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04/05/13Pennington Lawyers Named in “Best Lawyers…”
Five attorneys from the Pennington Law Firm in Tallahassee, Florida were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013 (Copyright 2012 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC). Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 36,000 leading attorneys cast almost 4.4 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to read more
04/05/11State Sales TaxAlmost every state, plus the District of Columbia, has a state sales tax. But do you know how many state sales tax laws apply to the purchase of a service contract? The answer is approximately 35. In at least one state, sales tax is applicable to the sale of motor vehicle and consumer goods service contracts, but not to home service contracts. In another state, the sales tax is due only if the obligor of the service contract is an entity other than a licensed insurance company. Failure to collect sales tax when it is applicable can lead to lost revenues read more
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07/01/10A Leading Insurance Regulatory Practice Group In The Country
In June, 2010, the Insurance Regulatory Practice Group of the Pennington, Moore, Wilkinson, Bell & Dunbar law firm was recognized by Chambers USA, which ranks U.S. attorneys and practice areas, as one of the Top Insurance Regulatory Practice Groups in the country. Chambers USA ranks the leading firms and lawyers in a variety of practice areas throughout America. The guide is developed through in-depth, client-focused research, and is read by industry-leading companies and organizations across the U.S. and worldwide. Check out the OUR SERVICES tab to see what we have to offer your Service Contract Program. read more
05/21/10Mid-Year Legislative UpdateWe have been monitoring several bills throughout the first half of the year with a number of measures enacting substantive legislation affecting some aspect of the service contract industry. By June 1, thirty states will have concluded their regular legislative sessions for the year. Another sixteen will still be in session. The remaining states did not convene this year as they meet only every other year. We have seen a lot of activity in the Paintless Dent Removal and Tire & Wheel areas. We’ve also seen at least two states establish new standards for CLP insurers and at least one state eliminate the reserving option as read more