Sperm Donation
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Family Law
Private Sperm Donation: Legally Superior? Or Questionable?
Forget sperm banks. This 28-year-old cuts out the middleman, going directly to people who want to have babies. -
Family Law
Ask An Attorney: I Work In Biglaw. Should I Give Away My Sperm?
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Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar on April 10th, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
Family Law, Health Care / Medicine, Kids
Mississippi Gets Sperm Wrong
This situation should be a no-brainer after the Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell.
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Family Law, Health Care / Medicine, Kids
'Donor'-Conceived Dutch Demand Data
Did a recently deceased fertility doctor use his own sperm for IVF in his clinic? -
Family Law, Health Care / Medicine, Kids
The Hottest New Legal Theory: 'Loss Of Genetic Affinity'
A mix-up involving sperm samples spawns a fascinating new legal theory. -
Family Law, Health Care / Medicine, Kids
Could Your Sperm Cure Cancer For Lucky Recipient Women?
This promising potential treatment does raise some possible legal issues. -
Family Law, Health Care / Medicine, Kids
Even Your Sperm Needs A Will
Don't forget to address your sperm or eggs in your will. -
Family Law, Health Care / Medicine, Kids
Ontario's New Surrogacy And Sperm Donation Law Is Both Awesome And Terrible
Sometimes no legislation is better than some legislation. - Sponsored
Document Automation For Law Firms: The Definitive Guide
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Family Law, Health Care / Medicine, Kids
Why Not To Use A Turkey Baster (For Purposes Other Than Basting Turkeys)
Always consult an attorney and use a licensed physician when engaging in third-party reproduction. -
Family Law, Health Care / Medicine, Kids
I Want To Put A Baby In You: Extreme Sperm Donation
One sperm donor claims to have fathered 800 -- yes, 800 -- children.... -
Family Law, Health Care / Medicine, Kids
I Want To Put A Baby In You: Should Sperm Be Donated Anonymously Or 'Onymously'?
Is it better for sperm donation to be done anonymously, or is better for the intended parents to know the identity of the sperm donor? -
Family Law, Health Care / Medicine, Kids
I Want To Put A Baby In You: #1 Sperm Donor
Ladies, get in line quickly -- this professor thinks he might be getting too old to donate more sperm. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 04.06.15
* The law prof who sent anal-bead porn to her students is making headlines beyond the legal media. [Inside Higher Ed; Total Frat Move]
* You’ve been served — via Facebook. How do you “Like” them apples? [New York Daily News]
* Making a federal — or at least state — case out of teaching yoga to schoolchildren. [ATL Redline]
* Bad idea: taking someone’s identity and accepting money on their behalf. (Or: the dangers of launching a startup without legal advice.) [Associate’s Mind]
* Also a bad idea (if the allegations are true, that is): a men-only golf retreat at a large law firm. [ABA Journal]
* “Sperm Donor Scandal Lawsuit: How One Man with Schizophrenia Allegedly Fathered 36 Children.” [People]
* Getting revenge on a revenge-porn magnate: an 18-year sentence for Kevin Christopher Bollaert. [Los Angeles Times]
* How can healthcare startups protect their intellectual property? [MedCity News]
* Debt-saddled law students love free stuff — so how about free membership in the ABA? [American Bar Association]
* In addition to our April 23 reception, I’ll also be doing an event on April 25 for Supreme Ambitions (affiliate link), to which you are all most cordially invited. [Seminary Co-Op Bookstore; Facebook]
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Kids, Minority Issues, Pregnancy / Paternity, Racism
White Woman Learns What It's Like To Be A Black Mother, Sues
Woman sues because sperm bank turned her into a black person. -
Bankruptcy, Benchslaps, Biglaw, Billable Hours, California, Celebrities, Defamation, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Drugs, FDA, Money, Morning Docket, Partner Issues, Pro Se Litigants, Sam Sparks, Sports
Morning Docket: 07.10.12
* Dewey know how many professional firms have been allowed to stay on as advisers for the largest law firm bankruptcy in U.S. history? Six out of nine firms were permitted to continue services, but Proskauer wasn’t one of them. [Am Law Daily (sub. req.)]
* In other defunct firm news, Al Togut will be presenting Dewey & LeBoeuf’s former partners with a proposed settlement on Wednesday. You’ve been warned: prepare yourselves for some Biglaw-style bitching. [Thomson Reuters News & Insight]
* Despite reports of the billable hour going the way of the dodo bird, it looks like they’re here to stay. Right now, corporate law departments are still much more excited about alternative billing arrangements than law firms. [WSJ Law Blog]
* Judge Sam Sparks, the King of Benchslaps, dismissed Lance Armstrong’s lawsuit against the USADA in record time. That ruling came too quickly — guess it’s time to investigate judicial doping. [New York Times]
* Marc Dreier’s son, Spencer Dreier, is representing himself pro se in a defamation suit against his former college roommate. Looks like Daddy couldn’t spring for his kid’s lawyer while he was in the clink. [Bloomberg]
* A California woman claims that the Food and Drug Administration’s methods regarding sperm donations are unconstitutional. Why should she have to go to an intermediary to get sperminated? [Huffington Post]
* Do you smell what The Rock is cooking? It’s not exactly something to be proud of. Actor Dwayne Johnson is listed as a “co-conspirator” in a $1.8M fraud lawsuit that’s been filed by a South Florida family. [NBC Miami]
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Family Law, Kids, Law Schools, Money, Pregnancy / Paternity, Student Loans
Paying For Law School, One Kid At A Time
When enterprising Ben Seisler ran short on cash in law school, he didn’t get some boring old job at the library. The UVA graduate put his education to use, realizing that -- like Dorothy and her ruby slippers -- he had been sitting on top of a gold mine all along. Literally. The gold mine, it turns out, was located in Ben’s pants....