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... rival hair salon franchisor Regis Corp. and other defendants. Fantastic Sams alleges that Regis convinced the corporation that owned the right to develop and grant third ... SAMS franchises in the Seattle-Tacoma market to sell its salons to Regis. Fantastic Sams alleges that immediately after closing on its purchase, Regis began operating the salons under its HAIR MASTER ... competition. Regis has not yet filed an answer. The case cite is Fantastic Sams Franchise Corp. v. Regis Corp., No. 08-706 (W.D. ...

... to His Mother (which really gave short shrift to the kids): LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson's mother was granted temporary guardianship of his three children by a Los Angeles ... , and a hearing on permanent custody was scheduled for next week. *** The singer's older children, 12-year-old Michael Joseph Jackson Jr., also known as Prince ... children of Debbie Rowe, to whom he was briefly married. A younger son, Prince Michael Jackson II, 7, called Blanket, was carried to term by a surrogate who has never ...

This comes from Family Law Prof Blog's Family Law Prof on Custody of Michael Jackson's Children: University of Dayton Family Law Prof Pamela Laufer-Ukeles contends the nanny of Michael Jackson's children ought to have a legal claim for visitation or custodial rights to the pop star's children, but Grace Rwaramba's status as a paid caregiver will likely squash any chance of that. Her article, " ...

09/28/09 Bradley University press release, posted at PeoriaStory: In an upcoming discussion of the Perry case, law professor Sam Marcosson will contend that [d]espite its strength on the merits, and even despite the undoubted quality of the attorneys handling the case, the plaintiffs' chances of success are exceedingly small. Indeed, the best that advocates for LGBT rights can realistically hope for is that the case never reaches the Supreme Court at all, or that if it does, the Court ends up ...

I doubt my ability to comment on Michael Dizon's Reframing the debate - IP rights and human rights except to suggest reading the whole of his post. From my perspective, it serves as a reminder that proeprty rights are human rights a la John Locke (and a reminder of which always comes to me from Warren Zevon's Mr. Bad Example - I opened up an agency somewhere down the line To hire aboriginals to work the opal mines But I attached their wages and took a whopping cut And whisked away their workman' ...

... by anesthesiologists in hospitals, was found in his home, according to a law enforcement official. The thought is that this was utilized because Michael had trouble sleeping. As part of an on-going inquiry, officers from the LAPD's robbery and homicide division are pouring ... none of the bottles had prescription labels, and investigators are trying to determine how Jackson got the drugs." Attorney Sam's Take: The possession of otherwise legal drugs is often not legal if a valid prescription for it ...

... write this year's Halloween Attorney Sam's Take, I know that goblins, vampires and politicians are roaming around outside circling the streets of Salem, Boston and ... our hearts, became beloved and then, finally, were reviled. Granted, Michael seemed to lead the charge in his own publicity downfall. But he did ... newly found innocence. This path, as in the days of old, is death. Until his death, Michael Jackson, although never convicted of anything, was regarded as an oddity, an outcast and a pedophile ...

This week's Law Cat is Michael, who belongs to Meagan Pollnow, an ASU Law 1L. Michael is three years old and likes to take over Meagan's desk while she is trying to read. Meagan says that he seems to like civil procedure the best. Michael's brother Sam is afraid of the camera, but we hope he will overcome his camera-shyness so we can see him as Law Pet of the Week too. Click on the picture above for a larger version. Do your pets ...

Memo To: Sam Zell and Randy MichaelsSubject: The Collapse of the Los Angeles TimesI heard the news today, oh boy. From your Manhattan competitor: For newspapers, the news has swiftly gone from bad to worse. This...

... date, the majority of Heisman Trophy talk has centered around Big 12 quarterbacks. Early in the season, it was Chase Daniel. For a while, Sam Bradford was the favorite. After Texas beat Oklahoma, Colt McCoy seemed to hop in the drivers seat. Once Texas Tech ... player who was the best WR in college football a year ago, and is once again the best WR in football this year? Michael Crabtree is without equal right now in the entire NCAA, but gets very little mention in Heisman conversations. But why? ...