by Adam J. Glazer | Feb 23, 2017 | Adam J. Glazer, Insights
Orson Welles, whose film credits include directing Franz Kafka’s “The Trial” and playing the lawyer in “Compulsion” based on Clarence Darrow at the trial of Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, famously observed: “Nobody gets justice. People only get good luck or bad...
by Adam J. Glazer | Jan 28, 2017 | Adam J. Glazer, Insights
As a holiday column, perhaps this offering is expected to express some gratitude, offer a charitable thought for the less fortunate, reflect on a significant event over the past 12 months or invoke an appropriate religious thought. A widely read column might concisely...
by Adam J. Glazer | Nov 4, 2016 | Adam J. Glazer, Insights
Over the past several years, it has be-come increasingly difficult to determine what types of evidence are needed for an employee or ex-employee to have a viable discrimination claim. A recent decision of the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, which covers...
by Adam J. Glazer | Oct 26, 2016 | Adam J. Glazer, Insights
Coming out on the short end of an important ruling by a trial court, lawyers, like normal people, often reach for an excuse. The sting of losing is perhaps most often soothed by finding fault with the judge.“It was a long call I sat through before our case was heard,...
by Adam J. Glazer | Oct 6, 2016 | Adam J. Glazer, Insights
The annals of Section 1983 litigation are filled with claims of constitutional rights violations by authorities due to plaintiffs’ race, religion or national origin. Far less litigation centers on state origin. As in police searching a car because it has out-of-state...
