Just One Piece of Paper
While I was in law school, one dude was appealing a huge tax bill for unpaid tax on his dairy farm’s milk production. His whole defense and claim basis for appeal was that he had zero notice of the requirements to report production, sale, and proceeds.
In initial disclosures was this postcard from the state tax office.
He got it when he had first registered to obtain his state tax number. The very smart Assistant Attorney General waited and sprung it on the guy after he cemented his position fifty ways to Sunday.
It ruined his entire theory, which resulted in a big judgment for him. One piece of paper can hurt your client’s position.