5/21/2025 11:55:35 AM Atlanta's Influence on Federal Public Housing Laws By Jeffrey Nix Atlanta was both the first city in the United States to develop federal public housing projects, and the first to do away with them. ...
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...
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...
4/9/2025 1:31:44 PM What Laws Govern Outer Space? By Jeffrey Nix Have you ever looked up at a night sky and wondered what laws govern all that real estate in outer space? The answer - outer space is...
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...
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...
1/22/2025 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...
1/8/2025 11:05:28 AM Understanding the Connection Between the "Doctrine of Strict Liability" and the Johnstown Flood By Jeffrey Nix “Strict Liability” or SL is a legal doctrine under which an individual or entity is responsible for all damages caused by an act or...
11/20/2024 11:15:07 AM Who is Responsible for all These Foodborne Illnesses? By Jeffrey Nix Foodborne illnesses have become commonplace in the United States. The recent outbreak of listeria in products prepared at the Boars Head...