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...
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...
11 Sep, 2024 Executive Orders - What Authority Does a President Have? By Jeffrey Nix All but one President of the United States or POTUS, have issued Executive Orders or EO's starting with George Washington in 1789. EO's...
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...
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....
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...
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...