This semester, I worked for an attorney office and saw exactly how the House Bill 274 affected the law firm. I worked for a personal injury law firm which was called the Law Office of Branch & Dhillon. I worked for Attorney Dhillon, Attorney Woron and Attorney Barber. My to go person, a really helpful supervisor and paralegal, was a lovely lady named Judy. Judy let me explore all aspects to working at the law firm and even let me have my own office, key to the firm, and my own special “attorney” coffee jug- all which made me feel like I belonged there. The main attorney and owner of the firm, Mr. Dhillon, has three offices which are located in Texas, Virginia and South Carolina. I got the opportunity to collaborate and work with all
The main purpose of this part of the bill is to make sure an accelerated procedure is happening, and to reduce discovery for those cases that were to be falling within the specific range. The amount “in controversy is inclusive of any claims for damages of any kind, whether actual or exemplary, penalties, attorney’s fees, expense, costs, interest, or any other categories of damages”
In this section, it talks about how litigation costs that may hypothetically be awarded “may not be greater than the total amount that the claimant recovers or would recover before adding an award of litigation cost in favor of the defendant”(WebLaws). The bill makes it harder to possibly inspire the need to calculate the sums of economic and non-economic damages and subtract if from liens to determine the total amount that is able to be awardable in charges. An example of this part of the bill would if a “defendant made a settlement offer of $100,000 and the plaintiff rejected it, then went on to win the suit, but only with an award of $79,000, that would mean the plaintiff would have to pay the opposing party 's legal costs — even if that added up to more than the final award” (TexasTribune). The bill also made the definition of litigation cost to include equitable deposition costs. Although all this is part of the bill, it still does not talk about what is included in a “reasonable deposition cost”, which may include articles such as court writer fees, expert fees, travel charge, and eyewitness
well-established principles of contract interpretation, the Court finds the exception for "third-party fees" and "fees, fines, and penalties" was not intended to apply to
CERCLA hones the ability to provide permits to private parties that are thus seeking any sort of contribution during or following a civil action; this falls under the section 107(a). Because of this, there arises a question within the court case Cooper Industries, Inc. v. Aviall Services Inc., 531 U.S 157. Does the §107(a) give the “potentially responsible parties” (PRPs) with a cause of action to reclaim costs from other PRPs? In Justice Thomas’ opinion of the court, they uphold that this section grants this right. Due to the Cooper Industries case, where they decided that a private party had the right to seek out contribution from other parties alike, Justice Thomas was able to back the court’s opinion.
Over the past year I have grown as both a person and a writer. My writing has improved
Over the course of this class I feel like I have become a much better writer. When I go back and look at some of my Journal entries and assignments that I did at the beginning of the semester, I can’t help but tense up at some of the things I wrote. Sometimes the things I was writing didn’t flow well, or I might have even have missed glaring grammar mistakes.
...d was biased or skewed to present information that the author agreed with. I had to dig and find what the factual outcome of tort reform has actually been. After researching the topic, I have decided that the idea is one that is good on paper, but in practice still has some kinks to work out.
Growing up in a predominantly white neighborhood as a kid sanctioned me to perpetually become aware that I was different from my neighbors. Through some social interactions with my friends in elementary schools, I quickly descried that my appearances, such as my hair, eyes, and nose was different from my peers. For instance, my hair was a lot darker than most of my peers’ hair and the texture of my hair was different from most of them. “Grow out your hair” were phrases that lingered throughout my childhood days, where I had my hair at a very short length. Throughout my childhood, I longed to try to be a part of the dominant group in society such as the Caucasians, but I did not do anything to be a part of the bigger group in society. Instead,
The problem of how expensive litigation is has always been an issue, and definitely not a problem that has only been a recent nuisance for the legal system (McClellan 2010). While it is important to recognise that the expenses incurred in pursuing civil litigation has its worthwhile function in suppressing civil claims that are considered to be unwarranted and petty (Doyle 2012), it is also important to maintain a balance and ensure the cost of accessing justice is not too high that most of the general community cannot access this service should they need it (Zuckerman 1994; Zuckerman 1995). Therefore, case management aids such an injustice caused by expensive litigation. Under section 47 of the Civil Procedure Act, judges have the ability to determine how proceedings are to be conducted and this can be done through, for example, forming a timetable for parties to a dispute to follow or restricting the amount of witnesses or issues parties can bring forward in a proceeding (McClellan 2010). By such an order, judges are able to ensure proceedings are dealt with as soon as possible, saving the court’s time and resources as well as the amount of money parties to a dispute are to spend in paying for their legal representation (Croft 2011b; Fenton & Watson 2014; McClellan
As a second language learner I have never expected myself to be a perfect writer throughout the semester. Even If English was my first language still, I would not be a perfect writer. It is not about first or second language, it is about how well I understand the learning objectives. Then organizing and writing with my own ideas and putting them in my paper. I am going to be honest, I am not good at English subject and English subject is my strongest weakness than the other subjects. In this paper I will discuss and analyze my own writing, reflecting on the ways that my writing has improved throughout the semester.
The paralegal profession developed as legal secretaries assumed additional duties to help attorneys with their workload. The paralegal performs legal tasks under the supervision of an attorney that maximizes attorneys' productivity and cost efficiency in the delivery of legal services. Paralegals work in many different types of law firms, corporations or government agencies in many areas of law (Hollingshead). All duties performed by a paralegal are under the supervision of an attorney who is responsible for the paralegal’s conduct. In fact, the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Paralegals define paralegals or legal assistants [used synonymously] as a person qualified by education, training or work experiences, who is employed or retained by a lawyer, law office, corporation, government agency, or other entity who performs specific delegated legal substantive work for which a lawyer is responsible (ABA). In class, we learne...
III. Provisions of the Bill ( according to Mary lord from u.s. news and world report; feburaury,4,2002)
When I scheduled the class Persuasive Communications, I had no particular interest in the subject matter; I just needed to finish the general education requirement for a second writing course. It fit my schedule and sounded reasonably interesting, but I did not think I would gain much from it. It was a general education class after all, and would not be very high on my priority list. Now that the semester is almost over and the class work is complete (albeit after this paper), I feel as if I gained a lot from this class. The class’s main objective was to expand our skills as writers, but it served in teaching us many other things that hold value in our education and future careers.
The topic of what happens to those that have, "never heard the good news of Jesus Christ" weighs extremely heavy on my heart. I work with Atheist, Muslim, Hindu and Pluralist in the technology field. Frequently I am attacked just for being a Christian. For a while it was scary to know that I have become a minority in my own country. Some how each time I am attacked I love these guys that much more. My Hindu friend really knew nothing about Jesus before he met me. At lunch one day he asked me about Christianity and I was able to share with him the good news. But for some reason he rebeled and believes the Bible is, "the greatest book of fiction ever created." If not for the revelation God provided about His Word in my second year of Bible school, I probably would be a pluralist myself. I really want everyone I share Jesus with to go to heaven and it use to be tempting to think God might make an exception. However, there is only
In America, the right to a civil jury trial is one of our most fundamental rights. However, many individuals cannot afford an attorney, and without an attorney to help an individual navigate the legal system, this guarantee is effectively meaningless. Also, US courts have declined to impose on the losing party the obligation to pay the winning side’s legal expenses (the American Rule). Because of these two fundamental principles in the American legal system, contingency fees have always been allowed and continue to play a predominate role in the development of US tort law. Under a contingent fee agreement, the attorney will take the case without charging any money up front and is paid only if the case is successful, typically between 25%-33.3% of the plaintiff’s total recovery. In the US, unless the case is criminal or divorce, contingency fee agreements are generally allowed. Similarly, the ABA has long regarded the contingency fee system as “squarely within the bounds of American legal ethics.” However, in the 1980s, corporations, medical associations, and the insurance industry...
Violence is an inherent part of human nature and American society is not exempt from this basic instinct. American land was settled with violence; the American colonies formed through violent acts; the United States of America was founded with violence; and we continue our independence through the violence of warfare. Violence is found in every aspect of life from entertainment to war. As a civilized society we try to counter-act our violent nature, but it remains at the core of our existence.
After being an elementary education and special education major at Ball State University, I have had many new teaching experiences. This semester, I was given the opportunity to teach at Burris Laboratory School. It was great to observe a classroom with a teacher who had been teaching for so long! Although I know there will be challenges, I want to continue in the teaching program. EDEL 200 has allowed many experiences that has shown me how to be a successful teacher.