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September 2, 2014
If you have a friend who collects stamps, you may buy a stamp for them for a special occasion. But if you have a friend who […]
August 26, 2014
Our blog, focusing as it does on commercial law and appeals, rarely touches on criminal matters. We have opened that door at times, however, if only […]
August 22, 2014
Every attorney has welcomed in his or her office a prospective client or two who, with 30 days to appeal, made an appointment for a consultation […]
August 20, 2014
Many business owners we have worked with have asked us about arbitration at one point or another. For various reasons, arbitration still has a good name. […]
August 14, 2014
The first duty of attorneys to their clients is honesty. That sometimes entails telling clients something they would rather not hear. But being too clever by […]
August 10, 2014
For a lighthearted weekend fair, we reproduce in full the 1983 opinion of Judge Gillis of the Michigan Court of Appeals, in which he considered the […]
July 31, 2014
I suspect a good many people may agree that, if an action by the government is thrown out by the Supreme Court unanimously, the government, having […]
July 27, 2014
A federal court has held that sleeping is a “major life activity” under the Americans with Disability Act. Insomniacs around the country may take comfort.
July 24, 2014
The Hobby Lobby case on the so-called contraceptive mandate may end up having far-reaching consequences for corporate law, but it does not yet. As it stands, […]
July 18, 2014
Employee ownership has a good name in our country. There is something satisfying about giving employees a stake in the company they contribute to. Many a […]
July 15, 2014
A Florida law called “civil theft” (also adopted in many other states) provides that if someone steals from you, you can recover in civil court for […]
July 9, 2014
Taking one’s time when negotiating a commercial deal is always a good idea. Too many contracts that start out as well thought out documents end up […]
July 3, 2014
Treatment courts, such as drug courts, or Veterans Courts focusing on soldiers who returned from war suffering from PTSD and other Military Service related ills, are […]
June 30, 2014
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision on greenhouse-gas regulations will occasion a chuckle from observers of the mainstream press. Republican-leaning newspapers criticized the Court for upholding […]
June 18, 2014
Many employers undoubtedly wish to keep those two often emotional topics out of the workplace. Yet so long as people will have the gift of speech […]
June 16, 2014
We posted on the topic of unfair competition with some frequency of late. In a timely opinion, the Supreme Court just added to that area of […]
June 12, 2014
We recently reported on the unfortunate case of a deceased lady whose assets did not all pass to the people she wanted because the will she […]
June 6, 2014
Two people buy a car together. Maybe they are spouses, maybe parent and child. At some point the car is no longer in common use. Maybe […]
May 21, 2014
The Florida Supreme Court found itself compelled to hold last month that a recently departed woman’s will did not pass all her property to the people […]
May 18, 2014
No person may sue himself. Except, it turns out, the U.S. Government. So we learned when one federal agency sued another, which had just ruled in […]
May 16, 2014
Businesses whose employees must travel extensively may find themselves often frustrated by some airlines’ practices. This is an experience those flying out of Jacksonville International Airport […]
May 15, 2014
We recently published a post explaining how antitrust laws are not limited to protecting consumers, but may provide a remedy to small and mid-size businesses as […]
May 11, 2014
Old cases often provide quaint amusement to modern ears. So it is with an 1881 case where a railroad defended its right to exclude a passenger […]
May 7, 2014
…but they are not all-powerful. Nor should they be, democratic principles notwithstanding. Congress, our highest elected body, cannot pass any law it pleases; it is restricted […]
May 4, 2014
Anyone who has ever attended a baseball game, be it the Jacksonville Suns or a major league event, has heard the PA announcer warn them that […]
May 2, 2014
It has been some time since we first pointed out the maze of laws that govern to whom employers must grant leaves of absence, when, and […]
April 29, 2014
Business owners are used to seeing thick tax returns. The intricacies of the tax code demand it. The returns filed this month or last (depending on […]
April 25, 2014
This week’s U.S. Supreme Court opinion on affirmative action has generated a lot of commentary from the mainstream press, much of it tainted by each outlet’s […]
April 24, 2014
The rule on when the police may act on an anonymous tip is tested through layers of legal jargon. Yet it can still be explained quite […]
April 20, 2014
The difference between expert and lay witnesses is that the former have a unique expertise that most people do not, from accounting to engineering or medical […]
November 25, 2014
Our readers will are aware of our distaste for arbitration in any other context than some consumer industries. Resolving a legal dispute before a referee whose decision, […]
November 17, 2014
Pop culture and civil litigation recently merged in the news. A federal judge allowed Marvin Gaye’s family’s lawsuit against Robin Thicke, which claims that Blurred Lines infringes […]
October 27, 2014
The U.S. Supreme Court has started hearing this term’s cases. While those of constitutional import or with political consequences will garner the most attention, the lion’s […]
October 20, 2014
It is axiomatic that consultations between clients and their attorney are confidential. But when the client is a corporate entity, it is not always obvious when, […]
October 15, 2014
OJ Simpson’s famous “legal dream team” included Alan Dershowitz, who did not say much. Yet he was a key member of that team. He was, at […]
September 18, 2014
On the information superhighway, the guardrails protecting the institutional press also protect the rest of us. An Opinion earlier this year on the other side of […]
September 5, 2014
The First Amendment states that “Congress” shall make no laws abridging the freedom of speech. Because its protection was expanded by operation of the 14th Amendment, […]
August 22, 2014
Every attorney has welcomed in his or her office a prospective client or two who, with 30 days to appeal, made an appointment for a consultation […]
July 15, 2014
A Florida law called “civil theft” (also adopted in many other states) provides that if someone steals from you, you can recover in civil court for […]