What Is a Public Policy Defense? Courts sometimes refuse to enforce contracts or uphold legal actions because doing so would...
International business deals happen across borders every day. Two companies from different countries sign a contract, ship goods, and exchange...
Picture this: a landlord rents out an apartment that violates local housing codes. When the tenant stops paying rent, the...
You have probably heard the phrase “penal code” on a police procedural, in a news story about a criminal case,...
Someone sends hundreds of threatening messages to a classmate. Another person creates a fake account to humiliate a teenager. A...
What Is Lex Commissoria? Some legal terms sound ancient because they are. Lex commissoria is a Latin phrase that translates...
Not every legal term makes its way into everyday conversation. Fungible is one of the exceptions. Most people have heard...
What Is Injurious Affection? Losing part of your property to a government project is hard enough. But what happens when...
Lex Fori means the law of the court hearing a case. Learn what it covers, when it applies, and how it differs from choice of law rules.
Miss a legal deadline, and your case may be over before it starts. That is why the tolling of statute...
