Archive for April, 2008

Iowa Small Claims Court

What follows is a brief but informative summary of rules, procedures, and filings requirements for small claims court in Iowa. Keep in mind that rules and laws change. It’s always a good idea to confirm the rules with the court or with further research. Maximum Jurisdictional Dollar Amount: The maximum dollar amount is $5,000. Where [...]

Hawaii Small Claims Court

What follows is a brief but informative summary of rules, procedures, and filings requirements for small claims court in Hawaii. Keep in mind that rules and laws change. It’s always a good idea to confirm the rules with the court or with further research. Maximum Jurisdictional Dollar Amount: In most cases, $3,500. Counterclaims enjoy a [...]

Georgia Small Claims Court

What follows is a brief but informative summary of rules, procedures, and filings requirements for small claims court in Georgia. Keep in mind that rules and laws change. It’s always a good idea to confirm the rules with the court or with further research. Georgia has no Small Claims Court. Cases are heard in Magistrate [...]

Florida Small Claims Court

What follows is a brief but informative summary of rules, procedures, and filings requirements for small claims court in the state of Florida. Keep in mind that rules and laws change. It’s always a good idea to confirm the rules with the court or with further research. Maximum Jurisdictional Dollar Amount: The maximum dollar amount [...]

Delaware Small Claims Court

What follows is a brief but informative summary of rules, procedures, and filings requirements for small claims court in the state of Delaware. Keep in mind that rules and laws change. It’s always a good idea to confirm the rules with the court or with further research. Note that Delaware does not have Small Claims [...]

Connecticut Small Claims Court

What follows is a brief but informative summary of rules, procedures, and filings requirements for small claims court in Connecticut. Keep in mind that rules and laws change. It’s always a good idea to confirm the rules with the court or with further research. Maximum Jurisdictional Dollar Amount: The maximum dollar amount is $5,000 (except [...]

Colorado Small Claims Court

What follows is a brief but informative summary of rules, procedures, and filings requirements for small claims court in Colorado. Keep in mind that rules and laws change. It’s always a good idea to confirm the rules with the court or with further research. Maximum Jurisdictional Dollar Amount: The maximum dollar amount is $7,500. Where [...]

California Small Claims Court

What follows is a brief but informative summary of rules, procedures, and filings requirements for small claims court in California. Keep in mind that rules and laws change. It’s always a good idea to confirm the rules with the court or with further research. Maximum Jurisdictional Dollar Amount: An individual cannot seek more than $7,500 [...]

Arizona Small Claims Court

What follows is a brief but informative summary of rules, procedures, and filings requirements for small claims court in Arizona. Keep in mind that rules and laws change. It’s always a good idea to confirm the rules with the court or with further research. Maximum Jurisdictional Dollar Amount: The maximum dollar amount is $2500 in [...]

Arkansas Small Claims Court

What follows is a brief but informative summary of rules, procedures, and filings requirements for small claims court in Arkansas. Keep in mind that rules and laws change. It’s always a good idea to confirm the rules with the court or with further research. Maximum Jurisdictional Dollar Amount: The maximum dollar amount is $5,000. Where [...]

Alaska Small Claims Court

What follows is a brief but informative summary of rules, procedures, and filings requirements for small claims court in Alaska. Keep in mind that rules and laws change. It’s always a good idea to confirm the rules with the court or with further research. Maximum Jurisdictional Dollar Amount: The maximum dollar amount is $10,000. Where [...]

Small Claims Court – Jurisdictional Limits

Small Claims Court – Jurisdictional Limits The following table shows the jurisdictional limits of Small Claims Courts for all states. (Small Claims Courts have maximum dollar amounts that can be sought in small claims cases).     Jurisdiction Maximum Dollar Amount Alabama Small Claims Court $3,000 Alaska Small Claims Court $10,000 Arizona Small Claims Court [...]

Employee Stock Options – Stock Option Plans – What Are They and How They Work – Estate Planning

Set forth below is an overview of the tax, accounting and general business considerations applicable to typical equity based compensation arrangements. Following the overview are general descriptions of how those considerations apply to three basic types of arrangements: incentive stock options; non-qualified stock options; and restricted stock. Incentive Stock Options (ISOs) Offer Great Tax Benefits, [...]

Corporate Insiders’ Reporting Obligations Revisited & Section 16′s New Accelerated Filing Deadline (2002)

Many readers will recall a widely-reported news story from July of this year concerning President Bush’s failure to timely disclose his 1990 sale of 212,140 shares of Harken Energy Group. At the time, the President served on Harken’s Board of Directors. The President’s digression (which he eventually cured in a late filing after publicly censuring [...]

Insider Trading | Insider Trading Law | Insider Trading Penalties

Many of the most public and celebrated securities cases have been cases involving insider trading. The public’s appetite for such cases is as endless as the cases themselves. Martha Stewart’s case is notable only because it is recent–the past forty years have brought forth cases involving not only corporate insiders, but also attorneys, psychiatrists, football [...]