Legal

Eight Big Mistakes to Avoid When Negotiating a Lease for Your Business

Melody Stevens | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Commercial Lease, Small Business, Negotiations, Real Estate, Legal, Contracts, Business Lease, Small Business Lease, Commercial Real Estate, Small Business News

It's no secret to business owners that there are great deals to be had in this tenant-friendly economic climate. However, if you combine inexperience, emotion, and an inflexible landlord, you have a recipe for some disastrous decisions.

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Who's Your Daddy? Paternity Testing and the Nature of Fatherhood

Bari Zell Weinberger, Esq. | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Paternity Tests, New Jersey, Divorce, Children, Parenting, Legal, Parents, Fatherhood, Parents News

Is fatherhood really established at the moment of conception? Or is it a bigger and more complex role than DNA can determine? And are decisions about who gets to be part of a family -- and who doesn't -- really the province of our political and legal system to determine?

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PSC = Putin [Authorized] Security Contractor

David Isenberg | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Russia, Vladimir Putin, Private Military Security Contractors, Legal, Russian Federation, Pmsc, World News

In the Russian Federation, there are no laws specifically regulating the conduct of PMSC abroad. But that is not to say there are no relevant laws.

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How To Avoid Harmful Battles In Divorce Court

Robert Hughes, Jr. | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Philip A. Cowan, Courts, Litigation, Rachel Ebling, Mediation, Smith College of Social Work, Coparenting, Legal, Marsha Kline Pruett, Mothers, University of California- Berkeley, Fathers, Divorce News

Almost everyone involved in divorce becomes frustrated by the legal process. Both mothers and fathers feel like the system works against them.

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What BP Owes Americans

Jackie Savitz | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Bp, Dudley, Natural Resources, Environmental Policy, Green, Environmentalism, Obama, Pollution, Legal, Gulf Oil Spill, Lawsuit, Politics, Settlement, Contamination, Environment, BP Oil Spill, Toxic Chemicals, Gulf of Mexico, Ocean, Politics News

Given the extreme carelessness of BP and the vast scope of the resulting damage done, a low-end settlement would send the wrong message to BP and the other companies that are drilling in our oceans, telling them that they may not have to pay for future damages they cause.

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Should Marriage Licenses be Renewable?

Stephanie Sarkis, Ph.D. | Posted 01.25.2012

Read More: Marriage License, Marriage, Relationships, Divorce, Love and Relationships, License, Dating, Legal, Couples, Weddings News

I think we can all agree that we would like to see happier people and a lower divorce rate. What if every five years, you and your spouse could decide if you wanted to "re-up" or not?

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Shepard Fairey -- New Mural from the 'Leader' of Street Art

Gregory Linton | Posted 01.15.2012

Read More: La, Illegal, Murals, Street Art, Obey, Graffiti, Mural, Legal, Action, Shepard Fairey, Los Angeles, Melrose and Fairfax, Banksy, Slidepollajax, La Around Town, Los Angeles News

Shepard Fairey recently completed a new mural in L.A. on the same building that he used to illegally 'bomb' with his art. Now the building owner invited and hired Shepard to come paint the walls.

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The Battle of Oscar's Law

Trish Mitchell | Posted 01.15.2012

Read More: Puppy Farms, Legal, Inspirational, Pet News, Oscar's Law, Inspirational Woman, Dogs, Impact News

Imagine having a horribly abused little dog you'd rescued from an unspeakable puppy farm being ripped out of your arms in the middle of the night by the police. And returned to his abusers. That's exactly what happened to Debra Tranter.

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Mayor Quan's Legal Adviser Quits Over Her Handling Of Occupy Oakland Camp

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Cherkis | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Scott Olsen, Arrests, Twitter, Jean Quan, Oakland Mayor Jean Quan, Ows, Occupy Wall Street, Dan Siegel, Occupy Oakland, Legal, Riot Gear, Tear Gas, Oakland Police Department, San Francisco News

WASHINGTON -- As a platoon of Oakland Police Department officers began clearing out Occupy Oakland's encampment for a second time at Frank Ogawa Plaza...

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Angry Mother Threatens NHS With Legal Action Over Fake Nurse Probe

PA | Posted 11.07.2011

Read More: UK, Nurse, Gp, Cervical Smears, Pa, Kent, Fake Nurse, Medway, Legal, Nhs, Home News

A "livid" mother has vowed to take legal action after learning her son was one of hundreds of children who received jabs from a suspected un...

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Power to the People Works When People Claim the Power

Rev. Barbara Kaufmann | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Future of Journalism, Journalists, Mainstream Media, Television, Social Media, Television Ratings, Rupert Murdoch, Cable Television, Murdoch, Media, Media Bias, Journalism, Tabloid Journalism, Legal, Commentary, Media News

Does the media have responsibilities? When people are in positions of power or influence over others, is there an inherent obligation to tell the truth?

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Considering a Trip to Cuba? Be Careful

Ronen Paldi | Posted 10.09.2011

Read More: Vacation, U.S. Government, Travel, Cuba, Caribbean, Legal, Treasury Department, Travel News

There may well come a day when all of the restrictions that prevent an American traveler from visiting Cuba are lifted. That day has not yet come.

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Starting A Business With Your Spouse: 5 Things You Need To Know

The Huffington Post/AOL Small Business | Geoff Williams | Posted 08.06.2011

Read More: 5 Things You Need to Know, Family Business, Clif Bar, Starting a Business With Your Wife, Starting a Business, Home Based Business, Unique Business Ideas, Starting a Business With Your Husband, Legal, Starting a Business With Your Spouse, Small Business News

Successful marriages can often lead to successful business ventures. Take Gary Erickson and Kit Crawford, who turned Clif Bar & Company into a $235 mi...

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Kim Kardashian's Face-Off With Old Navy

Ivan J. Parron | Posted 09.26.2011

Read More: Old Navy, Entertainment News, Kim Kardashian, Entertainment, Legal, Privacy, Lawsuit, Kardashian Lawsuit, Entertainment News

Kim Kardashian is suing Old Navy over a new commercial that she says features someone who looks uncannily like her. While to the average person the suit may seem frivolous at best, patently ridiculous at worst, believe me, Kim has a case. And one she can win.

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Bret Michaels Tony Lawsuit Moved To NY

AP | Posted 09.06.2011

Read More: Court, Bret Michaels Tony Awards, Crime, Bret Michaels, Tony Awards, Accidents, Injury, Legal, Lawsuit, Celebrities, Arts News

LOS ANGELES -- Bret Michaels' lawsuit over an accident at the 2009 Tony Awards that the singer claims nearly killed him should be heard in New York wh...

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Why Casey Anthony Will Not Get A Book Deal

Jason Pinter | Posted 09.05.2011

Read More: Nancy Grace Casey Anthony, Literature, Controversy, Books, Literary Agents, Casey Anthony Book, Casey Anthony Book Deal, Caylee Anthony, Casey Anthony, Legal, Books News

After the media tsunami surrounding the Casey Anthony verdict, 'analysts' have come forward stating she could reap nearly seven figures for a book deal. That's a crock and here's why.

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Boston Museum To Pay Restitution To Holocaust Victim Heir

AP | Posted 08.27.2011

Read More: Boston, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Court, Art Restitution, Holocaust, Art Loans, Nazis, Mfa, Money, Netherlands, Eglon Van Der Neer, Auschwitz, Legal, Boston Globe, Arts News

BOSTON — The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston has determined that a 17th century Dutch painting in its collection was once owned by a Jewish art de...

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Legal Action Over Florida's Education Reform

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 08.21.2011

Read More: Education News, Florida Education Reform, Rick Scott, Education, Florida Teachers, Republican Governors, Florida Education Association, Pension Reform, Lawsuits, Florida, Legal, Education News

Florida's largest teachers union filed suit on Monday to stop the enactment of new pension reform laws, the first lawsuit of potentially many that see...

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Documentaries and the Truth We Can Still Tell (But for How Long?)

Vivian Norris | Posted 08.13.2011

Read More: Pesticides, Bbc, Fukushima, Berlusconi, Morgan Spurlock, Ecuador, Educational Television, Sheffield Doc Fest, Joe Berlinger, Ford Foundation, Pom: The Greatest Film Ever Sold, Sweetwater, Legal, Pollution, Lawsuit, Monsanto, Death, Amazon, Christian-Poveda, Vida Loca, Fredrik-Gertten, Michael Clayton, Crude, Nick Fraser, Oil, Documentary, Murdoch, Roseanne Barr, Chevron, Sundance, Media News

Documentaries tell us who we are, what our world is about, and give us the truth. But more and more these filmmakers find themselves, especially in the US, attacked by layer upon layer of lawsuits funded by corporations with deep pockets.

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Campaign Finance Ruling Inappropriately Attempts to Overrule Supreme Court Decision

Fred Wertheimer | Posted 07.27.2011

Read More: Virginia, Supreme Court, Campaign Finance Reform, Citizens United, Legal, Campaign Finance, Politics News

Federal district courts cannot overrule Supreme Court decisions. But that is exactly what the district court judge in United States v. William Danielczyk, Jr. is now attempting to do.

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Musicians May Be Owed BILLIONS In Unpaid Royalties

David Kusek | Posted 06.07.2011

Read More: Money, Licensing, Legal, Music, Business, Itunes, Apple, License, Artist, Label, Accounting, Kusek, Eminem, Asymco, Royalties, Record Labels, Detroit, Universal Music Group, US Supreme Court, Interscope Records, Arts News

If you are a recording artist or a manager and have been distributing music on iTunes under a deal with one of the big record labels, pay attention. ...

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Fighting Against Corporate Mentality

Stuart Connelly | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Frequent Flier Miles, Legal, Corporate Greed, David and Goliath, Corporate Mentality, Fight Corporate Greed, Corporate America, Activism, Corporate Power, Fighting Corporate Mentality, Healthy Living News

I resent the corporate mentality that posits customers must give up certain rights before receiving the benefit of transacting business.

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Paralyzed Physical Therapist Awarded $66M In Lawsuit

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Law, Legal News, Physical Therapy, Legal, Lawsuit, Ny News, Lawsuits, New York News

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A jury has awarded $66 million to a western New York woman who was left paralyzed when a weight machine at the physical therapy ...

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Outsourcing War and Peace: Part 3

David Isenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Outsourcing, Private Military Contractor, Standards, Contracting, Legal, Business News

This is the third of five excerpts from law professor Laura Dickinson's book, Outsourcing War and Peace: Preserving Public Values in a World of Privat...

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WikiLeaks and Democracy

Vincent Warren | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Julian Assange, Democracy, Center for Constitutional Rights, Constitution, Legal, Wikileaks, Khaled El-Masri, Espionage Act, Media, Zaragoza, Journalism, Barack Obama, Pentagon Papers, Torture, Torture Spain, Politics News

The cables present evidence that this administration has been tampering with other countries' legal systems to prevent prosecutions against government employees for committing human rights abuses.

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