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...
28 Aug, 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,...
14 Aug, 2024 Beware of Recent Changes to the UCC Governing the Sale of Goods in Georgia! By Jeffrey Nix Georgia, along with nineteen (19) other States, recently adopted changes to their versions of the Uniform Commercial Code or UCC. The...
31 Jul, 2024 Explaining Trespassers, Squatters, and Adverse Possession! By Jeffrey Nix Last Spring, prior to adoption of the new Georgia “Squatter Reform Act” criminalizing squatting, I provided pro-bono services to the...
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...
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....
15 May, 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...
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...
24 Apr, 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...
17 Apr, 2024 Deciphering the Standards Available to Evaluate the Sale of Goods and Services? By Jeffrey Nix Two private organizations are at the center of developing standards used to evaluate the quality of materials and services sold and...
10 Apr, 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...