Walsh-Young Divorce getting Ugly

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

The bitter divorce of Kate Walsh and Alex Young has been escalating its collateral damage. In fact, ABC’s head honcho, Stephen McPherson, is already seeking protection from the court!

McPherson is effectively Walsh’s boss. Young subpoenaed McPherson for a deposition (testifying about the finances of Kate Walsh). The actress’ estranged husband alleges that Walsh is hiding some financial information from him.

Meanwhile, Disney’s lawyers have already filed legal papers asking for court order to block such deposition against McPherson, who is currently the President of ABC/Disney Television.

Young believe that Walsh isn’t coming clean with all the assets acquired during their 14-month marriage. Jeff Sturman, his lawyer, fired the subpoena because he claimed that McPherson has a unique knowledge about the financial situation of Walsh.

As you may recall, Kate Walsh is the star of Grey’s Anatomy for two seasons. Later on, she bagged the lead role on Private Practice, which had a moderately successful spinoff series.

According to the lawyers of Disney, Young is harassing their client because when Walsh acquired the Private Practice role, McPherson was not running ABC Studios at the time. Meanwhile, Alex Young (20^th Century Fox movie executive) and Disney will fight this in court on July 8.

Tags: Alex Young, deposition, Divorce, Grey's Anatomy, Kate Walsh, lawyers, Private Practice, Stephen McPherson
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Traumatic Brain Injury Lawsuit Process involving a Child

Monday, April 27th, 2009

Generally, when a child is involved in a traumatic brain injury lawsuit, your lawyer will coordinate with the insurer of the person responsible for the injury. The main objective would be to demand money. However, insurers rarely agree to demands like this. Therefore, a lawsuit will definitely be filed.

Since the child is a minor, the lawsuit will be filed under an adult who can stand as the representative or guardian. This is usually a parent or relative taking care of the child.

Every case is unique. However, most cases will follow these stages of the lawsuit process:

• Discovery stage

Opposing parties usually collect information such as the child’s medical records or the parent’s financial records. Your personal injury lawyer may hire different medical experts (mostly doctors) to examine your child.

• Deposition stage

This is the part when interrogatories or written questions are exchanged. The person responsible for the injury, the parents, and the witnesses may be questioned in person by both sides. The person being questioned needs to take an oath and tell the truth while a court reporter records every word being said.

• Settlement stage

During the Independent Medical Examination (IME) of the child, a video will be shot to show the injury effects. At this stage, a settlement will usually occur. If it does not, both parties will proceed to trial.

So if your child suffered an accident resulting to injuries, it would be best to seek help from a personal injury lawyer right away. This will ensure that your rights to recovery, if any, are preserved.

Tags: deposition, discovery, IME, lawyer, personal injury lawyer, settlement, traumatic brain injury lawsuit
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