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- Settlement Agreement Enforceable under 664.6, Even Though it Contemplated a Written Version
- How to Correct False Medical Records
- Think Twice Before You Call the Police
- How to Get Documents from Your HOA
- Bell v. Feibush — Six Years Later
- What you can do when your HOA’s Architectural Committee denies your request
- What you can do when you are behind on your HOA dues
- The Girl in the Red Bikini — A Facebook Tale
- Jury Gets it Right – AEG Live Not Responsible for Michael Jackson’s Death
- Defamation is Bad, but it Doesn’t Justify Chilling Free Speech
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Author Archives: Aaron Morris
Settlement Agreement Enforceable under 664.6, Even Though it Contemplated a Written Version
I was initially very surprised when I read the squib of this decision. The conventional wisdom is that when the terms of a written settlement agreement contemplate putting the final version in writing, that offers an escape door since the … Continue reading
How to Correct False Medical Records
We get a surprising number of calls concerning medical records, and the false information contained therein. Often it arises in the context of a patient who is prescribed pain killers. Doctors, understandably, are sensitive to over-prescribing opioids, both out of … Continue reading
Think Twice Before You Call the Police
California recently turned defamation law on its ear, as regards calling the police. Since 1872, anyone calling the police was protected from a civil action for what they said to the police. Now, thanks to a virtue-signaling Legislature, if you … Continue reading
How to Get Documents from Your HOA
You’re mad as heck at your homeowners association. You just received the annual report, and the board is spending what you consider to be an obscene amount of money on various repairs. You’d love to see the contracts with the … Continue reading
Bell v. Feibush — Six Years Later
Bell v. Feibush It’s been almost six years since Morris & Stone broke new legal ground with the decision of Bell v. Feibush, and I thought I’d take a look at some of the cases that sprang from the case. … Continue reading
What you can do when your HOA’s Architectural Committee denies your request
Last week I wrote an article that responds to the question, “Can an HOA reduce the amount of unpaid fees that I owe?” I have already been able to refer callers to that article for a detailed response to the … Continue reading
What you can do when you are behind on your HOA dues
I get calls with this question a couple of times a week, so I decided it was time to post an article in order to help people with this scenario. The caller lives in a homeowners association (HOA), and for … Continue reading
The Girl in the Red Bikini — A Facebook Tale
I present now a fascinating case that serves to illustrate a couple of points about Internet defamation. We’ll call this one the Girl in the Red Bikini. Enter the Fayette County School District in Georgia. School District administrators decided it … Continue reading
Jury Gets it Right – AEG Live Not Responsible for Michael Jackson’s Death
A Los Angeles jury just decided that Dr. Conrad Murray was hired by AEG Live, but that the company has no responsibility for any negligence by Dr. Murray that led to the death of Michael Jackson. Attorneys for the plaintiffs … Continue reading
Defamation is Bad, but it Doesn’t Justify Chilling Free Speech
Our neighbors to the North are very American-like, until you get to issues of free speech. Most view Canada as the “least protective of free speech in the English-speaking world.” Reasonable minds can differ on some of Canada’s laws, such … Continue reading
