Did you know that according to the courts, improper nutrition may be a deciding factor in a courts decision regarding child custody rights? This is included in the “best interest of a child” factors in the MCL 722.23. Along with proper nutrition comes emotional attachment between the child and his parents, ability of the parties [...]
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Supreme Court Debates Teenagers’ Rights
A 13-year-old boy was removed from his school class and questioned by police concerning a pair of burglaries in the neighborhood. In the presence of school officials the boy caved in to the officer’s questions and admitted his guilt. But the question has been raised: was the boy coerced? No, his arm wasn’t twisted. No, [...]
320 Million Dollar Lawsuit Plans From Charlie Sheen Against CBS?
This is usually the last place you will find Hollywood gossip, but we just couldn’t help ourselves from reporting this amazing lawsuit that was being hinted to by Charlie Sheen. Known for his crazy spree of events in the last 6 months, Charlie Sheen was planning a 320 Million dollar lawsuit against his Two and [...]
Mazada Sued In Lawsuit Over Back Seat Belts In Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled that they will hear a case involving the death of a women in a head on collision blaming the death of the women due to failing to have a lap and shoulder seat belt in the back seat instead of the lap only seat belt. The manufacturer of the minivan [...]
Super Bowl Seat Troubles Lead To Class Action Suit Against The NFL
Can you imagine getting tickets to the biggest football game of the year and they turn you away at the door? 400 fans were turned away from Super Bowl XLV due to not having the seats ready for fans with valid tickets. Excited Packers or Steelers fans spent thousands of dollars to take off work, [...]
Taco Bell Gets Sued Over The Definition Of “Beef”
So I recall the late night study sessions in law school eating Taco Bell and remembered thinking what is really in the Taco Bell beef. I guess I was not the only one. In fact, A law firm based out of Montgomery, AL (Beasley Allen) has gone one step further by starting a class action [...]
Apple Iphone Ipad Lawsuit
Internet Privacy is the hottest topic in the legal field. With the recent crack down by the Federal Trade Commission in internet privacy, finally there seems to be some effort to protect the privacy of consumers. Unfortunately, Apple has NOT received the memo. Apple is being sued in a class action lawsuit alleging the company [...]
Dry Cleaner Sued For 54 Million Dollars For Lost Pants Suit
Now we all know that the United States is a very litigious country. Example, spilling McDonald’s coffee on herself, Ms. Liebeck sued McDonald’s and won $2.86 million (which was subsequently reduced to $640,000) these are the type of cases that cause people to call for tort reform. How can hot coffee be considered “defective”? Either [...]
Drinking While Pregnant
I recently found out about a woman who is now pregnant with twins. At first, it was that she might be. Then a couple weeks later, it was that she was, and it was with twins. Even when the rumors were of “it might be”, there were many wondering why she was still drinking alcohol, [...]