In the effort today to get fit or stay fit many consumers become “members” of health clubs. However sometimes the contract they enter into is neither healthy nor for a “membership organization”. If you feel you have become a victim of fraudulent health club practices at your local gym, swimming pool, athletic or sports club [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Ruminations'
Health Club Contracts in New York
January 29th, 2010 · No Comments
Tags: Consumer law · Contract law · Ruminations
Pro bono help for Haitians in US eligible for TPS
January 16th, 2010 · No Comments
The Department of Homeland Security has recently decided to allow for TPS (Temporary Protected Status) to out-of-status Haitians in the United States on January 12, 2010. If you are qualify and are in need of assistance with filing your application with USCIS we are currently assisting eligible individuals by helping them complete their paperwork “pro [...]
Tags: Immigration Law · Ruminations
What to do when your lawsuit hits the Blogosphere?
April 28th, 2009 · 1 Comment
The astounding thing was that some of the commentary misstated the alleged facts, or drew erroneous conclusions, i.e. that my client’s career had been permanently ruined. True, the failed performance had a negative impact on him, but to his credit he has returned to creating music of a very high caliber having recently received prizes and awards which show the depth of his talent and virtuosity.
Tags: Business law · Contract law · Intellectual property · Interesting legal cases · Internet law and blogs · Not-for-profit law · Ruminations
Tying a will with red tape
December 21st, 2007 · 1 Comment
One of the most important document fraud protection devices is using “red tape” to tie and seal a legal document. Once the document has been tied and sealed it is virtually impossible to alter the document without destroying it and making such destruction known to anyone who comes into possession of the document. This method [...]
Tags: Business law · Estates and Probate · Evidence · Ruminations
Defamation in the blogosphere
December 11th, 2007 · 2 Comments
Are you responsible if some anonymous poster writes a comment about someone on a blog and it is defamatory? It is certainly true if you own the blog and you write a posting on the blog that you are responsible for the legal consequences of your authorship, but if a third party writes a comment [...]
Tags: Defamation - libel and slander · Internet law and blogs · Ruminations





