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Robinson Law, PLLC – Lawyer Up Virginia: COVID-19 Drives Sharp Demand for Wills & Estate Planning at Virginia Law Firm

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Friday, April 3, 2020

Robinson Law, PLLC Lawyer Up Virginia today announced that Estate Planning has been added to the firms practice areas.

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  • Robinson Law, PLLC Lawyer Up Virginia today announced that Estate Planning has been added to the firms practice areas.
  • The law firm opened in 2008 and offers criminal and traffic defense as well as representation for personal injury matters throughout Virginia.
  • Robinson Laws Estate Planning segment is led by Attorney Andrew Criado: Partner, Estate Planning Division .
  • In addition to wills, the services offered include durable powers of attorneys, medical powers of attorneys, and advance medical directives.

TUI AG: Correction of a release from 26/03/2020 according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

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Tuesday, March 31, 2020

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  • In case of proxy voting according to Sec.
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Estate Planning Platform Willful Offers Free Wills & POA Documents to Frontline Healthcare Workers

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Tuesday, March 31, 2020

TORONTO, March 31, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Today Toronto-based estate planning platform Willful announced it has partnered with U.S.-based Trust & Will to offer thousands of free wills and Power of Attorney documents to frontline healthcare workers in the U.S. and Canada who are working in hospitals and urgent care centres treating COVID-19.

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  • TORONTO, March 31, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Today Toronto-based estate planning platform Willful announced it has partnered with U.S.-based Trust & Will to offer thousands of free wills and Power of Attorney documents to frontline healthcare workers in the U.S. and Canada who are working in hospitals and urgent care centres treating COVID-19.
  • Willful launched in 2017 and has helped thousands of Canadians create their wills and Power of Attorney documents from home.
  • Trust & Will's modern estate planning platform is available nationwide, and executed the first digital Will (eWill) in 2019 in Nevada.
  • Trust & Will is offering free Wills, Power of Attorney, and Healthcare Directive documents to frontline healthcare workers in the U.S., where COVID-19 cases are now the highest globally.

Proxy Preview 2020 Shows Jump in ESG Shareholder Proposals as SEC Prepares to Restrict Shareholder Rights

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Thursday, March 19, 2020

Shareholder proponents also want action on human rights and links between executive pay and performance on a wide range of environmental and social issues.

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  • Shareholder proponents also want action on human rights and links between executive pay and performance on a wide range of environmental and social issues.
  • Shareholder resolutions continue to move companies to action Michael Passoff, CEO of Proxy Impact and co-author of Proxy Preview 2020, said.
  • Proxy Impact provides shareholder engagement and proxy voting services that promote sustainable and responsible business practices.
  • Sustainable Investments Institute provides impartial analysis that enables institutional investors to make informed, independent choices on social and environmental shareholder proposals.

Institutional Investors Highlight the Growing Importance of ESG in Investment and Proxy Voting Decisions in a New Morrow Sodali Survey

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Tuesday, March 10, 2020

The Morrow Sodali Survey highlights the main areas of focus for institutional investors in determining how to exercise their voting rights at 2020 annual shareholder meetings.

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  • The Morrow Sodali Survey highlights the main areas of focus for institutional investors in determining how to exercise their voting rights at 2020 annual shareholder meetings.
  • Survey results reveal that the broadly defined concept of ESG will have a direct practical impact on shareholder meetings, proxy voting, engagement and the various means by which investors fulfill their oversight and stewardship responsibilities.
  • - Investors expect to be privy to the inner workings of the board, underlining the importance of board/shareholder engagement.
  • Forty-one global institutional investors, with USD 26 trillion of assets under management in total, responded to the survey.

Rethink Proposals to Revise Shareholder Rights in Proxies, NCPERS Urges Securities and Exchange Commission

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Monday, February 3, 2020

A pair of shareholder rights proposals under consideration by the Securities and Exchange Commission should be reconsidered to avoid harm to pension plans and their beneficiaries, the National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems said in public comment letters.

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  • A pair of shareholder rights proposals under consideration by the Securities and Exchange Commission should be reconsidered to avoid harm to pension plans and their beneficiaries, the National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems said in public comment letters.
  • And it urged the SEC to scrap the second proposal, Amendments to Exemptions from the Proxy Rules for Proxy Voting Advice .
  • We believe the SEC is tipping the scales much too far in the favor of corporations with this pair of proposals.
  • Current limits already prohibit resubmission of proposals that are not gaining traction with shareholders and fail to increase the level of shareholder support on subsequent submissions, NCPERS said.

Vynca and PatientPing Announce Partnership to Integrate Advance Care Plans Into Real-Time Care Collaboration Platform

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Tuesday, December 17, 2019

BOSTON, Dec. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Vynca, the nation's leading advance care planning technology solution and PatientPing, the nation's leading care collaboration platform, today announced a partnership to surface real-time advance care planning information to providers across the care continuum.

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  • BOSTON, Dec. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Vynca, the nation's leading advance care planning technology solution and PatientPing, the nation's leading care collaboration platform, today announced a partnership to surface real-time advance care planning information to providers across the care continuum.
  • Via a single sign on integration, POLST forms, advance directives and other advance care planning documents in Vynca will now be accessible within the PatientPing platform and delivered to providers across the PatientPing network, which includes thousands of hospitals, post-acutes, health systems, health plans and more.
  • Vynca , based in Palo Alto, Calif., provides comprehensive advance care planning technology solutions that enable health care organizations to deliver high-quality end-of-life care consistent with an individual's preferences.
  • PatientPing is a Boston-based care collaboration platform that reduces the cost of healthcare and improves patient outcomes by seamlessly connecting providers to coordinate patient care.

More than a Role of the Dice: DangerLaw, LLC Estate Planning Board Game Adds Laughter to “Death and Taxes”

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Thursday, December 12, 2019

To empower clients to evaluate these complexities, DangerLaw, LLC, of Greater Boston has created an estate planning board game , with the playful name, Why Wonder When Youre Six Feet Under.

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  • To empower clients to evaluate these complexities, DangerLaw, LLC, of Greater Boston has created an estate planning board game , with the playful name, Why Wonder When Youre Six Feet Under.
  • Tackling everything from wills, trusts, estate taxes and gifting, to health care proxies, durable powers of attorney and provisions for pets, the game is DangerLaw, LLC s latest client education tool.
  • We believe in the power of laughter and offer a five-percent discount to estate planning clients who make us laugh.
  • For more information about DangerLaw, LLC and the estate planning game, contact 617-340-3231 or [email protected] , or visit DangerLaw.com .

iAnthus Reminds Shareholders of Voting Cut-Off for Upcoming Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders

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Monday, November 25, 2019

The Board of Directors UNANIMOUSLY recommends that Shareholders vote FOR ALL proposed resolutions to be considered at the upcoming Annual General & Special Meeting.

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  • The Board of Directors UNANIMOUSLY recommends that Shareholders vote FOR ALL proposed resolutions to be considered at the upcoming Annual General & Special Meeting.
  • Additionally, Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. and Glass Lewis & Co. have both recommended that shareholders vote FOR all proposed resolutions to be considered at the upcoming Annual General & Special Meeting
    iAnthus shareholders are encouraged to read the meeting materials in detail and cast their vote prior to the proxy voting deadline.
  • Shareholders who have questions orrequire assistance with voting may contact iAnthus' Proxy Solicitation Agent:
    iAnthus.
  • iAnthus currently has operations in 11 states, and operates 27 dispensaries (AZ-4, MA-1, MD-3, FL-9, NY2, CO-1, VT-1 and NM-6 where iAnthus has minority ownership).

Concerto HealthAI Research Demonstrates that its Patient Reported Outcomes System Effectively Bridges the Communication Gap between Patients and their Clinical Team

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Tuesday, October 22, 2019

However, many cancer patients do not have advance directives, such as a living will or a durable power of attorney.

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  • However, many cancer patients do not have advance directives, such as a living will or a durable power of attorney.
  • A potential reason for low rates is inadequate communication between the provider and patient.
  • Patients with advance directives were more likely to be older (M=68 v. 56 years) and White (79% v. 21% Black).
  • Our focus is on revolutionizing clinical and outcomes research to accelerate the insights benefitting patient treatment.