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State Supreme Court Stops Foreclosures, Gives Loan Modification a Chance: What Next, and Will Other States Follow?
By Javier Lavagnino, Esq. | Last updated on
One recurring theme of the ongoing recession has been the seemingly incessant stream of foreclosures. However, South Carolina's highest court late yesterday...
RadarOnline Website Hit With Labor Violations for Taping Octomom Kids
By Javier Lavagnino, Esq. | Last updated on
Are You Doing "Work" You Should get Paid For? The RadarOnline Web site has been nailed by California authorities with a bunch of child labor law violations...
When Can Foreclosure Start?
By Javier Lavagnino, Esq. | Last updated on
Actor Steven Baldwin's foreclosed home in New York is going to public auction later this month, and although the AP reports that Baldwin reportedly paid only...
Tweeting or Facebooking Divorce: Beware the Private Info You Broadcast
By Caleb Groos | Last updated on
When combined with divorce, social media sites like Facebook and Twitter don't simply give us anecdotes about the seemingly least human ways to communicate...
Steps to Deal with Workplace Sexual Harrasment, and Worse
By Javier Lavagnino, Esq. | Last updated on
The CEO of Steiff, the toy maker known for the original Teddy bears, and the company itself have been slapped with an $80 million sexual harassment and assault...
Adoptions, Divorces, and Marriages: All Slowed by Recession
By Javier Lavagnino, Esq. | Last updated on
Although some have suggested that the ongoing recession may result in a rise in the divorce rate, results from a FindLaw survey may indicate that the recession...