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—All the problems, the arguing, the unhappiness, it is all over now that the divorce is final. Right? Not always. More couples than you may realize get through a divorce only to find out in the months and/or years following that they feel they have made a mistake. So what should you do if you …

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A Russian oligarch at the centre of Britain’s costliest divorce has won his latest battle with his estranged wife over a court order to seize his £300m super yacht. Bailiffs acting for the High Court in London had taken control of the 115m yacht Luna owned by oil and gas tycoon Farkhad Akhmedov when it …

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The effect of Brexit on family law As the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill continues through Parliament, the debate is evolving with divergent views as to how a family law Brexit can best be achieved. Therefore, the impact of Brexit upon family law remains unclear for the time being.There are two principal EU regulations which impact …

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The controversy continues within the Southern Baptist Convention surrounding Dr. Paige Patterson. I blogged about this last week. As I read various opinion pieces on the latest SBC drama, I got to thinking about one specific criticism Patterson faces: Over the fact that he would never recommend divorce. I have made myself clear that no …

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Divorce is unpleasant. This shouldn’t come as a surprise. What is surprising part is just how many things people can do to make the experience even more unpleasant. During  divorce proceedings, especially when meeting with the attorney, couples, either because of stubbornness, spite, or sheer stupidity, make key errors that can lose them points with their …

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An Ontario Superior Court judge has ordered a men’s issues organization and two campus anti-abortion groups to pay for the costs of three students unions, after the student groups launched a legal battle against the students unions when their bids to be recognized as official student organizations and receive union funding were denied. In Arriola …

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Earlier this year, the Pleasantville Board of Education settled a lawsuit with its own superintendent for more than $200,000. That litigation cost the district $150,000 from its deductible, and there are several other suits pending against the district, according to board attorney James Carroll. While this superintendent’s lawsuit was the result of a decision by …

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Lex Machina logo/credit: Jason Doiy/The RecorderLitigation over generic drug applications under the Abbreviated New Drug Application process increased 30 percent in 2017, according to a report by litigation analytics company Lex Machina. The ANDA process accounted for 417 filings in federal courts across the nation in 2017, up from 324 in 2016. But filings of …

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While the term “co-pay” might suggest a sharing of costs between patients and their health plans, a recent study by the University of Southern California Schaeffer Center found that almost a quarter of patients are paying more than the full price for their prescription drugs under their insurance plans due to “clawbacks.”  A prescription drug clawback occurs …

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