16 Oct, 2024 Should Prevailing Parties in Litigation Recover Attorney's Fees? By Jeffrey Nix Parties who prevail in litigation throughout the US are generally not entitled to recover costs and attorneys fees, unless provided by...
09 Oct, 2024 The A, B, C's, of the Asphalt Pavement Criss- Crossing Our Country! By Jeffrey Nix The National Interstate and Defense Highways Act of 1956, or ACT, established the interstate highway system throughout the United States...
25 Sep, 2024 Tracing Atlanta's Drinking Water from Source to End User By Jeffrey Nix Atlanta distributes between 70 and 115 million gallons of water per day, to more than 1.2 million end users spread across 379 square...
18 Sep, 2024 So What do Lawyers do Anyway? By Jeffrey Nix This was the question, posed by my 16 year old great-niece, having flown in from Alaska and meeting me for the first time. It was a...
04 Sep, 2024 What's Up With all the Water Main Breaks in Atlanta? By Jeffrey Nix There are approximately 2,800+ miles of water mains distributing water throughout Atlanta. These water mains vary in both size and...
21 Aug, 2024 Understanding How Conflict of Law Rules Impact Your Transaction? By Jeffrey Nix Conflict of law rules or CLR come into play when a transaction or occurrence involves more than one State or Country. And this occurs...
07 Aug, 2024 How “Digital Twins” Could Transform Design and Construction By Jeffrey Nix A digital twin is a digitized model of a real-life asset that is duplicated with both imagery and data on a real-time basis. Updates...
24 Jul, 2024 Understanding Negligence and the Doctrine of "Proximate Cause"! By Jeffrey Nix Not every wrong gives rise to a remedy! This principle is especially applicable to tort law. A tort is the breach of a public duty...
17 Jul, 2024 "Occam's Razor" Should Guide All Laws, Lawmakers, and Lawyers! By Jeffrey Nix The principle of Occam's Razor is not taught in law school - but it should be! Occam's Razor stands for the principle that the shortest...
10 Jul, 2024 Choosing A Proper Contract is Critical to the Success of Every Transaction! By Jeffrey Nix Google now makes almost every purpose and application of form contract readily available to anyone with access to the internet. Users of...
29 May, 2024 Who Bears the Risk of Loss During the International Sales of Goods in Transit? By Jeffrey Nix The World is becoming a smaller place. During the 1950's companies who once purchased “goods” solely within their home State,( i.e....
01 May, 2024 What Every C-Suite Should Know About Implied Contract Terms! By Jeffrey Nix Most businessmen can review a contract and identify the express terms it contains. But far fewer are aware, much less can identify, the...