Ruling today in a child-custody case that became high-profile after a national newspaper featured Leydi Mendoza as an example of a military mom who has suffered as a parent due…
Everyone agreed that a mother at risk of losing custody of her child needed a lawyer. But who would pay the attorney’s fees? She couldn’t afford to, and officials for…
A lawyer representing the state of Florida argued Wednesday that the state’s gay adoption ban is justified because gays have higher rates of domestic violence, psychiatric disorders and breakups.
Just hours after a Los Angeles judge yesterday sentenced Chris Brown to five years of probation for assaulting his ex-girlfriend and fellow pop star, Rihanna, the 20-year-old singer was reportedly…
The former general counsel of LoJack Corp. violated a divorce decree when he failed to pay his ex-wife her share of the money he earned in 2006 from exercising stock…
A former child actor who now works as an advocate for other children in the entertainment industry can proceed with a lawsuit seeking a guardian to protect the children of…
Updated: Supporters of a 17-year-old runaway gathered in and around a central Florida courthouse today in anticipation of a hearing this afternoon at which an Orlando juvenile court judge is…
Theodore Olson is known as a conservative former solicitor general who defended U.S. terrorism policies and helped put George W. Bush in the White House through his…
Under traditional legal standards, a pet owner entitled to damages over the death of an animal gets only what it would cost to buy another pet from a breeder.
Following news of a $60 million deal to make a feature-length film of hundreds of hours of Michael Jackson concert rehearsal footage, a Los Angeles judge said today that he…
As Michael Jackson geared up earlier this summer for a series of planned London concerts, a $17.5 million Lloyd’s policy insured promoter AEG Live against his non-appearance “resulting from accident.”
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