Lisa Marie Presley died on Jan. 12, 2023, at the age of 54. The only daughter of Elvis and Priscilla Presley was the heir to her father’s estate, which included their Graceland home and all of the property in it. Lisa Marie secured Graceland and it…
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President Biden recently signed a bill into law that eases federal restrictions on marijuana research. The Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol (CBD) Research Expansion Act establishes a new, separate registration process to facilitate research on marij…
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Probate is a court process where the estate of a deceased individual is administered so that creditors are paid, assets are gathered, and property is distributed to the rightful heirs and beneficiaries. In probate, someone dies “intestate” if the…
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently announced options to strengthen consumer control over financial data by issuing a rulemaking procedure under Section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The C…
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Recently, Twitter made headlines by laying off thousands in its workforce. In a class action lawsuit, Twitter is being sued for failing to give 3,700 employees (about 50 percent of its workforce) advance notice of mass layoffs. The lawsuit alleges Tw…
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Over 77 percent of small businesses in the United States use social media to promote their products and services, according to Small Business Trends. And since more than 1 in 3 online users use social media when looking for information about a compan…
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer recently signed a bill into law that would amend the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act (MMMA) to require that the Act complies with certain provisions of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961. What does the amendment to the law pr…
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer recently signed a bill package into law that will amend and repeal some COVID-19-era laws, including the Michigan COVID-19 Employment Rights Act. With this change, workers may not use the Act as a basis for lawsuits after sp…
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According to the Michigan Department of Treasury, millions of dollars in lost or forgotten assets were considered abandoned and unclaimed by banks or the companies entrusted with them. The state estimates that one in every 10 people has unclaimed pro…
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While a major life event will usually prompt a review of estate planning documents, what people sometimes forget is to check the designated beneficiaries of life insurance policies and retirement funds. There is more to keeping these current than jus…
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