Explore the American Rule in legal contexts, its exceptions, and a real-world example. Understand why each party covers their own legal fees, win or lose.

Mortgage lenders are offering discounts on loan pricing to capture borrowers. But which customers get a discount and which do not is attracting scrutiny from regulators. Image generated by AI in ...

WASHINGTON — As conservative states enacted stringent abortion bans in recent decades, there was one threshold they were loath to cross: Abortion was nearly always allowed in cases of rape or incest.

Most of the state abortion prohibitions that would go into effect if Roe v. Wade is overturned do not contain carve-outs that were once widely supported by abortion opponents. By Jan Hoffman In the ...

"Again, I'm not projecting ahead," Sen. Joni Ernst told reporters. "We need to go through the process with the Supreme Court." ...

Florida’s current six-week abortion ban includes exceptions for the pregnant woman’s health and life under certain conditions. It also allows for exceptions in cases of rape and incest up to 15 weeks ...

David Kindness is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and an expert in the fields of financial accounting, corporate and individual tax planning and preparation, and investing and retirement planning.

Twenty-two states have abortion bans that would become law almost immediately if a leaked Supreme Court decision on abortion rights goes into effect. Many of these state bans contain no exceptions for ...

If you are under age 59½ and take a distribution from your 401(k) plan, IRA, or similar tax-favored retirement account, that distribution is subject to an extra 10% tax (often referred to as a ...