Every year, thousands of people discover out of the blue that they have been the victims of identity theft. With everything being computerized and information much more obtainable than ever before, it’s no wonder more and more people are having problems and having to fight against identity theft. What, however, is identity theft, how do […]

• If anything can go wrong, it will. • If there is a possibility of several things going wrong, the one that will cause the most damage will be the one to go wrong. • If anything just cannot go wrong, it will anyway. • If you perceive that there are four possible ways in […]

When you live in a country that has both state laws and federal laws, you can sometimes run into a conflict of laws situation where a court has to decide which state laws govern a case in a particular situation, or the occasional battle between state and federal laws. Ever since the founding of the […]

Of all of the different types of law available, choosing a lawyer to represent your conflict of laws case can be extremely difficult. There are many difficult aspects to conflict of laws cases and you will likely need a specialist that works for a major law firm. Finding a small town lawyer with experience in […]

Over the years, some of the most controversial and most influential cases in American court history have been conflict law cases. While some of the best known cases have been disputes between state laws that conflicted, the Supreme Court of the United States has made several rulings that have impacted how conflict law cases could […]

Most people have never heard of conflict of law cases. They sound rather dry and when you try to explain them to someone who doesn’t have a law degree, they can come across sounding extremely complicated, but even though this branch of law is far from flashy, there have been several rulings over the years […]

To the outside observer, a conflict of law case can come across as quite boring. There is a lot of procedural talk and enough jargon to put anyone other than a law fanatic to sleep faster than even the best sleeping pills, but a good conflict of law case can often create a delicate ballet […]

In the exciting and unpredictable world of conflict of law cases, the biggest question to be answered is who has the jurisdiction in various situations. Unfortunately, understanding who has jurisdiction is an ever evolving process that is constantly be updated, refined and finessed by various Supreme Court rulings and rulings by lower courts. Let’s take […]