A new Massachusetts alimony law will go into effect early next year, changing the way in which judges order payments. Judges will now apply a strict formula, which bases the number of payment years on the length of the marriage.
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MA Alimony Now Capped Based on Length of Marriage
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Would you use your MacBook Air as a knife? Videos, pictures, and stories have surfaced of Apple users across the globe using their MacBook Airs to slice fruit, mushrooms, and sometimes even their own elbow.
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MacBook Air Cuts Like a Knife. Literally.
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In theory, Lazy Cakes, melatonin brownies marketed as a path to relaxation, sound like a great product. They taste good, they’re legal, and they’ll mellow you out
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Kids Eat ‘Relaxation’ Brownies, Go to Hospital
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This is perhaps one of the oddest product defect suits you’ll ever see.
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Colorado’s ‘Defective’ Toilet Paper Lawsuit
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Between 2009 and 2011, over 8 million Toyota vehicles were subject to sudden acceleration recalls, which the company attributed to floor mats becoming lodged in pedal wells and mechanical sticking. The first of the Toyota sudden acceleration lawsuits wrapped up… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com
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Toyota Wins First Sudden Acceleration Trial
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People were horrified to learn of Vitaliy Sulzhik, who reportedly found a dead mouse in a can of Monster Energy Drink.
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Monster Energy Drink: Mouse Suit a ‘Shakedown’
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A new craze has hit the nation! Or at least the nation’s nail salons. Lacquer nail polish, also known as shellac nail treatments, has women flocking to salons for pedicures designed to last two to three weeks. Though a lacquer…
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Spring Pedicure: Doctor Warns of Foot Risks
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Metoclopramide, commonly known as Reglan, has been used for decades to treat a host of digestive ailments, such as GERD, acid reflux and heartburn.
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Reglan Side Effects Lead to Lawsuits
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Until 2007, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208 gave auto manufacturers a choice between lap belts and lap/shoulder belts when outfitting seats that are not placed against a car door. A handful of courts had ruled that the choice given… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com
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Will Seat Belt Death Lawsuits Flood the Courts?
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We’ve all heard of common law marriage–where the state deems two people married despite their never having had a marriage ceremony or filed a marriage license. The truth is that only fifteen states and the District of Columbia recognize common… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com
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Common Law Marriage or Just Living Together?
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