In previous decades, a haul of hundreds of bottles of shampoo, bags of cough drops, cold medicine, and dental floss may have constituted a fairly unattractive prize for a would-be thief. Today, with the rise of e-commerce platforms such as Amazon and Ebay, a new style...
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Client Alert: Phone Update Needed To Patch Dangerous iPhone Exploit
(Video above from Reuters) A dangerous iPhone exploit has recently been discovered that allows an attacker to take control over any iPhone without the end user clicking on anything – simply by receiving a certain type of text message. Apple quickly released a security...
Democrats Release Tax Plan Proposal to Support Spending Package
Leading Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday released proposed tax-increase legislation that rolled back several of President Biden’s key initiatives, but continued to call for higher tax rates on corporations, highly compensated business owners...
How Bankruptcy Affects Distressed Property in Divorce or Dissolution: The Basics
SERIES: Bankruptcy and Distressed Property in a Domestic Relations Matter YOU ARE HERE: Part 1- How Bankruptcy Affects Distressed Property in Divorce or Dissolution: The Basics Part 2- What is an Automatic Stay and How Does it Affect Divorce? Part 3- How Chapter 7...
President Biden Unveils Sweeping Vaccine Mandate
On Thursday, President Biden announced the most sweeping COVID-19 vaccine mandate to date, which may affect as many as 80 million American workers. This new, expansive mandate calls for vaccine requirements for federal contractors, private-sector employees and...
Ohio Supreme Court Decision Confirms Key Jurisdictional and Property Division Principles in Divorce Lawsuits
Background: Ostanek v. Ostanek The Ohio Supreme Court’s recent decision in Ostanek v. Ostanek, Case No. 2021-Ohio-2319 (“Ostanek”), although legally technical, serves as a good reminder of certain significant jurisdictional and property division principles in divorce...
White House Introduces Housing Affordability Plan
Earlier this month, the Biden administration unveiled a plan to shift policy in order to expand affordable housing. The administration’s plan comes in response to a severe housing shortage that existed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and is exasperated by rising lumber...
Supreme Court Ends Federal Eviction Ban
Late Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from enforcing the Biden administration’s federal eviction moratorium on renters during the pandemic. In an unsigned opinion, the Court wrote: “Congress was on notice...
What Biden’s Infrastructure Package & the Democrats’ Budget Resolution Could Mean for You
On Tuesday, August 24, the US House of Representatives moved President Biden’s $1 billion infrastructure package and proposed $3.5 billion budget closer to passage. While the infrastructure bill has bipartisan support, the budget remains highly divisive, with some...
Can I Sue Facebook for Defamation Occurring on Their Platform?
Imagine this unfortunate scenario: You log onto your Facebook account and you notice a friend request from someone you don’t recognize. You click their account and are horrified to discover that this account user has published a series of defamatory posts about you. ...