Clark v. United States of America et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

9:21-cv-82056

Court:

Florida Southern

Nature of Suit:

Taxes

Judge:

Aileen M. Cannon

Firms

Government Agencies

  1. May 31, 2023

    Atty In $11.6M Tax Dispute Can't Assert Privilege For 34 Docs

    An attorney battling the U.S. government over $11.6 million in tax shelter penalties cannot claim attorney-client privilege for 34 of the 40 documents identified by the parties as relevant to discovery, a Florida federal court said in a ruling entered Wednesday.

  2. July 15, 2022

    Atty Can't Curb US Discovery In $11.6M Tax Shelter Dispute

    An attorney suing the U.S. over $11.6 million in tax shelter penalties she owes for microcaptive insurance work can't preemptively curb the government's discovery but will "generally not be required to reproduce" records already furnished, a Florida federal court ruled.

  3. July 13, 2022

    Atty Seeks To Limit Info Requests In $11.6M Tax Shelter Row

    The U.S. should be barred from requesting information it already has on hand in an attorney's suit challenging $11.6 million in tax shelter penalties she owes for her microcaptive insurance work, she told a Florida federal court.

  4. June 01, 2022

    Doctor Seeks To Void Subpoena In $11M Tax Penalty Row

    A doctor asked a Texas federal court to void a U.S. government subpoena requesting documents from him relating to guidance he received from an attorney who promoted microcaptive insurance arrangements and is battling $11 million in tax penalties.

  5. February 24, 2022

    Gov't Wants Tax Disclosure Claim Axed From $11.6M Case

    A Florida federal court should dismiss an allegation that the U.S. government wrongfully disclosed an attorney's tax information from the attorney's case disputing $11.6 million in tax shelter penalties, the government said, arguing the claim came too late.

  6. November 12, 2021

    Attorney Calls IRS' $11.6M Shelter Penalties Illegal

    The IRS unlawfully assessed $11.6 million in tax shelter penalties against an attorney who helped organize microcaptive insurance transactions for small business clients, the attorney told a Florida federal court, contending the agency improperly prolonged the penalty assessment process.