A lawyer was hurt in a wreck and received injuries that limited his work hours. He was a partner is a law firm and continued to receive his regular compensation despite his failure to work and bill the required number of hours. The judge did not permit the defendant to…
No posts this weekend. I haven’t taken a break for a while, and I have to work Sunday to prepare for an argument on a major motion Monday morning.
A great man and a great trial lawyer died on April 27, the day before his 62nd birthday. Charlie Williams was a true believer in “the cause.” He used his passion for the law to help people in need. He cared about his community and served on many boards and…
The Kentucky Supreme Court has recently modified the law concerning the application of the “error of judgment” rule in legal malpractice cases. In Equitania Insurance Conmpany v. Slone & Garrett, P.S.C., 2003-SC-1003-DG (2/23/06). The Court described the case as follows: “This case is a complex legal malpractice claim brought by…
For the quarter – $8,400,000,000 Per day – $93,333,333 Per hour – $3,888,888 Per minute – $64,814 Minimum Wage – $5.15 per hour
What happens when your smoke detector fails to work? Plaintiffs bought two smoke detectors for their home. According to The Business Review, “The detectors at issue were ionization type smoke detectors that sense high temperature, fast moving fires, as opposed to detectors employing photoelectric cells which are better at detecting…
An analysis by Forbes. The title says it all: “Merck’s got to keep fighting.”
The Tennessee Court of Appeals has ruled that deposition videotaping expenses (and the cost of synchronizing the deposition with the written transcript) are not recoverable as discretionary costs under Rule 54.04 of the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure. The case is Parker v. Brennan, No. M2005-01376-COA-R3-CV (April 19, 2006). The…
Missing deadlines is something that can happen to anyone. This legal malpractice case, against the Baker Donelson firm, demonstrates what can happen when an important deadline (filing notice of appeal) is missed.
Do you ever get that feeling that you just can’t get the words from your brain to come out your mouth – correctly? You are not alone. Thanks to The Wall Street Journal Law Blog for telling me about this story.