actions and defenses

Examines five key cases that have changed gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender rights and the nation, covering family, harassment, discrimination, marriage, and sex.

Even if you are the kind of person who abides by "live-and-let live", you are going to be jolted by an occasional bump in the road. Sometimes its a minor problem: you've made a hotel reservation, but when you arrive there is no room. Or your car comes out of the carwash with an ugly scratch and the operator won't pay for the repair. Sometimes it is much more serious: You discover that your pension plan is on the verge of bankruptcy, or the IRS threatens to seize your home if you do not pay back taxes right away. These problems and hundreds of other "what can I do?" scenarios are featured in eighteen chapters.

Presents both sides of the issues regarding legal reforms of certain lawsuits that some lawmakers consider frivolous and costly to the American consumer.

Describes the issues and outcomes of twenty-one court cases involving teenagers, which address debates over privacy rights at school, sexual harassment at school, school rules regarding personal appearance, mental health treatment against a teen's will, grandparents' visitation rights, being tried as an adult, and other topics.