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The UCC and the “sUCCess” of Sears, Walmart and Amazon

The UCC and the “sUCCess” of Sears, Walmart and Amazon

contractlaw
February 21, 2023 21:33 pm
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Following the 1893 Chicago Columbian Exposition, Sears offered the public the “Book of Bargains”...

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“A verbal contract is worth about as much as the paper it’s written on.”

“A verbal contract is worth about as much as the paper it’s written on.”

contractlaw
January 27, 2023 20:05 pm
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_____________________________ Tom Stilp JD, MBA/MM, LLM, MSC “A verbal contract is worth...

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15 Tips You Might Find Useful For The New Year

15 Tips You Might Find Useful For The New Year

Uncategorized
January 09, 2023 15:00 pm
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_____________________________ Tom Stilp JD, MBA/MM, LLM, MSC “THE LIFE OF THE LAW HAS NOT BEEN...

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Verdicts – To Speak the Truth

Verdicts – To Speak the Truth

Trial
December 09, 2022 14:36 pm
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Verdict.  The word means to speak the truth (in Latin, veredictum).  Research has shown the type...

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Contracts And Confirmation Bias

Contracts And Confirmation Bias

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November 29, 2022 23:30 pm
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_____________________________ Tom Stilp JD, MBA/MM, LLM, MSC Contracts provide “security and...

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The Standard of Review – Part 3

The Standard of Review – Part 3

Trial
October 28, 2022 14:40 pm
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_____________________________ Tom Stilp JD, MBA/MM, LLM, MSC As promised, we would discuss the...

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Some Baby Whiney Attorneys: When You Can’t Get Your Way, Insult

Some Baby Whiney Attorneys: When You Can’t Get Your Way, Insult

Trial
October 19, 2022 01:12 am
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_____________________________ Tom Stilp JD, MBA/MM, LLM, MSC We will return with Part III to...

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The Standard of Review – One of the Most Important Issues that Most People Don’t Know – Part 2

The Standard of Review – One of the Most Important Issues that Most People Don’t Know – Part 2

Corporate LawTrial
September 29, 2022 15:43 pm
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_____________________________ Tom Stilp JD, MBA/MM, LLM, MSC As promised, we would discuss the...

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The Standard of Review – One of the Most Important Issues that Most People Don’t Know

The Standard of Review – One of the Most Important Issues that Most People Don’t Know

Checks and BalancesTrial
September 16, 2022 18:16 pm
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We have discussed the trial court proceedings.  But what about appeals? In evaluating the...

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The “Hear-Say” Rule

The “Hear-Say” Rule

Trial
August 31, 2022 19:55 pm
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With all the recent trials reported in the papers, the “hearsay” rule comes up often.  What is...

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Courts are in Competition with Private Dispute Resolution Services: What’s Best for You?

Courts are in Competition with Private Dispute Resolution Services: What’s Best for You?

Trial
August 25, 2022 14:38 pm
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Under our traditional public justice model, according to Judge Ronald Spears, courts were...

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Government’s Fickle Force

Government’s Fickle Force

ConvictionCorporate Law
July 20, 2022 19:57 pm
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Tom Stilp JD, MBA/MM, LLM, MSC Mayor Richard J. Daley said about enforcement of the law during...

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