costs

Person Overboard from Costa Serena Cruise Ship?

March 03, 2010 18:37

CruiseJunkie.com reports that was a person may have gone overboard from the Costa Serena last Saturday February 27th. A passenger informed the CruiseJunkie web site that a person was reported missing from the Costa cruise ship while in the Atlantic between the Canary...

Disputed contention, even if untimely, is allowed as harmless error

February 03, 2010 22:17

Webxchange Inc. v. Fedex Corporation, et al., C.A. No.08-133b-JJF, January 20, 2010. Farnan, J.  Defendants’ motion to strike Plaintiff’s Third supplemental Response to Defendants’ Interrogatory No. 1 and for a protective order and motion for leave to file a surreply in...

Costs: Why not abolish the Patents County Court?

January 15, 2010 11:02

I have just finished reading Chapter 24 of Sir Rupert Jackson's final report on costs (Review of Civil Litigation Costs: Final Report) which was published yesterday. It is a good report and I welcome its proposals for intellectual property. However, back in July 2009 I proposed a more radical...

What is the True Cost of Going Green?

January 11, 2010 03:27

This past week Elisa Wood of Renewableenergyworld.com wrote a very interesting blog piece focusing on the state of the commercial real estate market and the perceived costs and benefits of green buildings. Ms. Wood focused on what she calls the "ghosts" of green building, the perceived...

What do I have to lose?

Phil Chanfrau
December 07, 2009 15:00

I have often been asked about the costs and expenses of hiring a lawyer to handle their cases for injuries.  It seems like this question is coming up more often now than it ever used to . Clients have a right to know in advance what it might cost them,  especially in...