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Should Owner Motivation Limit the Exercise of Property Rights?

Lee Anne Fennell, Owning Bad: Leverage and Spite in Property Law, in Civil Wrongs and Justice in Private Law (Paul B. Miller & John Oberdiek, eds.) (forthcoming Oxford University Press), available at SSRN. Gregory M. Stein People sometimes exercise their … Continue reading

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Cal App Finds Goodwill For Donuts: Shop Owner Entitled To Loss Of Goodwill Damages, Even Where It Has Not Mitigated The Entire Loss

Who among us doesn't possess a lot of goodwill for doughnuts? We know we sure do.  So when we think of "Los Angeles," what comes to mind: sunshine, beaches, Hollywood, and sprawl? No. What comes to mind are chili, hot … Continue reading

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Texas Restaurant Owner Failed to Establish that Employee Had Signed Arbitration Agreement

Arbitration, as an alternative to traditional litigation, is becoming increasingly popular in many different types of conflicts, including disputes between Dallas employers and their employees. While arbitration offers many advantages – flexibility, speed, efficiency, confidentiality, and finality, to name a … Continue reading

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A Message From The Owner

The Arkansas Committee on Professional Conduct Panel B has issued two orders of discipline sanctioning an attorney for criminal conduct. The attorney was suspended for 36 months for two class D felony drug possession convictions. She had been stopped for… … Continue reading

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Maryland Plaintiff Files Lead Paint Suit Against Personal Representative of Property Owner

In some cases, determining which defendants may be held liable for injuries in a Maryland negligence claim is an issue for the courts.  In a November 9, 2018 case, the plaintiff alleged that he contracted lead paint poisoning while living … Continue reading

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