Shovel Your Sidewalks

By Sharmil McKee on February 8, 2010

RT @NBCPhiladelphia Philly - shovel your sidewalk. Mayor Mutter says they’re giving out $50 tickets today to people who haven’t shoveled.  Read more about Philly’s snow removal laws.
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-07

By Sharmil McKee on February 7, 2010

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-31 http://goo.gl/fb/ikZh #
RT @OneSpot_Law – New solution to control campaign financing: don't allow federal contractors to make donations – http://bit.ly/bprjfb #
RT @LawPracticeTips LexisNexis introduces Lexis for Microsoft Office: http://bit.ly/bQtBRU #
RT @nprpolitics Budget Analysis By Issue: Budget, Deficit and Taxes http://su.pr/2pnVA5 #
RT @Biz_Law JDSupra: COBRA Subsidy Extension http://bit.ly/cJd50K #
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Snow and Business: start shoveling

Snow and Business: start shoveling

By Sharmil McKee on February 7, 2010

Over 25 inches of snow fell in Philadelphia between February 5th and 6th.  If you own property in Philadelphia, you have 6 hours from last snow fall to shovel and clear your sidewalks.  Philadelphia Municipal Code 10-720.  The code requires you to clear a path atleast 30 inches wide.  If you fail to do so, you [...]

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Online Conversation with President Obama: Feb 4th

Online Conversation with President Obama: Feb 4th

By Paralegal on February 4, 2010

On February 4th, 2010, at 5:45 p.m. Eastern Time, Organizing for America will host a conversation with President Obama.  If you haven’t already, be sure to RSVP for tomorrow’s online conversation with the Organizing For America community at 5:45pm ET: http://bit.ly/9-D  You can RSVP to join this event online and submit a question for the President using [...]

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-31

By Sharmil McKee on January 31, 2010

How to Maintain Your Corporate Formalities http://goo.gl/fb/WhiI #
Why do we need a conflict of interest policy? http://goo.gl/fb/XQkX #
Welcome to our Business Center http://goo.gl/fb/MSBv #
Free legal research on the internet http://goo.gl/fb/kHT9 #
List of Legal Blogs http://goo.gl/fb/xHNU #

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Jill Scott Sued by Record Label: defending contract lawsuits

Jill Scott Sued by Record Label: defending contract lawsuits

By Sharmil McKee on February 4, 2010

 
 Jill Scott is facing a possible multi-million dollar judgment.  Her record label, Hidden Beach, is suing her for breach of contract. They claim that she promised to produce 6 albums, but she has only produced 3 so far. They are seeking to recover the money they would have earned had she produced the final 3 albums. [...]

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Contracts: What you can learn from Conan O’Brian and NBC

Contracts: What you can learn from Conan O’Brian and NBC

By Sharmil McKee on January 19, 2010

A week ago, Conan O’Brian lost his job, as the host of the Tonight Show. Actually, it appears the Conan quit when the network (NBC) decided to more the show from 11:30 pm to 12:05 am. http://tinyurl.com/yz5xt7u  The network’s decision was made after examining Jay Leno’s rating of his 10 pm show. The poor ratings [...]

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Fraud versus breach of contract - $5 million dollar question

Fraud versus breach of contract – $5 million dollar question

By Sharmil McKee on December 27, 2009

Nicholas Cage is being sued for fraud. 
Red Curb Investments alleges that Nicholas Cage failed to repay a $5 million loan.  A loan is a contract where Party A agrees to lend money to Party B.  In exchange, Party B agrees to repay the money on a certain day.  When Party B fails to repay [...]

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Blood and Contracts

Blood and Contracts

By Sharmil McKee on August 29, 2009

 
Is a contract written in blood enforceable in court? No. 
 It is hard to imagine that in 2009, people would ever resort to using blood to write contracts.  However, in 2009, the courts address two different contracts written in blood. The first was a $170,000 loan between two friends.  The loan agreement was written in blood [...]

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How to collect a judgment in Pennsylvania

By Sharmil McKee on June 23, 2009

Judgment creditors lost a battle today.  The Pennsylvania Superior Court held that a judgment creditor may not receive a debtors interest’s in a Limited Liability Company, unless the LLC’s operating agreement allows it.  A judgment creditor is a person who won a court order declaring that the defendant owes that person a certain sum of [...]

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