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Will and Jada Smith head off lawsuit: explaining declaratory judgments

Will and Jada Smith head off lawsuit: explaining declaratory judgments

By Sharmil McKee on February 19, 2010

Will and Jada Smith have responded aggressively to legal threats that they fraudulently induced someone to invest in their film project.
In 2007, Jada wrote a film, the “Human Contract”; Will produced it. They convinced David Grasso to invest in the film. He did with $5 million dollars. The film went straight to DVD. In January [...]

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 Jill Scott Sued by Record Label: defending contract lawsuits

Jill Scott Sued by Record Label: defending contract lawsuits

By Sharmil McKee on February 4, 2010

 
 Jill Scott is facing a possible multi-million dollar judgment.  Her record label, Hidden Beach, is suing her for breach of contract. They claim that she promised to produce 6 albums, but she has only produced 3 so far. They are seeking to recover the money they would have earned had she produced the final 3 albums. [...]

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Fraud versus breach of contract - $5 million dollar question

Fraud versus breach of contract – $5 million dollar question

By Sharmil McKee on December 27, 2009

Nicholas Cage is being sued for fraud. 
Red Curb Investments alleges that Nicholas Cage failed to repay a $5 million loan.  A loan is a contract where Party A agrees to lend money to Party B.  In exchange, Party B agrees to repay the money on a certain day.  When Party B fails to repay [...]

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Blood and Contracts

Blood and Contracts

By Sharmil McKee on August 29, 2009

 
Is a contract written in blood enforceable in court? No. 
 It is hard to imagine that in 2009, people would ever resort to using blood to write contracts.  However, in 2009, the courts address two different contracts written in blood. The first was a $170,000 loan between two friends.  The loan agreement was written in blood [...]

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Annual Boardroom Guide to Litigation in the 50 States

By Paralegal on July 31, 2007

In a recent study by the American Justice Partnership, Pennsylvania ranked 48 out of 50 states as providing the worst legal climate for tort liability. The study states that PA is tort-friendly and change is NOT on the horizon. In short, the study argues that Pennsylvania’s current liability laws stifle business growth and job creation. [...]

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Can I copy someone else’s website layout design?

By Sharmil McKee on December 9, 2006

The answer depends.  Is the layout design of a website protected by copyright laws? This is the question the judge in Sartor v. Walters, 2006 WL 3497856 (W.D. LA.) is facing.
A few years ago, a federal court ruled that the distinctive layout of a magazine cover is entitled to copyright protection as a graphic work. [...]

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