People understand, remember, and take action based more on stories than abstract theories. A lawyer can argue the plaintiff’s case is res ipsa loquitur that the blade damaged the plaintiff.
The United States Supreme Court recently handed down a landmark decision, Tyler v Hennepin Cnty., 143 S. Ct. 1369, 1371 (2023), that has significant implications for property owners and the government’s ability to withhold tax foreclosure surplus.
In a previous and recent case with the State of Oregon, several counties sued the state for over a billion dollars. They alleged that the state had breached a contract with them for high timber harvests and therefore higher timber generated payments.
You bought a retirement home adjacent to a lake, but not on the lake, in large part because the title included “[a] 60 foot of even width roadway easement” across the neighboring property
Environmental contamination is a growing concern in our modern world, and addressing the cleanup and allocation of responsibility for such contamination is crucial.
This post assumes a typical large commercial or government lawsuit in federal court where the complaint or some version of it has survived motion practice.