Claims extracted
26
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
12%
3 of 26 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
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Publisher signals
66/100
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Marilyn Chinitz — whose clients have included Tom Cruise, Michael Douglas and Wendy Williams — was urged to write a book by her friend, the late crisis PR maven Howard Bragman.
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clients → include → friend
But the legal eagle has always been so busy, she hasn’t yet found the time to finish the manuscript, potentially titled: “Shut Up and Settle, and How to Stay Out of a Divorce.”
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she → find → Divorce
“Howard begged me to do a book,” Chinitz recalled from her Manhattan office at Blank Rome.
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Chinitz → beg → Rome
Even in the course of a casual chat, Chinitz has more than enough material to fill a tome and numerous rom-coms and dramas.
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Chinitz → have → tome
One recent divorce case had an adventurous twist straight out of “National Treasure.”
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case → have → Treasure
Though Chinitz herself has been successfully married for 40 years, thank you very much.
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Chinitz → marry → you
We asked the star lawyer what she thought about one current divorce proceeding that’s making headlines: The breakup of Lululemon billionaire founder Chip Wilson‘s marriage to his wife of 20 years — with no prenup.
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that → ask → prenup
If you haven’t followed the case: Wilson, whose net worth is valued at $6.1 billion, and his wife Shannon “Summer” Wilson have called it quits and filed for divorce, according to Bloomberg.
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worth → follow → Bloomberg
The couple wed in 2002 and were longtime collaborators in business, too.
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couple → we → business
Shannon, 52, was one of Lululemon’s first hires — and served as founding lead designer.
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Shannon → serve → designer
Chip, 71, who founded the brand in 1998 before its first store opened in 2000, has publicly credited Shannon for helping grow the yoga pants behemoth into an $11 billion company.
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store → found → company
“It’s interesting.
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It → ’ → ?
We see a multimillion business empire colliding with matrimonial law,” Chinitz said.
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Chinitz → see → law
“The company exploded between the marriage [in 2002] and 2007 when it went public.
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it → explode → 2002
[Shannon] played a major role in the company.
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Shannon → play → company
She was the founding leading designer, and played a role in building the brand.”
They both left the brand years ago.
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They → found → brand
But Chinitz predicts that Shannon will wind up with a major payday in the case, which is playing out in Canadian court.
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which → predict → court
Meanwhile, Chip never moved for a post-nup, even when the company took off.
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company → move → nup
“He didn’t do that either, he enjoyed the ride,” Chinitz said.
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Chinitz → do → ride
“He had the opportunity [for a post-nup].
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He → have → nup
He could have structured it in a business way, he had business attorneys.
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he → structure → attorneys
[Or] they could have taken the shares and put it under a trust [for their kids].
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they → take → kids
He didn’t take any of [those options]….
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He → take → options
so why should she not benefit?”
Turns out Canadian law is similar to New York State law, with a few minor differences when it comes to marital assets: Canadian law doesn’t distinguish between “passive” and “direct” appreciation of an asset during marriage — as in the difference between a property investment and a functioning business.
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law → benefit → investment
Either way, hard-charging Chinitz — who is not trying this case — had to go.
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who → charge → case
She was getting ready to leave town for… a wedding.
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She → get → wedding
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