5/7/2025 10:15:40 AM Chernobyl: Can it Happen Again? By Jeffrey Nix The world recently observed the 34th anniversary of its worst nuclear disaster on April 26, 1986. On that day, the Number 4 reactor at...
5/6/2025 1:45:20 PM Tackling Tariffs: Allowances vs. Contingencies By Vianney Lopez As trade wars continue to impact the construction industry, many clients are asking the same question: “How do I address the risk of...
4/30/2025 12:15:29 PM Master Service Agreements Are Exploding into Commercial Transactions By Jeffrey Nix Master service agreements, a/k/a master subcontract agreements, or “MSA's” have become increasingly popular in recent years. So what is...
4/23/2025 11:30:35 AM COVID-19 Impacted the Professional Development of Young Lawyers! By Jeffrey Nix The COVID-19 Pandemic had a profound impact upon the development of young lawyers - and judges are taking notice! Most recently, judges...
4/10/2025 10:06:00 AM Tariff Line Item Costs: Only One Mechanism for Risk Sharing By Mitzi Hill The imposition of blanket tariffs, some massive, on nearly all goods imported to the US has prompted announcements from wholesalers and...
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...