Sep 18, 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...
Aug 28, 2024 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,...
Jul 17, 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...
May 15, 2024 What's Up with All of These Train Derailments? By Jeffrey Nix There have been several major train derailments recently. The most catastrophic of which occurred one year ago in East Palestine Ohio, at...
Apr 24, 2024 When Can the Government be Sued - Under the "Sovereign Immunity Doctrine"? By Jeffrey Nix Most everyone has heard of the “sovereign immunity doctrine” or SID. Simply put, SID means no person or entity can sue the government...
Apr 10, 2024 Did Your Attorney Graduate From Law School and/or Pass the Bar Exam? By Jeffrey Nix The State of Washington recently announced attorney's may be licensed to practice law there without passing the State bar exam. Does that...
Mar 27, 2024 What’s All the Fuss About "Green Building"? By Jeffrey Nix The “green movement” seems to be all the rage in political circles, including under the so-called “Infrastructure Investment and Jobs...
Jan 31, 2024 China is Building Coal-Fired Power Plants at an Alarming Rate By Jeffrey Nix As the number one importer of both crude oil and coal, China is the largest consumer of energy and CO2 producer in the world....
Nov 01, 2023 Did you Know Insurance Companies Buy Reinsurance? By Jeffrey Nix Most people are surprised to learn that insurance companies and sureties purchase insurance otherwise known as reinsurance. In 2004, a...
Sep 27, 2023 How Wastewater Treatment Plants are Used to Monitor Public Health? By Jeffrey Nix There are more than 16,000 wastewater treatment plants or WWTP’s in the US treating wastewater generated by more than 75% of the...
Sep 20, 2023 Painting a Picture of Atlanta’s Dysfunctional Eviction Process for Sub-Standard Rental Properties! By Jeffrey Nix Approximately 3.6 million eviction proceedings are filed in the US every year. Given that the US population is approximately 330...
Sep 13, 2023 Developments in Solar Cell Efficiency are Fueling Construction of Commercial Solar Farms! By Jeffrey Nix The amount of energy reaching the earth from the Sun every minute is greater than the energy consumed by all of mankind throughout the...