Is A Taco A Sandwich?

Is A Taco A Sandwich?

Is a Taco a Sandwich? How Sandwich Rulings Inform Contract TermsBy Patrick S. McCarney — Attorney A Taco is Legally a Sandwich: Why the Sometimes Bizarre Legal Meaning of Food Matters More Than You Might Think For the most part, judges do not set out to be whimsical....
7 Questions to Ask before Appealing a Court Order

7 Questions to Ask before Appealing a Court Order

7 Questions to Ask Before Appealing By Patrick S. McCarney — Attorney If you are a party to a lawsuit, there is an inescapable risk that you might lose — whether on a specific issue or with respect to the entire case. But a “loss” is not necessarily the end of the...
New FTC Noncompete Rule May Change the Employment Landscape

New FTC Noncompete Rule May Change the Employment Landscape

New FTC Noncompete Rule May Change the Employment LandscapeBy: Patrick S. McCarney After more than a year of deliberation about a rule first proposed in January 2023 and after consideration of more than 26,000 comments from members of the public, the Federal Trade...