Suit: Children's Games at Chuck E. Cheese's are Gambling Devices
May 20, 2011
A San Diego mother has filed a class-action lawsuit against Chuck E. Cheese's, claiming the games at the restaurant are "illegal gambling devices." Children play the games with tokens and tickets are d...
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Rhode Island House Committee to Vote on Civil Union Bill
May 20, 2011
A Rhode Island House Legislative committee will vote today on whether a bill allowing homosexual civil unions should enter the House for consideration. Civil unions would allow the same state rights gi...
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Divorced Woman Files Suit Against Mediator Who Finalized Her Divorce
May 20, 2011
A divorced woman in Williamson County, Tenn., has filed a $15 million lawsuit against the mediation counselor who helped her and her husband finalize their divorce. The lawsuit claims the mediator inap...
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Mother Gave Her Child Botox, Lost Custody
May 20, 2011
A California mom has lost custody of her 8-year-old daughter after injecting her with Botox on a morning talk show. After viewing the footage and receiving numerous calls from parents, San Francisco's ...
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Mother with Breast Cancer Loses Custody
May 20, 2011
A North Carolina mother has lost custody of her two children due to her fight with Stage IV breast cancer. A Durham Country judge ruled that the children "were better off with their father in Chicago" ...
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Study: Study: Mexican Children Crossing into U.S. at Risk for Abuse
May 15, 2011
A report released last week shows that "unaccompanied children caught crossing illegally into the United States from Mexico are at risk of abuse despite a law passed in 2008 seeking to protect them." U...
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Suit Filed Against Facebook over "Like" Capabilities
May 15, 2011
A New York lawsuit has been filed against Facebook, claiming the social media giant is violating state advertising law by "allowing minors to 'like' products on the social networking site without getti...
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Facebook Plays Key Role in Divorce Cases
May 15, 2011
A Florida divorce attorney has said that Facebook and other social networking sites have made her job a million times easier, or harder, depending on which side she is on. Attorney Carin Constantine sa...
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Connecticut Aiding Inmates with Child Support Debt
May 15, 2011
The state of Connecticut has started helping inmates get their child-support orders amended. The state's Judicial Branch says 36 percent of its open child-support cases involve more than 44,000 non-cus...
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ERISA Trumps Premarital Agreement
May 04, 2011
The wife's prenuptial agreement waiving her right to any of the deceased's separate property did not qualify as a waiver of her spousal rights as a beneficiary for an account under ERISA.
Family Law i...
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