February 7, 2014
The penalty is harsher for someone who burglarizes another’s home (“burglary of a dwelling”) than, say, an office or industrial building (“burglary of a structure”). So […]
February 4, 2014
Like most things, the Golden Rule means something a bit different to lawyers than to everyone else. At trial, the “Golden Rule Argument” means asking the […]
February 2, 2014
If there are any doubts that we in the U.S. are seen as the Litigation Nation, observing the Supreme Court in the past few years should […]
January 31, 2014
If it seems like I am writing about evidence again, it is because evidence is such a frequent issue on appeal. In criminal law, many evidentiary […]
January 28, 2014
Realtors like to say that the three most important things in real estate are location, location and location. Lawyers have no such quip, but sometimes, timing, […]
January 19, 2014
Our Sunday posts usually trend to the funnier side of law – because funny things happen everywhere. Occasionally, like today, we may trend toward the useless […]
January 16, 2014
We often explain in this blog how your attorney should be your or your business’ staunchest ally. This is true. Your next best friend should be […]
January 13, 2014
A breast-cancer awareness bracelet bears the message “I ♥ Boobies”. The question asked to a Federal Court of Appeals is whether, when that message is worn […]
January 7, 2014
I am not referring here to those street corners that seem to attract more car accidents than others. The dangerous intersections at issue in this post […]
January 5, 2014
Those New-Yorkers… the defendant in a case going back to the 90s was on trial for his form of protest at a police auction at One […]
January 3, 2014
Consider a contract that, like most commercial contracts, includes a “choice of venue” clause. Those commit both parties to litigating any dispute between them in the […]
December 29, 2013
The spouse of a decedent claimed a higher share than the will gave her. That is not unusual, as spouses are entitled to a certain minimum […]