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Court Orders Google to Turn Over YouTube Data
By Donald P. Schweitzer · 15 years ago
A federal court has ordered the giant of all Internet companies - Google, to hand over documents concerning YouTube's viewing data to another media monster - Viacom. Viacom and Google are currently entangled in a ...
California Father Is Left Off The Hook From Having To Pay Child Support For Adult Son
By Donald P. Schweitzer · 15 years ago
Determining a parent's obligation to support a child in California is pretty cut and dry in most cases. However, as the parties in a recent published case learned, determining a parent's obligation to pay child ...
The Real Danger of Domestic Violence
By Donald P. Schweitzer · 16 years ago
This past week I had to face a terrible reality: sometimes, there is no way to prevent the real dangers of domestic violence.
I came to this reality after receiving a phone call from a ...
Negligent Babysitter - Tragic Results
By Donald P. Schweitzer · 16 years ago
Imagine the terror felt by the parents of two toddlers who accidentally drowned in a pond near their home while in the care of an 18 month babysitter. The toddlers supposedly wandered away from their ...
Lindsay Lohan’s Hit and Run Accident
By Donald P. Schweitzer · 16 years ago
Walking the streets of Los Angeles is becoming more and more hazardous, given the amount of drunken celebrities on our roads. This past weekend we became aware that Lindsay Lohan was arrested in Los Angeles ...
New California Laws Against Child Abuse
By Donald P. Schweitzer · 17 years ago
Last year the California legislature was very busy enacting new laws designed to prevent child abuse. The new laws that went into effect January 1, 2007, were designed to address some of the problems we ...
The Severe Consequences Of Domestic Violence
By Donald P. Schweitzer · 17 years ago
The fact that domestic violence causes physical injuries, dysfunctional families, and broken relationships is well known. However, unless you have been paying close attention to the legal developments related to this topic, you are probably ...
California Divorce Documents-How Much Of My Private Life Will Become Public Record?
By Donald P. Schweitzer · 17 years ago
With all the celebrity divorces in the news lately and all the dirty details of their private lives being dragged out on their front lawns for everyone to see, it leaves one wondering, is anyone ...
In Hot Pursuit Of The “Recanting Victim”
By Donald P. Schweitzer · 17 years ago
In case you didn’t know, we are living in a state where uncooperative victims of domestic violence are ducking and running from prosecutors and investigators who wish to compel their testimony. At this very moment, ...
Obligation of Support For Mail Order Brides and Their Children
By Donald P. Schweitzer · 17 years ago
THE EXPANDED OBLIGATION TO SUPPORT (FOREIGN SPOUSES AND THEIR CHILDREN)
Everyone knows how easy it is for people to meet and marry others who live in foreign countries these days. With the widespread use of ...