Daniel McCarthy, Manley Burke California recently enacted two bills regarding social host liability.  Assembly Bill 2486 established social host liability to adults who consciously provide alcohol to minors who are subsequently injured or killed as a result of their drinking. ...

Paul Nidich, LL.M. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, P. L. 111-148, signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010, provides a health care tax credit for qualified small businesses and 501(c) organizations exempt from taxation...

Daniel McCarthy, Manley Burke The parents of Brett Griffen, a pledge at the Sigma Alpha Mu (“SAM”) chapter at the University of Delaware who died from excessive alcohol consumption, sued SAM, the Delta Lambda Chapter of SAM and numerous members...

Tim Burke, Manley Burke, tburke@manleyburke.com On October 18, 2010, Nicholas Brown and his family filed suit against Phi Delta Theta, its University of Arkansas chapter, the chapter’s house corporation, several officers and members of the chapter, and several university administrators.1 ...

Tim Burke, Manley Burke, tburke@manleyburke.com On September 22, 2010, a lawsuit1 sadly entitled “Complaint for Wrongful Death of a Child” was filed against Delta Tau Delta, its House Corporation at Wabash College, the College itself and two of the officers...

Richard Charlton, The Winchester Law Firm, rcharlton@winchesterlawfirm.com A federal appellate court has recognized that a national fraternity (Lambda Chi Alpha), a house corporation, an alumni advisor and a chapter do not have any tort liability for the actions of a...