I have been in Chicago for the last four days, attending the Board meeting of the National Board of Trial Advocacy and spending time with my son , MIchael. We saw the Cubs beat the Astros Saturday afternoon and took in a street fair in Chinatown yesterday. It was a…
You know the general rule: absent a special relationship, one person does not have a duty to come to the aid of another. You can see someone drowning, calling out for help, and simply walk by listening to your Ipod and taking a another lick of your Maggie Moo’s ice cream…
Here is a follow-up story on my earlier post about a lawyer who indicated that a judge was a few fries short of a Happy Meal.
The General Assembly has approved changes to the Rules of Evidence, the Rules of Civil Procedure, and the Rules of Appellate Procedure. Perhaps the most significant change for practicing lawyers is the amendment to Rule 15 of the Rules of Civil Procedure, which provides that "For amendments adding defendants pursuant to…
Robert Bork, the man who gave us the verb "borked," has sued The Yale Club in a trip-and-fall case. Read the NYT article about the case here. Here is a copy of the complaint. Note that Judge Bork seeks punitive damages. I guess that it possible that conduct in a premises case like…
This article from the Washington Post tells a fascinating tale about a lawyer for Best Buy who altered documents and then produced them to the plaintiffs in a class action case.
Man sues claiming that an energy drink gave him an erection that would not subside. The drink is called "Boost Plus." For a list of dealers near you, please call 1-800-4StickUp.
Never tell a judge that she is "a few fries short of a Happy Meal."
I have been in mediations the last two days and have two depositions in a very significant case today. Therefore, I simply do not have time to do a substantive post. I will take time to say one thing, however. This is my 1000th post on this blog. 1000 posts…
The Tennessee Department of State has administrative rules and regulations on its website.