Embrace The Process
While watching ESPN a while ago, I caught a feature about DeSean Jackson and his Father. Jackson’s father had recently passed away and was featured as the major motivating factor in Jackson’s journey from high school standout to NFL Pro-Bowler. There was a scene in which Jackson is training at the gym, working harder than […]
Dark Money Synopsis
Dark Money is the forthcoming novel from John Risvold. Raymond Jefferson, CEO of Morley Tobacco, the world’s most powerful tobacco company, is in complete control. He pulls the strings in D.C. and holds all of the cards that make the most powerful politicians bend to his will. That is until those politicians begin to move on legislation to ban a deadly […]
Government may soon begin putting an end to forced arbitration clauses
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is examining so-called arbitration clauses in terms and conditions for financial products. Last week, the head of the bureau, Richard Cordray, sent the strongest signal yet that the regulatory whip soon will come down on banks and other lenders denying customers their day in court if they feel mistreated. “By […]
The Guilty Plea Effect in Civil Litigation
What happens when a party to civil litigation has pled guilty to a crime and the civil litigation arises out of the same set of facts as the criminal complaint? An admission against interest arises. A plea agreement will have an effect in the ongoing civil litigation arising from the same action or occurrence. Generally, evidence […]