Insurance, by its very nature, is all about worst-case scenarios: the hassles, the disasters, the epic fails. Vacations, meanwhile, are about trying to escape from just those sorts of aggravations. Travel insurance can thus be useful when the two get together.
With the growth of the freelance (or “gig”) economy, more and more people are answering new and different types of questions as they prepare to pay Uncle Sam.
Job scams are nothing new—one is at the heart of the Sherlock Holmes short story “The Red-Headed League,” first published in 1891—but modern technology makes them arguably more pernicious than ever.
With true stories come real people, whose real lives are playing out on big screens across the world. Are there legal ramifications that have to be dealt with when filmmakers create movies from true stories? Absolutely.
Every year a new slate of state laws hits the books. Here are five that went into effect on January 1, 2016, all directly related to some of the most newsworthy and attention-getting headlines from the past year.
Star Wars is big business at the box office, the bookstore, the toy store, the grocery store, the music store…basically all the stores. And as with any big business, probably even in galaxies “far, far away,” owners are vigilant about protecting their intellectual property: trademarks, copyrights, and patents.
Emoji—those little ideograms that have become ubiquitous in emails and text messages—can be fun, playful additions to our digital lives. However, emoji offer yet another chance for miscommunication that ends up in litigation.
With the holidays coming up and presumably lots of couch-surfing time to match, it’s a perfect opportunity to catch up with the good, the bad, and the ugly (or at least most complex) of cinematic lawyers.
Open enrollment season for healthcare coverage is well underway, which means more quality time with the healthcare exchanges and weekly reminders from HR. Getting smart about your benefits and your health insurance now can save you time and money later. But you better get cracking, as the open enrollment window will soon close.
With some of the busiest travel days of the year fast approaching, here’s a list of five things to do if you end up stuck at the airport.