2/19/2025 11:00:40 AM The "Cloud" - What is it? By Jeffrey Nix The “cloud” is generally defined as a network of remote third-party computers or host “servers” that provide resources, data, services,...
2/12/2025 1:55:49 PM Exploring the Doctrine of "Useful Life" and the Recovery of Damages? By Jeffrey Nix The doctrine of “useful life” has applications in both accounting and litigation. In accounting, “useful life” is forward looking to...
2/5/2025 11:45:00 AM Explaining "Betterment" and "First Cost" - Limitations Upon Available Damages. By Jeffrey Nix Recovering damages does not give the claimant an open checkbook. There are legal restrictions upon the type and amount of damages for...
1/22/2025 11:15:04 AM Understanding the "Mitigation of Damages" Doctrine By Jeffrey Nix Claimants who suffer damages due to the acts or omissions of another cannot, in most instances, just sit back and allow such costs and...
11/13/2024 11:45:18 AM When do Agents Have Authority to Bind Principals to Contracts? By Jeffrey Nix Construction attorney’s deal with construction contracts on a daily basis. We are constantly drafting, editing, negotiating, and...
10/16/2024 10:15:06 AM 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...
10/2/2024 10:15:59 AM How Baseball Arbitration Found its Way into Resolving Commercial Disputes By Jeffrey Nix In 1973, Major League Baseball ("MLB") established baseball arbitration, or BBA as a unique process for resolving salary disputes between...
9/25/2024 11:00:50 AM 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...
9/18/2024 10:00:03 AM 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...
9/4/2024 10:30:56 AM 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...
8/28/2024 12:30:44 PM Limitations Upon Contractual Remedies Are All the Craze! By Jeffrey Nix Nowadays it is rare to see a contract governed by common law that does not contain one or more forms of limitation of remedy. [See,...
8/21/2024 12:00:22 PM 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...