At the start of Sarah Manguso’s new novel, Liars, she writes: “In the beginning, I was only myself. Then I married a man, as women do. My life became archetypal, a drag show of nuclear familyhood. I got enmeshed in a story that had already been told ten billion times.” If it’s a story that’s …
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On February 28, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the termination of its litigation against several major cryptocurrency firms, as reported by Nic Carter on Twitter (Carter, 2025). The exact firms involved in the litigation were not disclosed, but the decision has immediate implications for the cryptocurrency market. At the time of …
When I think of a bully, I think of grade school or middle school kids being mean on the playground. But any one at any age can be a bully and that includes during divorce. I’m talking about the divorce bully. When people are getting divorced, they deal with all kinds of emotions: resentment, anger, …
When it comes to divorce, recognizing opportunities can be difficult, since divorce can feel chaotic. Your world is suddenly upside down. Chaos is the opposite of control. Now consider the word “opportunity.” For me, this has positive emotions connected to it, as in, “What a great opportunity!” I’ve never heard anyone say, “That’s a terrible …
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When it comes to litigation to slow or stop the recruitment of a team by a competitor, disputes are often resolved in confidential negotiations or with recruiting firms getting cold feet once plans are unearthed. But as the war for talent rages, the tide may be turning. The stakes are high, but the risk of …
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People think divorce harms children, when in fact it’s not the divorce itself, it’s the conflict that goes along with it. But if parents can put aside their differences and focus on the well-being of their children, they are engaging in the ultimate act of love, and providing a foundation of security, love, and emotional …
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Judges should approve the ‘reasonable’ £200m settlement agreed between class representative Walter Merricks CBE and Mastercard, the Competitions Appeal Tribunal was told today – in a claim originally seeking more than £14bn in damages. The collective action, brought by Merricks, followed the European Commission’s 2007 finding that, between 1992 and 2007, Mastercard’s ‘multilateral interchange fees’ …
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