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Part of my work involves reading court decisions to keep abreast of how judges decide the types of cases I handle. Below, I share some thoughts on recent decisions, including one decision about which I wrote an article
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At the start of many lawsuits, the parties need to reveal facts about themselves and the case. Among other reasons, they do this to enable the other parties to focus their discovery efforts and to allow everyone to identify possible
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Although litigants may disagree on many facts in a case, there are often many other facts that are not in dispute. For example, parties may agree that they were in a certain place at a certain time, but disagree about
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Nigeria is home to Africa’s largest economy and population. To serve them, its legal system draws on diverse traditions. Most other countries do not have courts that apply British common law and Islamic Sharia law.To learn more, I asked
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Image credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Sudan_coup_military_afp.jpg/1024px-Sudan_coup_military_afp.jpgPart of my work involves reading court decisions to keep abreast of how judges decide the types of cases I handle. Below, I share some thoughts on recent decisions, including one decision in a case I personally argued
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Lawyers cannot represent any client that wants to retain them. Among other reasons, lawyers have a duty to their clients to avoid conflicts of interest. One way that lawyers can enforce this duty is by asking the court to disqualify
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Fact witnesses at trial can only testify about facts they know from their own personal knowledge. But sometimes, a party needs to introduce evidence about general practices and customs in an industry, or about some fact that requires an opinion
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Although I am a lawyer in the United States, I studied law for a semester at the University of Copenhagen. It was an incredible experience that allowed me to see different approaches to legal and societal questions. I also
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Image credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inspiration4#/media/File:Inspiration4_Launch_(210915-F-CG053-1003).jpgPart of my work involves reading court decisions to keep abreast of how judges decide the types of cases I handle. Below, I share some thoughts on recent decisions.Seller Retains Burden in Establishing Account Stated ClaimIn New York,
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Some people wait a long time before approaching a lawyer with a potential case. When something terrible happens, a long, expensive, exhausting process may not be a person’t priority. But when people do come to a lawyer, no matter how
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