3/19/2025 10:30:43 AM What Happens When the Arbitrator Falls Asleep During Your Arbitration? By Jeffrey Nix An arbitration award in the amount of $1.5M was recently enforced by a federal court despite claims the arbitrator slept through...
3/12/2025 11:15:55 AM What is Creating the Huge Garbage Patches in the Oceans? By Jeffrey Nix Five (5) major oceans , the Pacific, Atlantic, Artic, Indian and Southern oceans, cover 72% of the earth's surface. Included within...
2/26/2025 2:05:51 PM A Major Law Firm is Threatened With Sanctions for Citing "AI Hallucinated" Cases to the Court By Jeffrey Nix The largest personal injury law firm in the United States, Morgan and Morgan, could be subject to sanctions for citing non-existent...
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...
1/29/2025 12:00:09 PM How Wastewater is Treated to Become Safe for Release to the Environment? By Jeffrey Nix The United States creates approximately 34 billion gallons of wastewater each and every day both domestically and commercially. The...
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...
1/15/2025 11:45:06 AM A Primer on Sick Building Syndrome By Jeffrey Nix “Sick Building Syndrome” otherwise known as poor indoor air quality ("IAQ") renders building occupants sick and/or makes pre-existing...
12/4/2024 2:02:49 PM Revisiting the 1976 Legionnaires Disease Outbreak! By Jeffrey Nix Those of us who recall the 1976 outbreak of Legionnaires disease should remember the scare of a possible flu-like pandemic. Those who...
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...