He turned the tables on the credit card company

"They signed the documents without looking. They said what usually their borrowers say in court: 'We have not read it'," said Mr Mikhalevich.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/borrowing/creditcards/10231556/Man-who-created-own-credit-card-sues-bank-for-not-sticking-to-terms.html?fb

James Gandolfini's Will - A Case Study In What Not To Do

http://www.cnbc.com/id/100910985/

Emotions and Investing - Good Advice From Vanguard

https://personal.vanguard.com/us/insights/investingtruths/investing-truth-about-emotion

Chase admits abusive debt collection practices

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/chase-made-errors-in-nine-percent-of-credit-card-collection-lawsuits-internal-survey-finds-20130711

Some good stuff on Intellectual Property and Mergers & Acquisitions from Richard Hsu

1.    IP Assets in an M&A Transaction: http://hsutube.com/ip-assets-m-a/

2.    Assignment in a Change of Control: http://hsutube.com/assign-coc/ (inspired by Mike Kennedy)

 

3.    Collaborative Development Financing: http://hsutube.com/collab-dev-fin/ (inspired by Mark Kessel)

 

4.    IP Ownership in a Joint Development: http://hsutube.com/ip-ownership/

 

5.    Reseller vs. License: http://hsutube.com/reseller-vs-license/

 

6.    What is the Licensed Property? http://hsutube.com/licensed-prop/

Former DA arrested for hiding evidence

http://www.statesman.com/news/news/local/ken-anderson-court-of-inquiry-resumes/nXRLm/#cmComments

Should commissions on mutual funds be illegal?

http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2013/06/21/the-intelligent-investor-going-dutch-could-fee-hurdles-come-down-everywhere/

Attorneys - Here is how not to please the Court

http://www.cathnewsusa.com/2012/01/judge-orders-minnesota-attorney-arrested-for-anti-catholic-slurs/

Watch out for Revocable Living Trust Scams

From the State Bar of Texas:

http://www.texasbar.com/Content/NavigationMenu/ForThePublic/FreeLegalInformation/ElderLaw/LivingTrustScamsandtheSeniorConsumer.pdf

An argument in favor of ETF's

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323826804578468933572113120.html?mod=hp_jrmodule

You are overpaying for money management

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/youre-overpaying-for-money-management-2013-06-03?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLE_Video_Third

Another rich guy with no Will - Howard Hughes

http://www.enotes.com/howard-hughes-will-reference/howard-hughes-will

Largest unclaimed inheritance in the history of New York

It's important to have a Will!

http://gawker.com/holocaust-survivor-leaves-largest-unclaimed-inheritance-484605126

Supreme Court Haiku

http://supremecourthaiku.com/blog1/

Wow - sobering stat

MORE SENIORS TURNING TO PAYDAY LOANS, STUDY FINDS

Dallas Morning News - March 31, 2013
When the Center for Responsible Lending released its latest report on payday loans, one statistic jumped out at me: More than 25 percent of bank payday loan borrowers are Social Security recipients. This is the latest in a series of studies showing that seniors are carrying more debt at a time in their lives when they can ill afford such a burden.
 
http://www.dallasnews.com/business/columnists/pamela-yip/20130331-more-seniors-turning-to-payday-loans-study-finds.ece
 

Student Loan Debt Is Ballooning - See This Chart

http://si.wsj.net/public/resources/images/NA-BT838_Studen_G_20121127183304.jpg

This has nothing to do with law, but it's fascinating

This is really cool.

http://dvice.com/archives/2012/10/ethiopian-kids.php

Medical Debt Has Huge Impact On Bankruptcy Filings

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/06/05/earlyshow/health/main5064981.shtml

Why You Should Be Wary Of Investing In A Hedge Fund

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-hedge-funds-may-not-be-right-for-you-2012-08-20?grcc=a7f24c54a647d13131fa762b3b407132Z3ZhpgeZ0Z107Z200Z129Z2&mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_personalfinance&grcc2=ec81c45fe8b322c6cfd0d5d080866c1d~1345583764374~18f3b45caef80572d421f68a979bd6dc~joefulwiler~1345574637221~3~2~0~0~0~107~200~129~0~2~

They don't reliably beat a plain vanilla S&P 500 index fund.

Fed Govt is taking people's Social Security benefits for unpaid student loans

http://www.smartmoney.com/borrow/student-loans/grandmas-new-financial-problem-college-debt-1344292084111/?grcc=a4f895e7054a7059c6202ead76abe9fcZ3ZhpgeZ0Z945Z200Z122Z2&mod=WSJ_hps_sections_personalfinance&grcc2=42c73cb69dec487e83620f173e1812d4~1344450110805~18f3b45caef80572d421f68a979bd6dc~joefulwiler~1344450032742~3~2~0~0~0~945~200~122~0~2~

This is going to leave some seniors in a very tough spot financially.