It is not uncommon for a business owner's child to help manage the business. But, will managing a business permit a child to protect a parent by suing on the parent's behalf? Consider the following... The sad circumstances... The issue in...
Should alternative dispute resolution service companies be allowed to operate free of attorney ethics rules? Consider the following... ADR... In short, alternate dispute resolution ("ADR") refers to any means of resolving a dispute other than litigation. Common forms of ADR include...
The process... When someone is sued, the procedures for "serving" the defendant (i.e., the procedures for delivering court papers to the person being sued) are stated in court rules. Traditionally, "personal service" (i.e., the act of hand-delivering the papers to...