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The Legal Community’s Indignation Over The Constitution Is A Day Late And A Dollar Short
by Wilton H. Strickland More than a thousand legal scholars recently signed a letter criticizing the Trump administration for sparking a “constitutional crisis” by issuing a number of controversial executive …
Can Employers Deduct Wages For Negligence On The Job?
by Wilton H. Strickland Imagine this. You are working as a server in a busy restaurant, and one of your tables dines then dashes out the door without paying. Your …
Repost: Birthright Citizenship And The Fourteenth Amendment
by Wilton H. Strickland During the first Trump administration I wrote an article discussing whether the Constitution requires bestowing automatic citizenship on everyone who happens to be born within the …
Practice Tip For Florida Attorneys: Do Not Ignore Case Law From Other District Courts Of Appeal
by Wilton H. Strickland When I was a young associate, I occasionally wondered how to deal with a court decision that disfavored the argument I was tasked with making. Partners …
Ghostwriting For Self-Represented (Pro Se) Litigants
by Wilton H. Strickland An old saying goes that a man who represents himself in court has a fool for a client. I don’t hold to that homily, which I …
Montana Supreme Court Issues Unusual Decision Accelerating The Statute Of Limitations
by Wilton H. Strickland The statute of limitations often plays a critical role in determining whether a lawsuit can proceed. If a complaint is filed after the applicable deadline, it …
Another Famous McDonald’s Lawsuit In The Making
by Wilton H. Strickland Perhaps everyone has heard of the famous McDonald’s lawsuit from the 1990s, in which an elderly woman who spilled hot coffee on her own lap successfully …
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