Most of us know that people manipulate us to sell stuff. Lawyers categorize this manipulation as either “puffery,” which is legal, or “misrepresentation,” which is not. And, even in instances of illegal misrepresentation, the law does not help people who don’t use common sense to see through a pitch. You might call this the, “it’s not the liar’s fault that the guy is stupid” defense. Believe it or not, the law also allows claims against a stupid liar. [Maybe there is a “st

Following the serenity of Thanksgiving, many of us immediately pivot to the contemporary joy of Christmas - shopping. The day after Thanksgiving, many of us wake in the dark at 4 a.m., grab a coffee, and join the pilgrimage with our community to the local big box store. We patiently stand in the cold, waiting. Yes, we are talking about Black Friday. We discuss Black Friday because when the doors open, and the crowd floods in, shoppers are injured by the pushing and shoving m