Legal Malpractice–Proving Damages In Big Cases–Expert Testimony
Complex Oil Well Deals—High Prestige Texas Law FirmErrs Several companies were involved in oil & gas interest acquisitions and ultimately drilling. The deals were substantial—1000s of acres, for example. Things didn’t go well for various reasons and property...
Fine Arts Auctions, Guarantors, and Insurance
FINE ART AUCTIONS & FIRST PARTY INSURANCE Fine art should be insured in a variety of ways. One mode of insurance is normal property insurance, e.g., insuring the object against fire. Another is insurance against specialized thefts. Some...
INSUREDS MUST READ AND UNDERSTAND POLICIES
On the “Read the Policy” Rule It is often repeated in arguments, briefs, and court opinions that policyholder must read their policies. The proposition expressed in this phrase, or one equivalent to it, taken just by itself, has been for a long time and now is a...
Attorney-Client Relationship–A Formalistic (Hence Archane) Quasi-DefinitialTreatment
Michael Sean Quinn, Ph.D, J.D., Etc., Author Law Office of Michael Sean Quinn + Quinn and Quinn 1300 West Lynn #208 Austin, Texas 78703 (o) 512-296-2594 (c) 512-656-0503 mquinn@msqlaw.com (Resumes: www.michaelseanquinn.com) This is a formalistic (i.e., if-thens, if...
One Lawyer, One Dating Service, a Contract, a Few Dates & a Lawsuit
Michael Sean Quinn, Ph.D, J.D., Etc. Law Offices of Quinn & Quinn 2630 Exposition Blvd #115 Austin, Texas 78703 (o) 512-296-2594 (c) 512-656-0503 mquinn@msqlaw.corn Resumes: www.michaelseanquinn.com One Lonely Lawyer: Dates Bought, Services Defective, Lawsuit...
THE GOOD LAWYER–Part VII: Lawyers & Persuasion
Douglas O. Linder and Nancy Levit. THE GOOD LAWYER: Seeking Quality in the Practice of Law. Oxford University Press, 2014, with an enormous bibliography to be found in the footnotes. My exposition, commentary and critique will be presented in several parts. This one...
Insurance Bad Faith, Expert Witnesses, and Lawyers–Part I
Expert Witnesses (Sometimes Lawyers) in Insurance Bad Faith [IBF]Cases[1]:An Mostly Elementary Introduction to Some Fundamentals in Two Parts (Part One) Table of Contents I. Introduction(Part One) II. Insurance BadFaith (IBF)—Broad...
Insurance: Blogs & Defamation–Cyber Insurance
Michael Sean Quinn, Ph.D, J.D., Etc. 2630 Exposition Blvd #115 Austin, Texas 78703 (o) 512-296-2594 (c) 512-656-9759 mquinn@msqlaw.com Resumes to be found at www.michaelseanquinn.com) BLOGGERS DELIGHT, INSURERS TAKE HEART A blogger can easily count...
Blogging, Defaming, and the Blowing Whistles: New Work for Lawyers?
Michael Sean Quinn, Ph.D, J.D., Etc. Quinn & Quinn 2630 Exposition Blvd #115 Austin, Texas 78703 (o) 512-296-2594 (c) 512-656-0503 mquinn@msqlaw.com (Resumes: www.michaelseanquinn.com) BLOGGERS' DELIGHT A blogger can easily count as something like a...
Insurance: A Foundation for Modernity in Civilization
Michael Sean Quinn, Ph.D, J.D., Etc.2630 Exposition Blvd #115Austin, Texas 78703(o) 512-296-2594mquinn@msqlaw.com (Resumes Found Here.) Insurance, as we know it, is a key to the financial stability and commercial realm, as well as to personal lives, in the...
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