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Charlie Sheen Hospitalized After Incident at Plaza Hotel

Charlie Sheen was hospitalized after police found him highly intoxicated in a trashed hotel room at the Plaza Hotel in New York City.  Sheen was not arrested because no one filed a formal complaint against him.  Estranged ex-spouses Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen were vacationing in New York with their two young children.  Richards was [...]

Mel Gibson Never “Fired” From Hangover 2

Director Todd Phillips set the record straight this week after many rumors circulated surrounding Mel Gibson and the Hangover 2 movie.  Phillips told the associated press that Mel Gibson was not fired from the upcoming movie, rather Phillips had to swap out a cameo appearance, thus using Liam Neeson instead of Mel Gibson.  Several days [...]

In Us We Trust: Katy Perry and Russell Brand Marry Without Prenup

In an intimate ceremony surrounded by close family and friends, pop superstar, Katy Perry, 25, married British comedian, Russell Brand, on October 23, 2010, in India.  The ceremony was the highlight of a six-day celebration, including a Bollywood-themed party on Friday night. The couple, who met at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, got engaged [...]

Uganda’s Anti-Gay Bill Places Harsh Penalties Against Homosexuals

The country of Uganda is pushing to pass a controversial “anti-gay” bill that would call for stiff penalties against homosexuality.  The law will include life imprisonment and the death penalty.  This law is an effort to protect the traditional family here in Africa, and also protect the future of our children.  The push to pass [...]

Verdict in Anna Nicole Boyfriend Trial

On Thursday, October 28th, a verdict was handed down in the drug conspiracy case related to the 2007 drug overdose death of Anna Nicole Smith. Smith’s boyfriend/lawyer/agent/friend, Howard K. Stern, and her doctors, Sandeep Kapoor and Khristine Eroshevich, were each accused of illegally providing drugs to Smith, by excessively prescribing opiates and sedatives to the [...]

NYC School Teacher Sues to End Alleged Retaliation for Reporting Unsafe Conditions

NYC School Teacher Sues to End Alleged Retaliation for Reporting Unsafe Conditions Leeds Morelli & Brown, the Carle Place, NY law firm, filed suit in federal court on behalf of a New York City school teacher allegedly disciplined in retaliation for complaining to OSHA about unsafe conditions at a Brooklyn school facility. Email PDF Print [...]

Obama Signs Perfectly Plain Law

On October 13, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Plain Writing Act of 2010.  In essence, the new law means that everything the government writes down must be easy to understand.  This new requirement for stating things plainly applies to “covered documents,” which include those documents necessary for obtaining any federal government benefit or [...]

Two Found Guilty of Hate Crimes Related to Death of Immigrant

Two men on trial in a Pennsylvania federal court in connection with the beating death of an undocumented Mexican immigrant have been found guilty on all counts, including hate crimes.  Derrick M. Donchak, 20, and Brandon J. Piekarsky, 18, had previously been acquitted of murder charges in state court and convicted of simple assault.  Donchak [...]

New York Enacts New Temporary Maintenance Guidelines

New York’s Temporary Maintenance Guidelines law became effective on October 12, 2010.  The new law provides that maintenance is to be awarded during the divorce when one parties’ income is less than 2/3 of the other spouse’s income.  The law provides a fix formula for awarding temporary maintenance: the lesser of (1) Thirty percent of [...]

Singer Christina Aguilera Files For Divorce

Christina Aguilera has filed for divorce from husband Jordan Bratman after five years of marriage.  Although just recently announcing that the couple has been living apart on a trial basis “just trying to figure things out,” Christina seems to have made up her mind rather quickly.  In the pleadings filed with the Los Angeles County [...]