Christmastime brings good cheer, the birth of Christ, overplayed Christmas songs, and leftover turkey all in a pretty gift basket. They’re all yours if you wish to accept them.
Obviously, there’s plenty to celebrate during the holidays; people should not be thinking about bleak things like lawsuits.
Thanksgiving is long over. But it's nice to look back to one of the very few days a year when we take a break from lawyering and think of nothing but food, football, and festivities. Thanksgiving comes and goes, but many of its memories stay. That is especially so if they are as foul as these incidents that everyone involved was not grateful for.
If you’ve been recently hurt or are still hurting from injuries sustained while working with egotistical directors and producers, and are looking for legal tips, you’ve come to the right place. Kind of.
Our blog is a rich source of celebrity legal news and barely-there legal advice.
’ years of handling family law cases in Washington and hitting “refresh” on one of our favorite family law research sites have paid off. And we’d like you to enjoy the fruits of our labor.
Nope, we’re still not giving free legal advice* in this blog.
Customers are kings, yes, but they can also be other things. To many businesses’ corporate marketing departments, customers may be royalty. But to ordinary staff, they are daily obstacles that need to be overcome.
Sometimes, restaurant diners make reasonable demands like extra ketchup for their fries.
Rich and powerful celebrities attract bogus lawsuits so ridiculous, they deserve a reality show of their own. Just kidding — America has enough of those. Understandably, celebs would fight tooth and nail to dispute dubious paternity claims against them.
Films may inspire, titillate, bore, or elicit laughter. A film that gets rave reviews and makes more than twice the amount of its production budget may be considered successful. But box-office or critical success is hardly a factor where outraged and offended audience members are concerned.
In theory, marriage equality means the same standards ought to apply to all types of couples in the event of a divorce. However, because laws regarding child custody and visitation rights vary across the United States and continue to change as they pertain to LGBTQ parents, firms such as ours highly advise clients coming from same-sex divorce to do everything in their power to avoid a custody battle in court by reaching a compromise outside of it.
Poor Starbucks. When not battling accusations of over-roasting beans that result in burnt and bitter-tasting coffees, they’re getting sued by people for putting ice in their iced beverages. Consumer protection laws aside, there’s no stopping people from wanting to claim compensation for the slightest inconvenience and distress.
Did you know that there are hefty financial benefits to marriage?
Tax benefits!
Estate taxes exemption!
Social Security, Medicare, and disability benefits for spouses!
Insurance benefits from a spouse’s employer!
Housing benefits!
Marriage is also a great excuse to throw a party, and have family and friends give you gifts and money.