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Did you know that half of marriages end in divorce? Did you also know that this commonly cited statistic is not exactly accurate?

When it comes to understanding marriage and divorce statistics, it’s important to know that many factors influence these numbers and that some “facts” need to be fact-checked.

If you've missed our previous explorations into frivolous lawsuits surrounding fast food and plaintiffs who play fast and loose with the law, you're in luck. In today’s article, we've got some interesting cases you can sink your teeth into. While this brief list may not feature a dispute as notorious as the infamous McDonald’s coffee case (which, let's be clear, was far from frivolous), coffee-serving establishments still manage to find their way into the legal limelight.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. If that were true, a series of videos must be worth hundreds of millions of dollars. This isn’t merely a wild guess. We know of one particular video series that’s worth at least $150 million.

That’s the amount that a former lawyer from multinational law firm Greenberg Traurig is suing a TikTok influencer for posting videos about a legal case for views and likes.

Most people won’t mind spending for their loved ones, but what about loved ones who spend your money without your permission? Is the love enough to forgive them their trespasses? Or does love turn you into a fool who spends money without hesitation? In today’s blog, we dive into these burning questions.

The star-studded suits that have been filed in the last few months have resulted in a treasure trove of legal showdowns. And it seems like the bigger the pop star, the more absurd the legal theatrics get.

In this post, we'll be posing important legal questions such as “Is it justifiable to sue a singer for kicking off their concert fashionably late?” As always, we'll leave it up to you to be the judge.

Breaking up is hard enough without having to live with your ex and see them all the time. On one hand, staying put means you don’t go through the hassle and expense of moving out and finding a place. On the other hand, why stay with someone you’re separating from?

The following stories show how divorce can become more complicated (or less) when you stay with your ex-spouse.

When it comes to marriage, there’s a lot to celebrate. After all, getting married is the beginning of many milestones: buying a home, having a baby, baby's first steps, etc. As family law attorneys in Washington State, we witness a different kind of milestone more often than happy milestones: divorce.

“And if the wind is right, you can sail away
And find tranquility.”

Christopher Cross may have found tranquility when his song “Sailing” topped the charts in August 1980 and sailed on to win multiple Grammys, including Song of the Year.

The passengers in the following injury cases, though, may have just ended up crossed by the time they finished sailing.

If you've been tuning in to our blog, you're probably no stranger to the world of conservatorship, a legal rollercoaster we've explored before, especially in the captivating saga of pop icon Britney Spears. Her case was a page-turner in the legal history books.

If there's one legal trend that defines 2023, it's the epic meltdown of celebrity marriages. We don't have the statistics to prove it, but as your resident divorce chroniclers, we can’t deny that there’s been a surge in divorce filings from A-listers like Britney Spears, Ariana Grande, and even Hugh Jackman.