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Larry Burkhead: Sue Your Lawyer

Jun. 5th 2007

larry_debra2.jpgLarry Burkhead has his own website, www.larrybirkhead.net.   The majority of its posting involves Larry Burkhead clarifying legal issues, including his silence on the issue of his attorney’s bills.  Based upon other information on the page, these postings may be somewhat dated.  The lawsuit that Burkhead filed last Friday is not mentioned. 

What we do know, thanks to TMZ.COM and others, is that Larry Burkhead has sued his former attorney.  CNN reports that the lawsuit is based upon malpractice, based upon factual allegations that, among other things, Debra Opri misrepresented herself as a family law specialist, and that she promised to work on the case without a fee and then held over a half million dollars from Burkhead as payment for legal fees.   Fraud allegations are involved, as well. 

Want to sue a lawyer, too - just like Larry Burkhead?  You have the legal right to sue your lawyer, just the thought may make you smile, but there’s a thing or two to consider before you take the plunge. 

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American Idol: Jordin or Blake? Is It Rigged?

May. 20th 2007

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It is down to two, folks: Jordin and Blake are this year’s Kelly and Justin over at American Idol.   

Many are still reeling from last week’s shocking departure of Melinda Doolittle — a truly gifted singer that may felt was a shoe-in for this year’s Idol.   Some are doing more than that — several bloggers (including Gossip Galore and Media Take Out) are saying that over at the Howard Stern Show, they’re calling the show rigged with producers, not the voters, picking who stays and who goes …. It’s said to be an official “expose.”

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