While some states recognize common law marriage, there's no federal law making couples automatically married after a certain ...

Similar to common-law marriage, however, this has to be proven to be more than a casual relationship. “It’s like common-law marriage with a different name,” Provinziano says.

In the 1950s, Pennsylvania courts began to recognize a cause of action at common law for breach of the implied duty of good faith and fair dealing in an insurance contract. In Cowden v.

Matthew McConaughey Matthew McConaughey granted five-year restraining order against woman claiming to be his 'common law wife' 'Dazed and Confused' star Matthew McConaughey first filed for the ...

Video Clip 15: Teaching "The Common Law" (3:06) University of Central Florida Professor F. E. Guerra-Pujol talked about teaching Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.'s "The Common Law." ...

Indemnification provisions are an important mechanism for allocating risk between parties to a commercial transaction. To use them effectively, counsel must understand any statutory or common law ...