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After public displays of her deteriorating mental health, including shaving her head and attacking a paparazzo’s car with an umbrella, a conservatorship was established for Britney Spears by her father, Jamie, in 2008. Also, known as guardianship, a conservatorship is a legal construct by which someone can be appointed to manage a ward’s (in this…
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Trey Lindley was recently invited to participate in a podcast with The Human Lawyer. CLICK HERE to listen to his interview and learn more about Trey and our office! Happy listening! Here is what The Human Lawyer has to say about the interview: “Trey Lindley is a unicorn, a Charlotte native in a city…
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Earlier this week, the Washington Redskins announced they would be retiring the team name, due in no small part to societal and corporate pressures that have been mounting for decades. While various fan groups and news outlets speculate and take polls regarding what the new name should be, others are entering the fray to do…
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As reported by Charleston’s ABC News 4, a probate judge ruled Mayor John Tecklenburg wrongfully took money from an elderly woman for whom he cares, despite his claims it was done for her benefit and that he had no idea it was improper. Tecklenburg served as the conservator, or guardian, for Johnnie Wineglass, a 92…
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If you’ve seen the true crime documentary series “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness”, you may recall Carole Baskins of Big Cat Rescue (“BCR”) sued Joseph Maldonado-Passage f/k/a Joe Schreibvogel a/k/a Joe Exotic in 2013 by for trademark infringement of the BCR logo. That lawsuit resulted in a judgment of approximately $1 million. Unfortunately for…
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The Federal Trade Commission issued a warning that nursing homes in several states are trying to require their Medicaid residents to sign over their stimulus checks. However, according to the CARES Act, these payments are tax credits, and tax credits do not count as “resources” for the purposes of federal benefits programs like Medicaid. Individuals…
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Effective May 4, 2020 through August 1, 2020, Notaries Public are permitted to notarize documents via video conferencing so as not to impede crucial business transactions, real estate transactions, estate planning necessities, medical documents, court documents, and most other important notarizations. In order to be valid, video notarizations must: Be conducted during a real time…
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Class action lawsuits against large corporations are booming in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic. This month, we examined class action suits against both United Airlines and Ticketmaster regarding their wavering ticket refund policies. Unsurprisingly, given the chaos surrounding the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), several major U.S. banks find themselves defending a class action lawsuit…
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Derek Hanson spent $590 on four tickets to two different Rage Against the Machine shows to be held in Oakland this month. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, those and about 55,000 other events scheduled between March and the end of the year were impacted. Previously, Live Nation and one of its divisions, Ticketmaster, had a…
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Ayesha Curry, the 31-year-old wife of NBA superstar Steph Curry, was sued in Los Angeles Superior Court yesterday by celebrity branding company Flutie Entertainment. According to the lawsuit, Curry was trying to build herself as a global brand when she signed a five-year deal with Flutie Entertainment in November 2014. Robert A. Flutie, the founder…
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