The husband and wife in Brown v. Brown were married for 11 years before the wife filed for divorce in November 2014. In March 2015, the wife moved for pendente lite relief, specifically seeking power of...
Teens Are Choosing E-Cigarettes Over Tobacco
Dec 15, 2016
A new report by the U.S. Surgeon General shows an alarming trend in e-cigarette use among teens. E-cigarettes are now more popular with teenagers—specifically middle and high school students—than regular tobacco...
In Newburgh v. Arrigo, the New Jersey Supreme Court acknowledged that circumstances exist in which a parent may have a duty to bear some portion of the educational expenses of his or her child, even though the child has...
In October, a St. Louis jury awarded a California woman with ovarian cancer more than $70 million, reports The Associated Press. The plaintiff claimed that forty years of using Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder...
Tax Consequences in Settlement and Mutual Mistake
Nov 16, 2016
In interpreting settlement agreements in the marital dissolution context, courts are guided by two sets of principles. A court applies equitable principles to ensure a matrimonial agreement is fair, and contract rules...
