Archive for the ‘New York’ tag
Who Owns NY Yankees’ Top Hat and Bat?
The New York Yankees’ logo has been the same for as long as most of us can remember, but one New York woman claims that it was minus one top hat before her uncle came up with it in 1936. In fact, Tanit Buday has filed a federal lawsuit against the baseball organization seeking damages [...]
Will Internet Dating Safety Act & Craigslist Changes Make Internet Safer?
This past week, entities in both the public and private sphere have taken steps that may make the Internet a safer place. To wit, New York may soon become the second state in the country (after its neighbor New Jersey) to pass a law that requires Internet dating sites to warn their customers about potential [...]
New York’s Bagel Tax
Want your bagel sliced in New York? There’s a tax for that. The state’s Department of Taxation and Finance has begun enforcing a previously little-known provision that adds sales tax to “sliced or prepared bagels (with cream cheese or other toppings)” and also bagels consumed in the store, according The Wall Street Journal. Note that [...]
No-Fault Divorce Could Soon Be Allowed in New York
On June 15, the New York Senate passed a bill that would allow divorce where the “relationship between husband and wife has broken down irretrievably for a period of six months”; the bill is now headed to the Assembly, where half of its members had co-sponsored the legislation. Under the proposed law, custody and financial [...]
New NY Law Expands Pet Trusts
Has the New York State Legislature gone to the dogs? Nah, we think they’ve just heard that it’s National Make-A-Will Month. What’s all this barking about? Well, New York has recently passed a law allowing pet trusts—which provide money for pet care after an owner’s death—to last for longer than 21 years, the previous time [...]
