Dominion v. Dataium

This recent case from the Tennessee Court of Appeals addresses a situation where employees and an investor from one company break away to form a competitor.  The original company files suit alleging several claims, including breach of fiduciary duty, breach of duty of loyalty and good faith, intentional interference with contractual relationships, unfair competition, breach of duty not to solicit employees and breach of covenants not to compete.

To read the full details of the case, click here 

Underemployment & Child Support

Sharon Sitz and William Sitz were married for 16 years until Sharon sued William for divorce. The court awarded her a divorce on the ground of inappropriate marital conduct and adopted her proposed parenting plan. This made her the primary residential parent of their minor child and divided the marital property. Furthermore, the court determined that the husband was voluntarily underemployed and imputed additional income him in order to calculate his child support obligation.

To read the case in detail, click here.

Generation Y: Expectations v. Reality

Lucy is part of Generation Y, the generation born between the late 1970s and the mid 1990s. She's also part of a yuppie culture that makes up a large portion of Gen Y. She grew up in a time of prosperity, which now in adulthood, has left her with high expectations that don't alway match reality. This, in turn, leaves her unhappy. Her mindset is vastly different from those of her parents who were part of the Baby Boomer generation. Their expectations matched their reality, and when economic prosperity occurred, their success exceeded their expectations. 

Click here to read the Huffington Post's full article on Generation Y.