by Marvin Schuldiner | Jan 10, 2008 | Commercial Mediation, Lawsuits, Off Beat
From AP News…. NEW ORLEANS – Hurricane Katrina’s victims have put a price tag on their suffering and it is staggering — including one plaintiff seeking the unlikely sum of $3 quadrillion. The total number — $3,014,170,389,176,410 — is the dollar...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Jan 10, 2008 | Off Beat
Here’s an actual auction on eBay. The seller is asking for $100,000, but shipping is free… So America… just how much is an education worth? Let’s find out. Up for sale is my law degree. Yes, you read correctly. Three years and $100,000 plus of...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Jan 8, 2008 | Off Beat
There are about 6 states that still have “alienation of affection” statutes on the books, including Mississippi. In 1997, Sandra Valentine began working for Jerry Fitch, a wealthy Mississippi realtor and successful businessman. She ended up having an...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Jan 8, 2008 | Off Beat
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A Chicago tavern said on Thursday it will begin selling chicken wings coated in one of the world’s hottest peppers — a dish so hot that patrons first have to sign a waiver agreeing not to sue for injuries. Jake Melnick’s...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Jan 3, 2008 | Commercial Mediation
The American Tort Reform Association is a group that claims its mission is to bring “real justice in our courts.” It was founded in 1986 by the American Medical Association and the American Council of Engineering Companies. Their website claims,...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Jan 2, 2008 | Lawsuits
The Los Angeles Times has an intersting article here about a man who was injured on the ski slopes in Colorado and then sued the 8-year-old boy who he claims caused his dislocated shoulder and torn rotator cuff for the $75,000 in medical bills. Some exerpts: To many,...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Dec 28, 2007 | Commercial Mediation
The recent crisis in the mortgage industry has resulted in an increase of loan defaults and foreclosures. This stems from the fact that many homeowners took out loans with low interest rates, but for short terms with a balloon payment to be re-financed. As those...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Dec 17, 2007 | Commercial Mediation, Off Beat
When I mediate commercial cases that are referred to me by the court, they range the spectrum of topics and subject matter. I’d say that in most of the cases I get, the parties have legitimate claims and defenses. The disputes are a matter of a loss of...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Dec 4, 2007 | Off Beat
ROME (AP) — Tweety may get a chance to take the witness stand and sing like a canary. An Italian court ordered the animated bird, along with Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and his girlfriend Daisy, to testify in a counterfeiting case. In what lawyers believe was a clerical...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Nov 7, 2007 | Off Beat
Under the “you can’t make this up” category, you can now buy a divorce party. Montreal VIP, who wants its customers to live like a VIP, is offering a Divorce Party Package. I’ve attached it below: Re-introduce yourself to single society with...
