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What Can We Learn From Tom Brady? Florida’s Push to Ground Drones Explained

Ladies and gentlemen, what a moment we have here! Tom Brady, the legendary quarterback, is showcasing that he’s got the magic touch! Picture this: he is shirtless (LOL) sailing on […]

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What Can We Learn From Angie Harmon? Insights from a Celebrity Incident

Actress Angie Harmon (and my doppelganger?? I flatter myself) filed a lawsuit against Instacart and a former Instacart shopper after the man allegedly shot and killed her dog, on her […]

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What Can We Learn From Madonna? Insights into Celebrity Tipping Habits

Introduction Just like we judge people we’re dating on how they treat the waitstaff (well, at least I do LOL), as a society, we also judge celebrities on their tipping […]

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What Can We Learn From Blake Lively? Lessons from a High-Profile Dispute

I don’t know about you, but I can’t seem to get enough of the Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni dispute stemming from the “creative control” of the recently released movie, […]

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What Can We Learn From a Spanish Duchess Brawl? Historical Archives and Legal Battles

LET’S GET READY TO RUMBLE!!Good day, folks, and welcome to today’s estate match which promises to be a classic in every sense of the word! Today’s prize? The Archive of […]

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What Can We Learn From Florida Strippers? The Legal Lessons Behind Florida’s Age Restrictions in Adult Entertainment

In an attempt to combat human trafficking, Governor Ron DeSantis signed a law earlier this year banning anyone under the age of 21 from working in adult entertainment establishments. A […]

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Trust Administration Essentials: Navigating Complex Family Dynamics and Legalities

Trusts can be a highly effective estate planning tool. You can set up a trust for a wide range of different purposes—from preserving wealth to protecting assets to providing for […]

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What Can We Learn From Emojis and Contracts? Insights into Legal Agreements

This story comes to us from Canada, where in March of 2021, a farmer and a grain buyer were negotiating an agreement over text to purchase flax. The grain buyer […]

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What Can We Learn From a Streaming Subscription? Understanding the Legal Impact of Disney’s Arbitration Dispute

In October of 2023, Kanokporn Tangsuan, her husband Jeffrey Piccolo, and Piccolo’s mother dined at Raglan Road Irish Pub in Disney Springs, part of the Walt Disney World resort in […]

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What Can We Learn from a Hermès Heir? Understanding Succession Planning and LLCs

What Can We Learn from a Hermès Heir? Nicolas Puech, an 80-year-old Frenchman and the primary shareholder of Hermès is estimated to be worth 9 to 10 billion Swiss francs. […]

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What Can We Learn from Shelley Duvall? Common Law Marriage and Probate Lessons

The Shining’s Shelley Duvall passed away this month, leaving behind her partner of over 30 years and a six-figure estate. Duvall apparently died intestate (no last will… Heeeeeeeeere’s Probate!) and […]

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What Can We Learn From Kevin Costner’s Divorce? Insights into Marriage, Homesteads, and Rumors

What Can We Learn From Kevin Costner? I’m clutching my pearls over here! Kevin Costner’s wife, Christine Baumgartner, recently filed for divorce from the Yellowstone star after 19 years of […]

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What Can We Learn From The Cowboys’ Jerry Jones? Lessons in Contracts and Legal Battles

This is a strange one, even for this newsletter. A woman claiming to be Jerry Jones’s daughter (and her mother) are attempting to get a signed settlement agreement (from 1998) […]

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What Can We Learn From Meryl Streep? Insights into Homestead Law in Florida

It was reported that while Meryl Streep and Don Gummer celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary on Sept. 30, they’ve also been separated for more than 6 years! The two reportedly […]

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What Can We Learn From Pacino and De Niro? Understanding Affidavits and Notarial Verbiage

Actors Robert De Niro, age 79, and Al Pacino, age 83, just announced that they were expecting a baby! Yes, octogenarian fatherhood is a real thing. So real, in fact, […]

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What Can We Learn From Having Sex in a Car? The Surprising Legal Debate

Introduction: This one is just too juicy to pass up. The question for the Courts to decide is, “is it foreseeable that people are going to have sex in the […]

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What Can We Learn From Angela Bofill?

R&B singer Angela Bofill died recently at her daughter’s home in California. The 70-year-old’s passing was confirmed several times by friends and family, as the “I Try” singer was thought […]

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What Can We Learn From Joan Rivers?

When legendary Joan Rivers died in 2014, she left her daughter Melissa a gorgeous estate plan, complete with a proper trust, living will and healthcare proxy. Joan’s detailed and meticulously prepared […]

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What Can We Learn From the Wizard of Oz?

The original blue gingham (love that word) dress worn by Judy Garland’s character, Dorothy, in the 1939 movie the Wizard of Oz, is causing quite a stir. Gifted to Reverend Gilbert […]

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What Can We Learn From Poet Heinrich “Henry” Heine?

At his passing in 1856, poet and funnyman Heinrich “Henry” Heine left behind not only a last will but one final insult his wife. Henry left his entire estate to his […]

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What Can We Learn From A Broke Heiress?

Just when you think you’ve heard it all, comes the tale of the broke heiress. Clare Brown, a 26-year-old Australian woman, was left $12M by her late father via a trust. To […]

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What Can We Learn From Google Co-Founder, Sergey Brin?

Sergey Brin, who co-founded Google and is worth $94 billion, has hired a California private “temporary judge” to preside over his divorce from his wife of three years, Nicole Shanahan. The […]

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What Can We Learn From Liza Minnelli?

Liza Minnelli’s childhood home has a story worthy of this blog.  Built in 1925 the Beverly Hills mansion was purchased in the mid-1950s by Liza’s father, Oscar-winning director Vincente Minnelli, following […]

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What Can We Learn From NeNe Leakes?

Former Real Housewives of Atlanta, Linnethia Leaks, aka NeNe, has found herself in a legal dispute à la Ally McBeal (yes, I’m old and so are my references!).  In a […]

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