Legal Terms Defined
As lawyers, we use a lot of words and phrases that are not used in everyday language. Here are several of these words and phrases defined and explained.
As lawyers, we use a lot of words and phrases that are not used in everyday language. Here are several of these words and phrases defined and explained.
While we are putting many aspects of our lives and most court proceedings on pause at the moment, the law will not pause your deadline to file a lawsuit.
A Georgia man was fired by his boss after pocket-dialing him. The man and his wife were discussing the job at the time, and the boss listened to their entire conversation. The man is now suing.
How one missing comma might cost a company $10 million dollars.
With the Kentucky Derby now behind us this year, some Louisville Uber drivers are upset at the company over Derby weekend fares. Drivers say Uber did not pay guaranteed minimum fares as promised.
A woman allergic to dijon mustard orders a Jimmy John’s sandwich with the specific instruction to leave off the mustard. Her sandwich is delivered with mustard and she suffers an allergic reaction.
Nearly 10,000 former Chipotle employees say they were required to work off the clock and were never paid for their work. They have filed a class action lawsuit to recover their wages.
A national class action lawsuit alleges Logan’s Roadhouse paid employees only $2.13 per hour to save on payroll, while required to pay the federal minimum wage of $7.25.
A Portland, Oregon jury awarded a nurse $3 million after she was wrongfully terminated. The nurse refused to endanger patients with time quotas the hospital enacted.