Michael Talve, CEO

This case involves a biker who regularly commuted to work on his bicycle. The biker was riding his bicycle in a marked bike lane when he came upon a wet patch of cement in the road. A construction company had dug…

This case involves the manager of a financial company that solicited customers to open leveraged forex trading accounts that the manager was supposed to trade on behalf of customers. The manager used telemarketers that were hired through Craigslist ads. The…

This case involves a real estate buyer who wanted to buy a piece of property to use for a hair salon. An appraisal of the property reflected a valuation of $1,000,000. The listing agent told the buyer that the property…

This case involves several defendants who were charged with drug conspiracy offenses and murders. The Government in the case sought to introduce a forensic expert witness to testify about latent fingerprint evidence, more specifically the ACE-V fingerprint identification system, linking…

This case involves a man who was a paraplegic from spinal injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident. The man went into a physical rehabilitation center and later developed pressures sores (i.e. decubitus-ulcers, bed sores) on his buttocks and sacrum while…

This case involves a couple who were flying from the South to the Midwest to return home after a visit with family members. The couple was traveling with their 4-year-old and 2-year old daughters. The flight was delayed at least…

This case involves a shopper in a self-service grocery store. When the shopper was walking down an aisle between two rows of counters stocked with merchandise, he stepped on a substance that some other shoppers identified as hand lotion. The…

This case involves a restaurant that hired a contractor to do routine waterproofing of its roof shingles and as-needed repairs to the restaurant’s air-conditioning system. The contractor was told to replace the compressor motor in an air-conditioner located on the…

This case involves a private equity fund’s managing partner and the manager of the fund’s trading operations. The managing partner told potential investors that the fund was an investment vehicle that would allow investors to capitalize from both bull and…

This case concerns a plaintiff who brought a personal injury claim and retained a law firm on a contingent fee basis. The agreement called for payment in several installments. The agreement did not mention appeals. At the end of the…