A Very Brief History of Litigation

Litigation is as old as civilized history: evidence of trials exists in the hieroglyphic stone tablets of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, the scrolls of Rome and Greece, and even the ideographs of the Chinese dynasties. For instance, Pliny the Youngest (Caius Plinius Caecilius Secundus Junior) wrote:  “If a citizen’s concubine falleth beneath the wheels of a neighbor’s horse cart, the Praetor...

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Negligence Primer

Negligence Basics Defenses Professional Negligence Strict Liability Intentional Torts Workers Compensation Negligence Basics What is “negligence?” Negligence is conduct which breaches (violates) your duty to exercise reasonable care to prevent harm or injury to another person. If, for instance, you like to imitate movie car chase scenes and you drive your Camaro at seventy-five miles an hour...

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