In these frightening times with people worried about contracting the Coronavirus, there is another aspect of this virus that is quite destructive – the effect it has on business owners. Simply put, when the world around you is shutting down, the government is issuing guidelines asking people not to congregate and stay home, even…
Justice Delayed, Justice Denied – Statute of Limitations. A client walks through the door and says he lent someone $10,000 but never got paid. It’s the usual story: a friend orally promised to pay back a loan, but the promise kept getting delayed until it was obvious that the client will never get paid. …
At Morning Court. It was morning court at the General District Court in an old town city. I was watching the paintings of retired judges on the wall when I noticed that a lot of the cases before me were being disposed of via default judgment. Looking at the distraught faces of the defendants…
Can I Sit in Front? Kids. At least inside a car their station in life was so much simpler when they were babies. Tucked away in their cradle in a rear facing position, you knew they were safe and that you had done the right thing. And the babies knew it as well, never…
A Promise and a Handshake – Good. Now Put That in Writing. A law professor once told me that a written contract is useless if people never breached their agreement. In fact, the whole body of contract law would become obsolete if everyone simply kept their promises. Why? Because a written contract is only…
손한번 잡아봐도 될까요? 제가 하루는 직장에서 일어나는 성희롱/성추행 (sexual harassment/sexual assault) 에대해 강의할 기회가 있었습니다. 그때 어떤 여자 분이 저에게 질문하셨습니다. “퇴근후 회사 사람들끼리 저녁을 먹고 노래방을 갔는데, 부장님께서 항상 제 옆에 앉으시려고 하고, 제 손을 쓰다듬으시면서, 저는 아주 어리고 영리하다며 일에 관련이 없는 다른 것들에 대해서까지 칭찬을 해주시는데, 이런것도 성희롱/성추행이라 할 수 있나요?”…
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