There is a school of thought in legal writing that you should never put anything too important in footnotes, as some readers might skip over them. See, e.g., https://www.legalwritingpro.com/articles/the-lowdown-on-footnotes/. Well, if you are one of those readers, then you would have missed a good footnote from an unpublished Fourth Circuit opinion issued on Monday. The opinion starts with the sentence “This appeal presents conflict of laws and conflict of interests questions in an insurance coverage dispute.” … Continue Reading
