All Alone at Tiffany & Co.

June 4, 2014 Legal Team
It's a familiar scene: Moon River crooning in the background as bejeweled and regal Holly Golightly slowly crosses in front of the Tiffany's display windows, a pastry and coffee in hand. Throughout the movie, Audrey Hepburn's Holly Golightly frequently visits the famous jewelry mogul.During these scenes in the store, however, one may notice the...
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Donald Sterling’s Less Than Sterling Reputation

June 3, 2014 Legal Team
Amidst the controversy, lifetime bans, and money-making, Donald Sterling has also been served with a sexual harassment and race discrimination lawsuit. Gimme a “D” for defense!Maiko Maya King, an employee for Sterling's foundation and his former assistant, filed the complaint in Los Angeles Superior Court. In the complaint, she alleges that from 2005 to...
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Sophie the Employment and Labor Robot

June 2, 2014 Legal Team
The poster girl for the future isn't a high profile model or an Oscar award-winning actress. She isn't an activist or a touring musician. She isn't even human. Meet Sophie and her crew, robots who are being designed to enter the workforce and prevent any unlawful violations of the labor code that a human...
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The United States of America Home of the Free, Brave, and Overworked

May 27, 2014 Legal Team
According to the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, specifically Articles 23 and 24, all members of society has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to join trade unions, and the right to rest and leisure, “including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.” Hate to break it...
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Shopkeeper’s Defense Though Lawful, Violates Company Policy

May 21, 2014 Legal Team
It is a story heard more often than not. Last year, Shannon “Bear” Cochron was robbed at knifepoint while on duty at a New Hampshire gas station. Well, it's more accurate to say that the robber was attempted to rob Cochron at knifepoint.When the heavily masked would-be robber approached, Cochrane quickly produced his Ruger...
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