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As we earlier hoped and predicted in previous blog posts here and here, the Chancery Court today overturned the Election Commission’s initial certification and finding that the recent Millington Sales Tax Referendum failed. The Court further declared that after accounting for the unlawful votes that were cast during the election,...
Read More Continue ReadingThe Commercial Appeal ran a story today about the status of the election challenge lawsuit that the attorneys at Patterson Bray are handling on behalf of the City of Millington. We’ve spent the last several days reviewing election commission records and tabulations, and we are hopeful and believe that ultimately...
Read More Continue ReadingWhy it Pays for Small Business to Use a Small Law Firm If you run a small business, you have no doubt heard the usual reasons why you should consider taking your legal problems to a small law firm instead of a mega-firm: Lower hourly rates (no subsidization of...
Read More Continue ReadingLegal Problem Solving: Does Your Lawyer Merely Work the Problem? Or Solve the Problem? Let’s discuss legal problem solving. Does your lawyer merely work the problem, or solve the problem? There’s a difference, you know. A cookie-cutter response vs. a creative solution Reaction vs. a plan of action “Winning” the...
Read More Continue ReadingLaw FAQ: Negligence – Is the Other Driver At Fault for the Car Wreck? (Part II) In yesterday’s blog post, I listed the 5 basic elements for a negligence claim: duty, breach, injury, causation, and proximate/legal cause. Today’s post will focus on the first 2 elements which, for the most part, comprise the...
Read More Continue ReadingLet’s talk politics. Or not. Regardless of the outcome, the 2016 Presidential Election is set to go down in history. You have probably learned about (or are inundated with!) the political positions of many of your friends through social media accounts like Facebook and Twitter. But what about politics in...
Read More Continue ReadingObamaCare Before Supreme Court Starting Today: Brief Guide My friend Hans Von Spakovsky has a great rundown of the Supreme Court’s schedule as they hear argument over the course of the next three days on the various legal issues implicated by ObamaCare. Check out the article over at PJ Media....
Read More Continue ReadingLegal Tip: Take Photos of the Contents of Your Wallet and Store Them on Your Smartphone Identity theft is rampant. You hear horror stories over and over again. To protect yourself, you should avoid supplying personal and financial information online except in connection with verifiable, reputable sites. But what about...
Read More Continue ReadingThe Obamacare case to be heard by the Supreme Court in only 2 weeks I posted previously about the Obamacare cases that were on a collision course to the Supreme Court. The most eagerly anticipated question before the Court is the constitutionality of the individual mandate — that is, does the...
Read More Continue ReadingOutrageous & Frivolous Lawsuit Verdicts – Fact or Urban Myth? Everybody has probably seen them at one time or another — The Stella Awards — an annual list of the most outrageous lawsuits. The Awards are named after Stella Liebeck, the lady who sued and won a multi-million dollar verdict...
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