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    • Bullfighter Bails - Breach of Contract?

    • There are many things that come to mind when I think of breach of contract. Non-performance, failure to pay, failure to deliver goods, among other things, but certainly NOT fleeing from a bull fighting ring. Well, according to Above the Law.com, that’s exactly what happened to Mexican bullfighter Christian Hernandez. In Mexico, it seems that contract law covers a failure of courage. The bullfighter was arrested, locked up and ordered to pay a fine. All for a simple breach of contract. [...]
    • Bullfighter Bails - Breach of Contract?

    • A “Babe” but not a Banker

    • There have been a lot of studies showing that better looking people get better treatment and better pay, but things may be looking up for the “ugly ducklings” of the world—at least if you’re a banker. According to Abovethelaw.com, Debrahlee Lorenzana is suing Citibank on the grounds that it fired her for being too good looking. So good looking, apparently, that it distracted fellow male employees from the hard work they were doing at Citibank and had to be stopped. Her boss, Craig [...]
    • A “Babe” but not a Banker

    • State Route 224 — A Deadend for Common Sense

    • Let me just start by saying—as I’ve said many times before—common sense goes a long way. However, nowadays it seems that certain electronic gadgets (along with a lot of things in today’s world, including paper coffee cups) are apparently supposed to replace common sense. This next case is yet another example of this ever-growing trend. According to Above the Law.com, an LA woman is suing a Salt Lake County man and Google for more than $100,000 in damages claiming that Google Maps gave [...]
    • State Route 224 — A Deadend for Common Sense

    • Father Knows Best

    • Round 2 of the Lohan family drama. According to THR,Esq., Lindsay Lohan's father, Michael, will "pursue any and all appropriate legal action" to prevent his daughter from becoming "another Hollywood statistic" because of alcohol and substance abuse. The ubiquitous battle between the Lindsay and her dad came to a head last week when Michael Lohan convinced a sheriff's deputy to help him enter her Hollywood home to check on the welfare of her 16-year-old sister. Lindsay’s lawyer is accusin [...]
    • Father Knows Best

    • The Windy City’s Guide of What Not to Wear

    • I must say that reality show "What not to wear" is one of my favorites -- I’m in favor of pointing people in the right direction when it comes to style and dress. That being said, the Chicago Bar Association hosting a fashion show is going a bit too far. According to Styleite, the Chicago Bar Association held a “What Not to Wear” fashion show in order to “teach” lawyers about proper modes of professional dress. According to Above the Law, this panel of legal fashionistas, particula [...]
    • The Windy City’s Guide of What Not to Wear

    • Animal Lovers Beware

    • If you’re a pet lover and feel very strongly about animal rights—this news will make you cringe. According to THR., Esq., the Supreme Court ruled 8-1 to invalidate a law that criminalized Internet sales of videos that show explicit violence against animals. The judgment overturned the conviction of a man sentenced to three years in prison for videos he made about pit bull fights. Here’s the background. A law was passed in 1999 to limit Internet sales of “crush videos”, which appeal t [...]
    • Animal Lovers Beware

    • The Taxing Problem of Paying Taxes

    • How taxing is it really to pay your taxes? The reason this comes to mind now is not only is it tax season, but also because of all the gossip surrounding the multitude of celebrities that DO NOT OR HAVE NOT paid their taxes—while the average “Joe” manages to do so just fine. Take Pamela Anderson for example. How is it that with all the money she’s made over the years that she has failed to pay $493,000 in personal income tax. According to Parade.com, Pamela Anderson, the 42-year-old f [...]
    • The Taxing Problem of Paying Taxes

    • A “Desperate Housewife” Desperate for Cash

    • A story that comes straight from Wisteria Lane. According to THR, Esq., Nicolette Sheridan is suing ABC Entertainment Group, ABC Studios, Touchstone Television and creator Marc Cherry for $20 million, claiming that she was physically assaulted by Cherry and fired when she complained about it. Sheridan says Cherry punched her in the head during production on the series' fifth season. He allegedly apologized but then arranged for her character, Edie Britt, to be killed off the show. Sheridan cla [...]
    • A “Desperate Housewife” Desperate for Cash

    • Thrifty Business

    • Apparently, some firms feel that it’s ok to charge clients for the time their interns put in even though the interns work for FREE. According to RollOnFriday, Baker Botts –“true capitalists”— have found a way to boost profits in the economic downturn. The firm has been accused of paying its interns zilch, zippo - while charging out their time to its clients. I guess Baker Botts is following in the footsteps of other, smaller firms, namely Gavin Edmondson, which recently advertised fo [...]
    • Thrifty Business

    • He Said, She Said --“Gaga” over Lawsuits

    • He Said: Songwriter and ex-boyfriend, Rob Fusari alleges in a $30 million lawsuit that he helped develop Stefani Germanotta, a.k.a “Lady Gaga”, into the talent she is today -- and claims that he even gave her her well-known stage name. According to the NYPost.com, the lawsuit by Rob Fusari Productions begins by stating, "All business is personal. When those personal relationships evolve into romantic entanglements, any corresponding business relationship usually follows the same trajectory [...]
    • He Said, She Said --“Gaga” over Lawsuits

    • Does an Oscar = Divorce??

    • Here is the BIG question, especially for many Hollywood actresses—does winning an Oscar for best actress = divorce?? Well if you look at recent history, it looks like you should be prepared to get divorced once you’ve heard , “and the winner is..” and it’s your name being called. Let’s take a look at the latest victims. According to the Envelope.com --Just days after last year's Oscar winner Kate Winslet announced her split with hubby Sam Mendes, comes the news that the marriage o [...]
    • Does an Oscar = Divorce??

    • “Milkaholic” Lindsay is Lawyering Up Again

    • Apparently, Lindsay Lohan, aka LiLo, is suing E*Trade for $100 million, for airing a commercial that features a "milkaholic" baby named Lindsay which is causing her “mental distress”, according to MTV.com. Of course LiLo would have everyone believe that she can pull off same celebrity status as Oprah and Madonna who are known by their first names only. It makes one wonder what she is thinking filing such a loser of a lawsuit? According to the NYPost.com, even Lohan's attorney says the “ [...]
    • “Milkaholic” Lindsay is Lawyering Up Again

    • Where's the Beef?!!!

    • Blimpie’s is being sued by Jennifer Clayton and Ronald Williams, two unsatisfied customers who allege that the Super Stacked Sub is far from “stacked”. According to Above the Law, the two Illinois residents have filed a class action lawsuit against Blimpie--allowing anyone in Illinois who believes that Blimpie cheated them on sandwich meat to receive "compensation for costs and attorney fees and other relief deemed 'just and appropriate.'" The plaintiffs allege that Blimpie advertises it [...]
    • Where's the Beef?!!!

    • The price you pay for your 15 minutes

    • Let’s take a look at one ubiquitous form of Reality TV - families. A prime example is Jon & Kate Plus 8. You take a lot of money to have your entire family filmed and then suddenly when things are not going your way you want to pull the plug? Contracts are signed, money is doled out you (Jon-specifically) get a taste of the limelight and don’t know when to quit—and that’s where the trouble starts. According to People, the nasty fight between TLC, the network that broadcasts the tel [...]
    • The price you pay for your 15 minutes

    • Marriage 101 - Loose screws

    • What are we to think about marriage nowadays with all the numbnuts out there screwing it up—I must say elite/celebrity divorce lawyers must have their pockets lined with gold, when I look at today’s headlines. The particular “numbnut” that comes to mind is Mark Sanford, the Governor of South Carolina. Governor Sanford confessed to adultery after his so called “hike” on the Appalachian trail when he was really “hiking it up” in Argentina. One of the best posts I’ve read on thi [...]
    • Marriage 101 - Loose screws

    • Love (Courtney-that is) the Right to Free Speech

    • I recently wrote about hearsay and defamation but there’s a deeper issue that I didn’t touch upon and that’s the constitutional right to the freedom of speech—after all it’s an absolute right or is it??? Firstly, let’s clarify some basic points regarding the First Amendment. The First Amendment protects the right to freedom of religion and freedom of expression from government interference. In other words, the right to freedom of speech allows individuals to express themselves wi [...]
    • Love (Courtney-that is) the Right to Free Speech

    • Dare I say hearsay?

    • Nowadays it’s tough to keep things a secret--we’ve become a culture of bloggers, tweeters and face bookers and there’s a lot of information flying around in cyberspace. Everybody loves a good and juicy tidbit-- it seems that it’s a daily ritual to see what’s being said on online gossip sites. But when does gossip cross the line— with on-line gossip sites popping up all over the place how do we keep an eye on what’s true or not (hearsay) or possibly defamatory—oh, oh….I mean j [...]
    • Dare I say hearsay?
    • Getting the Axe

    • Getting the Axe

    • What’s the right way to fire a trainee?? Hmmm let’s see … by post it, e-mail or voice mail -- what’s going on these days- do partners and managers lack the courage to fire someone face-to-face?? According to thelondonpaper, face-to-face is not the practice of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer which left phone messages for some trainee solicitors telling them that they had missed out on permanent jobs, after a two year traineeship. Human resources workers phoned trainees to tell t [...]
    • Getting the Axe