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Jay Leno to Lose Rare Car?

If you know anything about late night host Jay Leno, you know he loves to collect cars. He purchased a rare 1931 Duesenberg roadster formerly owned by Macy’s heir John W. Straus – or so he thought. (This image is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License.) Today, a lawsuit was filed by Straus’ daughter Wendy Lubin saying that Leno was illegally sold the car in a sham auction that was held while Straus, who died in May of 2008, was suffering from dementia. The car, along with a 1930 Rolls Royce, was stored in a Manhattan garage. Straus had … Continue reading →

Don’t Mess with Chuck Norris

Well, you can mess with Chuck Norris, just make sure you check with him first. I don’t know if you have seen any of the Chuck Norrissisms on the Internet, but they have definitely given Chuck’s career a boost. Chuck is now suing publisher Penguin over a book that he says unfairly exploits his name by mentioning mythical facts about him that have been circulating the Internet for a few years. These facts originated from Chuck’s tough guy image from his 1980’s movies. The “facts” give Chuck a superhuman aura. Here are a few examples: Leading hand sanitizers claim they … Continue reading →

“Wrongful Adoption” Lawsuits

Occasionally one hears of adoptive parents suing an agency for “wrongful adoption”. The parents usually claim that after they adopted the child, the child began to exhibit special needs and/or behaviors that were unexpected. For example, a child who sustained extensive sexual and physical abuse is considered at risk for attachment disorders. Children who were abused themselves also are at risk for becoming abusers of others. A child may have disabilities related to fetal alcohol exposure. The parents claim that the agency either knew about these problems, or factors putting the children at high risk for these problems, and withheld … Continue reading →

Use of Race in School Admission

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All knows America for its freedom of acceptance. It is known to be huge and diverse. It is likely to be the most diverse country in terms of race and ethnics. However, here we are some fifty-two years after the court ruling of Brown v. Board of Education. We are once again bringing school race issues to the courts. In some instances we try so hard to ‘fix’ a problem that we only make it worse. The two school districts at question in Kentucky both had developed plans in order to prevent segregation at its public schools. The school boards … Continue reading →

Having a Home Corporation

Getting a business license isn’t terribly hard. Most courthouses can tell you how to do it and it usually doesn’t cost much. But there are times when you might want the protection of a corporation instead of a standard business. If you have any issues where you think there may be liability issues, incorporating your business can certainly protect you from losing your assets. If someone sues you as the owner of a small business, even with a business license, there is the possibility of losing your home, car, dog, anything of value that you may have. A corporation shifts … Continue reading →