GUIDELINES FOR THE SECURITY AND NON-DIVERSION OF MARIJUANA GROWN FOR MEDICAL USE August 2008 In 1996, California voters approved an initiative that exempted certain patients and their primary caregivers from criminal liability under state law for the possession and cultivation of marijuana. In 2003, the Legislature enacted additional legislation relating to medical marijuana. One of [...]
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Appealing arbitration decisions, for the most part, are a losers' game. The standard for an appeal of an award is totally different from that of a court case. The term is "vacatur" which means the award can be wrong on the law, completely misapply is and it DOES NOT MATTER. You read that correctly. It [...]
In an article that one reads and wonders is not straight out of the "Onion", a Connecticut divorce case that has lasted ten years continues on, rife with accusations of, you guessed it, parental alienation and financial misconduct. The case has had approximately six or seven hundred motions filed. The quote of the day comes [...]
I have read various articles over the years about how you should never ask a judge if they have read the papers. Thurmon Arnold, one of my favorite bloggers, commented in a post on advice for self-represented litigants the following: Rule #6: Never Assume the Court Has Read the File, and Never Ask Never [...]
Liar's Court by Bill Swadely I've had the opportunity, albeit not by choice, to spend a few days at family court over the past six months. Family court, I was told by one lawyer who has spent the last 25 years in that area of his profession, is also known as "Liar's Court." The reason It's called this [...]
According to an article in ABA Journal, "Lawyers are just too expensive for many people needing legal help, a law professor says. “You can hardly find a lawyer who charges less than $150 per hour, which is out of reach for most people," University of Southern California law professor Gillian Hadfield tells the Wall Street [...]
What is arbitration? Generally speaking, what people really mean when they talk about "arbitration" is "binding arbitration". "Binding arbitration" is a type of ADR (alternate dispute resolution which usually includes mediation, arbitration, neutral case evaluation and some other ways of solving suits without recourse to court). Given the budget cuts and the increasing overload, the [...]
One of the main things you will see when perusing attorney commercials is the word "experienced". After all, who wants to be a part of the learning curve of a new attorney? The practice of law is difficult, and each area of law represents it's own difficulties. Your basic lawsuit has rules for which rules apply. [...]
One of the remarkable things I discovered upon entering law school was the number of students who would make arguments about matters of controversy, and make such arguments without nary a bit of doubt. Law students, and in fact, attorneys are often rewarded for their overconfidence, because being confident is an important part of being [...]
