

Q. I receive a significant pension from work I have done outside of Social Security. I have not worked enough hours under Social Security to receive a benefit based on my work record. My spouse is ...

A discussion of the recent NY Court of Appeals decision Gottwald v. Sebert, including the implications it has on the retroactive application of the 2020 amendments to New York's anti-SLAPP statute.

SALEM, Ore. — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed Senate Bill 611 last week, a law that sets a new state-mandated upper limit of 10% for all residential rent increases, down from the previous limit of 14.6% ...

Kilpatrick’s David Hughes recently moderated a panel discussion at the ABA Tax Section May 2025 Meeting in Washington, D.C. on the topic of “Retroactive Taxation: Legal Framework, State Applications, ...

This update includes a ruling from the Court of Appeal, a judgment of the Paris Local Division, news of upcoming hearings, and predictions for 2025 The Court of Appeal of the Unified Patent Court has ...