Economic Duress: A Poor Excuse for Non-Performance
In commercial litigation it is often the case that a party has failed to meet or comply with some contractual requirement, causing the party serious annoyance or inconvenience in the litigation. In order to avoid the breach of contract or promise and the consequences of such breach to the rights […]
HSMc and BIC present Business Startup 101 with Shark Tank’s Travis Perry
Business Startup 101 will be more than the basics The Business Innovation Center on Florida State University’s Panama City Campus is hosting a three-hour event open to all regional entrepreneurs on Tuesday, April 8, titled “Business Startup 101.” The event begins at 3:00 p.m. and will be held in the […]
Hand Arendall Welcomes New Group
Hand Arendall announced the addition of five new attorneys to the firm’s Birmingham office. The attorneys include: Mark D. Hess Maridi Thompson Huggins C. Dennis Hughes Bert S. Nettles Latanishia D. Watters The addition of these five new attorneys is further evidence of the continuing growth of Hand Arendall’s presence […]
F. Harrison named Bay Education Foundation’s First Ever Rainmaker
Franklin R. Harrison, Founding Partner of Harrison Sale McCloy and ongoing supporter of education in Bay County has been honored by the Bay Education Foundation with their first ever Rainmaker Award. The award was presented by David Powell, President of the Bay Education Foundation and Ms. Janet Kessler, Program Manager/Mentor Coordinator of […]
Anatomy of a Daubert Challenge
Daubert v. Merrill-Dow Pharms., Inc., 509 U.S. 579 (1993), and its progeny General Electric Co. v. Joiner, 522 U.S. 136 (1997) and Kumho Tire Co. v. Carmichael, 526 U.S. 137 (1999), imposed significant limitations on the admissibility of expert testimony in federal court. The amendment of Rule 702 of the […]
