Tax,
Labor/Employment,
Corporate,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Nov. 30, 2017
Tax gross up damages in the 9th Circuit beyond Title VII
Now that the 9th Circuit allows tax gross ups, will this spill over into other cases beyond Title VII?
Robert W. Wood
Managing Partner
Wood LLP
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Univ of Chicago Law School
Wood is a tax lawyer at Wood LLP, and often advises lawyers and litigants about tax issues.
Can plaintiffs in litigation successfully seek damages for additional taxes they owe because of the defendant's actions? Historically, some courts have been reluctant to "gross-up" a plaintiff's damages by the taxes the plaintiff must pay. One reason to deny tax damages is a lack of precision in tax calculations.
Another commonly stated reason is that we all have to pay taxes. Thus, the plaintiff must pay...
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