Celebrity Law

Ted Williams Detained By LAPD
UPDATE: Law enforcement sources tell TMZ the argument between Ted and his daughter was over money. Williams has gotten several job offers and made numerous tv appearances since last week...

When Lawsuits Backfire: The Georges Marciano Tale
If there's something uniquely American about the rags-to-riches-to-rags trope, it strikes us that there's something perhaps even more American about a rags-to-riches-to-rags-because-of-too-much-litigation story...

Boxer Faces Financial TKO
Last Sunday's New York Post carried the rags-to riches-to rags story of 5 time world champion Iran Barkley, who defeated Thomas "The Hitman" Hearns twice in his pomp (1988 and 1992) and is a member...

IMMIGRANT OF THE DAY: ALBERTO 'BETO' PEREZ: FITNESS CRAZE CREATOR
Colombian immigrant Beto Perez is the creator of Zumba, an aerobics program set to Latin music, that has attracted a large following worldwide. The Orlando Sentinel reports Perez's rags to riches story in Florida.

VOICE OF AMERICA-SPONSORED JOURNALIST DETAINED BY ICE
The Washington Post reports on a strange story pitting the State Department's Voice of America broadcast service with DHS' Immigration and Customs Enforcement. U.S. immigration officials have detained a Pakistani journalist employed by the U...

Elliss Bankruptcy a Riches to Rags Story
Financial lessons are often best learned in retrospect, which can make it difficult to tell when you're going down the wrong financial path. Luckily, we can always learn from the mistakes of others...

Power of Attorney and Living Wills for the aged
Options for caring for aging parents

Grandparents Visitation Rights
Every state lets elderly grandparents petition to visit grandchildren

Living Wills and Powers of Attorney
Laws effecting the elderly

Sherwin-Williams
Recalls Krylon UV Fabric Protector due to Respiratory Hazard

Automated Calls
Voice Mail Broadcasting Corp. pays $180,000 FTC settlement for telemarketing violations.

Golden Dragon Frozen Cooked Mackerel Fish
Clostridium botulinum Alert

Golden Gate National Recreation Area
allegedly failed to provide adequate facilities for the disabled.

Chemical Companies
alleging danger to people living near the plants.

John Vermillion and Associates LLC et al.
allegedly misrepresented themselves as qualified financial advisers to sell living trusts and exploit senior citizens.