Reality show icon, fashion model, and now “defendant”—Kendall Jenner was recently sued for $1.8 million by Italian fashion company Liu Jo for allegedly breaching a modeling contract.  The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, claims Jenner agreed to appear in two photo shoots but only participated in one.  The contract purportedly stated Jenner would receive $1.5 million and a 20% service fee for appearing in both photo shoots, and Liu Jo delivered a “significant portion” of this total payment to Jenner, expending about $1.3 million after travel expenses and other costs associated with Jenner’s singular appearance.  The second photo shoot, which Jenner…

Have you ever received a bill for an amount that was completely unexpected?  Or worse—you obtain a quote for a service, and then the company charges you well above the quoted price, tacking on fees and trying to explain away the discrepancy.  We’ve all been there.  However, when it comes to your car repairs, you shouldn’t be surprised by your bill, and, if you are, you might have a claim against the repair shop. The North Carolina Motor Vehicle Repair Act applies to all motor vehicle repair shops in North Carolina, with a few exceptions.  Pursuant to § 20‑354.3 of the Act, the repair shop is required to provide the customer…

Wu-Tang Clan, the Staten Island based group known for pioneering their own style of hip-hop, made headlines in 2014 upon revealing the existence of a secret album entitled Once Upon A Time In Shaolin, only one copy of which would ever be produced.  Wu-Tang envisioned the album as a piece of fine art and a single-sale collector’s item.  In 2015, the album was sold at a private auction to an individual later identified as notorious Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shkreli, who reportedly paid $2 million. Fast-forward to 2018, when Shkreli was convicted in federal court of securities fraud, and the United States Government seized $7.36 million of Shkreli’s assets, including…