Divorce scars your children for life, goes the great misconception. Psychotherapist Dr. Marcy Cole knows different; part of her LA-based practice focuses on coaching ex-partners through co-parenting their kids in ways that reaffirm how much they are loved, protect their well-being, and strengthen their ability to overcome future adversity. Cole explains what it takes to …
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Pacific Biosciences Announces Outcome of First Phase of Patent Litigation Against Oxford Nanopore
Pacific Biosciences Announces Outcome of First Phase of Patent Litigation Against Oxford Nanopore Friday, February 9, 2018 12:42 AM UTC MENLO PARK, Calif., Feb. 08, 2018 — Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACB) announced today that the U.S. International Trade Commission (the “ITC”) has terminated its investigation into whether Oxford Nanopore’s MinION and PromethION devices …
The Emoluments Clauses Litigation, Part 6: Are the Claims Against the President in his Official or I…
Throughout the Emoluments Clauses litigation (See Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5), we have made three primary arguments in amicus briefs filed with federal district courts in New York, the District of Columbia, and Maryland. First, we’ve written (following Supreme Court case law) that an “emolument” is the “profit derived from a discharge of …
Fewer women seek divorce as they fear losing their own cash in the wake of a divorce from a less wel…
Thousands of women in unhappy marriages are choosing not to divorce, a study has found. With diminishing chances of winning a bumper share of a husband’s wealth, many wives now prefer to try to rebuild their marriage rather than risk a break-up. And fast-rising numbers of successful professional and business women are increasingly reluctant to …
Exponential growth of litigation funding in 2018
Quite apart from having to fund what seems an insatiable appetite from your own advisers for fees, court costs and other outlays, you can never be sure you will win the case. If you are unlucky enough to lose, the nightmare gets worse – you find that on top of all your legal costs, you …
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Five “Highly Pertinent” Questions: Discrimination, Contact and the Family Court following Re M (Chil…
Home > Articles Hassan Khan and Charlotte Baker, barristers at 4 Paper Buildings, present a framework for approaching cases where issues of human rights and discrimination arise in contact cases. Hassan Khan and Charlotte Baker, barristers, both of 4 Paper Buildings Re M [2017] EWCA Civ 2164 concerned a transgender father’s application for direct contact …
cohabiting couples trend in UK leaves many without legal rights if the relationship fails
Cohabitation is the fastest-growing “family type” in the UK — more than doubling from 1.5 million in the mid-Nineties to 3.3 million last year. However, couples thinking about moving in together should also consider what are likely to be the harsh realities of splitting up. Many people enjoying a new relationship don’t want to think …
Thinking About Selling Your Diamond After Divorce?
If you are considering selling your diamond after divorce, here are some really good things to consider, as well as some great information on how to make sure the experience is safe, and that you are happy with the result! An Insider’s Guide on Selling Your Diamond Jewelry You have diamond jewelry sitting in your …
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South Carolina Officials Predict Litigation Over Big Lottery Error
STATE LOTTERIES | Lottery officials in South Carolina told an oversight panel on Thursday that the state may end up paying $33 million due to a glitch in December where 42,000 winning Holiday Cash Add-A-Play tickets were accidentally printed. If South Carolina proceeds with paying the prize money, lottery officials say the state will likely …
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Lakeland nursing home lost Medicaid contract; now its license is in litigation
Marilyn Meyer @marilyn_ledger LAKELAND — First, the 120-bed Oakbridge Healthcare Center lost its federal contract to take care of Medicaid and Medicare patients and had to send most of its patients to other facilities. Now, its state nursing-home license is in litigation. The license was due for renewal Dec. 31, but the state Agency for Health Care Administration …
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