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Tax

Nov. 24, 2006

'Murphy' Is Making Tax Cases Easier, Not Harder, to Settle

LETTER TO THE EDITOR - I am writing to comment on an article that appeared in the Sept. 15 issue of the Los Angeles Daily Journal.

I am writing to comment on an article that appeared in the Sept. 15 issue of the Los Angeles Daily Journal. In "Murphy Won't Ease Settling Employment Claims Involving Emotional Distress," Deborah Rothman gives a pessimistic view of the impact Murphy v. Internal Revenue Service will have on settling employment claims. She is a mediator and arbitrator and thus doubtless has a different perspective on these cases from mine as a tax lawyer. Since Rothman's article, th...

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