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Let’s say, hypothetically, you are a burglar and decide to target a particular house owned by a family that will be away (overseas) for the Christmas holiday – i.e., for at least a week, without any indication that any of the family (let alone their 8 year-old son) is left Home Alone. So you and…
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Happy holidays to all! One of my favorite Christmas/seasonal movies is National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. In my view it’s full of memorable moments and quotable lines. See, e.g., “our motor home’s septic tank is at capacity!” As with most movies, there are also a host of legal issues lurking – which, to a law student…
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For his work on the newest Star Wars movie The Force Awakens, Harrison Ford reportedly made more than $10 million. His co-star Daisy Ridley, on the other hand, reportedly made in the low-mid six figures. The so-called Hollywood gender pay gap has been in the news lately. Might Daisy Ridley have a legal claim for gender…
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