Case of the Day – Friday, August 14, 2026
DO WE DETECT SOME HOSTILITY HERE? We all know the mantra of adverse possession — in order to establish that a party has obtained title Continue Reading
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Case of the Day – Thursday, August 13, 2026
LIS BLUDGEONS If you’re suing a neighbor because you claim title to a piece of her property, the last thing you want to see happen Continue Reading
Case of the Day – Wednesday, August 12, 2026
POUNDING ON THE TABLE The old trial strategy aphorism recommends that “if your case is weak on the law, pound on the facts; if it’s Continue Reading
Case of the Day – Tuesday, August 11, 2026
OOPSIE! Anyone can make a mistake. Or two. Consider today’s case on mutual mistake. Mutual mistake is a doctrine that started with a barren cow Continue Reading
Case of the Day – Monday, August 10, 2026
UNSNARLING DUTIES When negligence rears its ugly head, compensation usually depends on the extent of the duty owed the victim by the party whose pocket Continue Reading
Case of the Day – Friday, August 7, 2026
I DON’T REALLY LIKE YOU How many of us, while standing in line at the DMV or quaking with fear in front of an IRS Continue Reading
Case of the Day – Thursday, August 6, 2026
SO WHAT’S THE DAMN PROBLEM? Poor Capital One’s marketing department. First, the bank wore us out with Alec Baldwin — fresh from beating the rap Continue Reading
Case of the Day – Wednesday, August 5, 2026
DANGER TREES It sounds like some kind of leafy superhero – you know, “look, out in the woods, it’s a fern, it’s a shrub, no, Continue Reading
Case of the Day – Tuesday, August 4, 2026
THE ONLY THING THAT STINKS IS THE PLAINTIFF’S CASE P.J. had a live-in girlfriend named Callie. As near as anyone could tell, she did not Continue Reading
And Now The News …
Reno, Nevada, KRXI-TV, August 3, 2026: Deputies seek tips and security video in tree poisoning case The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a string Continue Reading