In a recent decision, the U.S. Supreme Court turned aside the efforts of a debtor and a group of creditors to make an end-run around the Bankruptcy Code’s priority rules by distributing assets to junior creditors ahead of objecting senior creditors via a “structured dismissal.” In doing so, the Court did not just close a...
Last week, the United States Supreme Court found that designs on cheerleading uniforms can be protected by copyright. The Court held that designs that appear on useful items are covered by the copyright laws, so long as the designs: (1) can be perceived as a two-or-three dimensional work of art separate from the useful article...
By Alicia J. Samolis and Christopher M. Wildenhain Savvy employers always need to be on the look-out for ways to mitigate the ever-growing risks posed by increasingly burdensome state and federal employment laws. Later this year, the U.S. Supreme Court will have the chance to breathe new life into an old, but effective risk-mitigation tool...
A city’s lawsuit against various banks under the federal Fair Housing Act (“FHA”) to recover property tax revenues allegedly lost due to discriminatory lending practices has survived . . . for now. In a recent decision, the U.S. Supreme Court concluded that municipalities are within the FHA’s “zone of interests” and can sue for such...
Partridge Snow & Hahn is proud to sponsor the New Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce State of the City Luncheon where the Mayor delivers the State of the City address detailing past accomplishments, goals, planned policies and objectives for the city of New Bedford for the coming year.
The Women Artists of the Providence Art Club, 1880. An exhibition featuring professional women artists, educators and art makers that unfolds the narrative of the Art Club and women in 19th century American Art.
Celebrate Larry Rachleff’s final season, help welcome Lang Lang to Providence, and make our community a better place by supporting music and music education for those who cannot afford it.
Partridge Snow & Hahn is proud to help support the Chamber’s mission to make EG a better place to live, work, play and do business.
East Meets West. In her recent book The Girl at the Baggage Claim: Explaining the East-West Gap, author Gish Jen gathers stories and anecdotes for a provocative and important cultural study on the different ideas Easterners and Westerners have about the self and society. Jen reveals how this difference shapes what we perceive and remember...
PS&H was acknowledged as the top ranked bond counsel in Rhode Island for 2016 by The Bond Buyer, the preeminent public finance publication. While The Bond Buyer’s rankings focus on certain types of transactions where a firm serves as bond counsel, another notable achievement not captured by the rankings is that 2016 was the first time in the...
