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Lawsuits of the filthy, filthy rich

A Swiss court slashed the richest divorce payout in history, whacking the ex-wife’s $4.8 billion award to $604 million. Source: Swiss court slashes richest divorce payout to $604 million – NY Daily News

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Service via Facebook? OK, says judge.

Given my own difficulties in serving the defendants in my lawsuit, I was amused to read this in the New York Law Journal. It’s clear, though, that the judge said OK to serving this divorce action on Facebook only because … Continue reading

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The global war against women: trapped by arranged marriages

Now, you’re thinking this is some awful story about a Muslim girl, right? You’ve got the right area of religious philosophy: fundamentalism. And this article, in Sunday’s On Religion column by Samuel Freedman, certainly concerns fundamentalist religions’ war on women, … Continue reading

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