New research supports shared custody for children in divorce

What two factors vastly increase the likelihood of a healthy and happy future for kids after divorce? With the important exception of children who need protection from an abusive or negligent parent, “shared parenting should be the norm for parenting plans for children of all ages, including very young children,” said Linda Nielsen, a professor …

New family law handbook reflects legal and societal change in … – Irish Legal News

Pictured: Judge Rosemary Horgan, president of the District Court and Keith Walsh, solicitor, chair of the Law Society of Ireland’s family & child law committee. Photograph: Jason Clarke Photography. Leading family law practitioners from across Ireland gathered at Blackhall Place yesterday for the launch of the Law Society of Ireland’s new handbook, Family Law in …

How to help kids survive divorce – The Guardian

I have always had a poor memory. A blank look sweeps across my face when my family reminisce over childhood experiences. Fear takes over as I prepare to introduce unacquainted friends, desperately searching the outer reaches of my brain to find the name of “the guy whose ear I once chewed off about politics”. Ashamed …

Casey Affleck finalises divorce

Entertainment More Actor Casey Affleck has finalised a divorce from actress Summer Phoenix after a private settlement. IANS | Updated: Sep 16, 2017, 15:58 IST Actor Casey Affleck has finalised a divorce from actress Summer Phoenix after a private settlement. A judge signed off on his divorce from Phoenix on Friday, according to court documents …

For Equifax’s Legal Team, Breach Likely To Bring Litigation Challenges, High Price Tag – Law.com (su…

One week after Equifax Inc. revealed a cybersecurity incident impacting some 143 million U.S. consumers, the credit reporting behemoth is facing legal and reputational repercussions of massive proportions. For a legal department led by corporate vice president and chief legal officer John Kelley III, who seemingly has the last word on company security and compliance matters, the coming …

Gender Analytics: Using Litigation Data to Evaluate Law Firm Diversity

 Guest Post by By Michael Sander,[1] Tara Klamrowski, and Rachel Sander Legal analytics can now identify law firms committed to gender diversity by analyzing the gender of attorney appearances. Docket Alarm has done so for the United States Supreme Court and specialized patent courts. The lack of gender diversity is significant, especially in patent cases. Here …

Popular YouTube-to-MP3 Site Dies Under Crushing Weight of Record Company Litigation

Photo: Getty The operators of YouTube-MP3.org, a popular website for turning the audio tracks of YouTube videos into MP3s, have agreed to shut down the site and hand over the domain to the RIAA. This predictable outcome comes after 15 of the world’s largest record companies filed a complaint in a California court. Poor little …

Franchise Litigation Rising Over Dietary Considerations – JD Supra (press release)

Rising concerns over food sourcing and preparation is leading to more and more litigation for restaurants and franchises. Most of the lawsuits claim discrimination, which makes sense as many dietary strictures are rooted in religious tradition. Other restaurant lawsuits are based on disability discrimination, as some plaintiffs suffer physical hardships when their dietary needs are …

Judge rules Yahoo must face litigation from data breach victims after more than ONE BILLION users ha…

A US judge said Yahoo must face nationwide litigation brought on behalf of more than one billion users who said their personal information was compromised in three massive data breaches. Wednesday night’s decision from US District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California, was a setback for efforts by Verizon Communications Inc, which acquired Yahoo’s …

Training Could Have Helped These Companies Avoid Litigation

Yesterday’s Advisor highlighted a few legal cases that serve as reminders that antidiscrimination and antiharassment training is essential for employers that want to avoid becoming a defendant. Today, we present a few more costly examples of cases that proper training could have averted. In another sexual harassment case, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed …