In the midst of trial you take quiet pleasure in realizing that opposing counsel has not designated an expert to express an opinion about the value of the unimproved real estate at issue in the case sub judice. As you ...
Read More »Credit tricks exposed as season shifts consumer attention
The shock of being on the downside of a World Series sweep has only begun to ease for most Cardinals fans. Another general election has left its mark on both voter opinion and historic record. And people just wanting to ...
Read More »Can everyone become independently wealthy?
Ever heard this one before? “If I can’t be wealthy, at least let my friends be poor.” I guess that is just another way of saying misery loves company, and I might add, a selfish statement at best. But perhaps ...
Read More »Finance – Control irrational investing errors
As an investor, the odds are that you are your own worst enemy. In recent years an increasing number of researchers, particularly in the field of psychology, have come to believe that investors undermine their investment and financial goals through ...
Read More »Tips for producing error-free correspondence
This week we are going to continue to talk about the various rules we have in our office for helping us “get the work done.” As you know, there are five areas that make up every part of every business ...
Read More »Legal ADvice – Once tigers were painted on velvet
Aggressive courtroom play landed Tiger Woods and his licensing arm ETW in the rough when they sued the sports artist, Rick Rush. Rush, they claimed, had violated the golfer’s right of publicity and infringed his trademark. Tiger’s suit, which went ...
Read More »Bad turtle, or bad memory?
Last Friday I attended the Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers fall conference at the Embassy Suites Hotel on the Plaza. The speakers were all very informing and educational. One speaker, Dr. Sherrie Bourg Carter, a psychologist from Fort Lauderdale ...
Read More »Raising the Bar – Throw your case to the dogs
Mock trials can be fun, but you should tackle them with nearly the same vigor as you do the real thing. For the exercise to be worthwhile, you have to play the part, so to speak: address the jury and ...
Read More »Windows XP Service Pack 2
According to Ina Fried with CNET News.com, computer users should be careful with Microsoft Windows new update, XP Service Pack 2. “Although Microsoft has recommended consumers turn on Windows’ Automatic Update feature to get Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), ...
Read More »How to find the expert that is right for your case
The other side produces 500,000 documents in Japanese. Translation costs alone will be millions. Do you give all the documents to your expert to muddle through them at a cost of several hundred dollars per hour? Sure, it might be ...
Read More »Spymail may have uses, despite its shady origins
Mike Belshe hates spymail. And you probably do, too – unless you need to send some. As far as I know, spymail technology originated several years ago with spammers who began embedding an invisible bit of html code into many ...
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