Current Edition
December 1-31, 2010
Last Issue:November 1-30, 2010

Directors, Officers Not Personally Liable
To Creditors for Closing Nonprofit Home
Court finds no evidence of bad faith or fraud
in actions leading up to bankruptcy filing
Full Article (free)

Deferred Charitable Gift Annuity
Excluded from Bankrupt’s Estate
Court says arrangement qualifies
as spendthrift trust under Uniform Trust Code
Free Preview | Full Article

Courts Say Will Does Not Direct
Specific Use of Gift to University
Money left for separate women’s “college” at Tulane
may be used for women’s “institute” after reorganization
Free Preview | Full Article

Risk and Reward
Reference Checking: A Lost Art
By Melanie Lockwood Herman
Full Article

Issues Notes

• Top 10 Areas of Legal Concern For Small Volunteer Organizations
  Webinar, March 2, 2011
• Talk with the Editor, February 8, 2011

To the Point
The Finance Committee of our 501(c)(3) is dragging its feet on a proposal to offer our fundraiser on a shopping cart web site (cost of which is being donated to the group) which we would tie in with our regular web site. The site would also allow members to pay dues, as well as offer the public the option to make donations with their credit or debit cards. They feel it would jeopardize our 501(c)(3) standing.  Is that true?
Answer

Lessons from Litigation  Full Article

• Agency may select interpreter
• Liaison role not grounds for disqualification
• Church member should be excluded from jury

Tax Matters Full Article

• No deduction for house contribution
• Incidental rentals do not defeat exemption

Employment Law Full Article

• "White boy” social worker loses bias claims
• Scientist doesn’t get injunction to stop office move

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