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Monday, September 30, 2013

OBAMACARE LOOMING: EXACTLY WHAT ARE YOU REQUIRED TO DO?





Health care is a very political subject because there is a ton of money involved, but you’re not asking about politics.  Also, while the big picture economics are very interesting (here is a great video), I’m guessing that you want to know how the law affects the economics of your pocketbook.  There is a lot to know so I’ll break it down into easily digestible sections here:

Sunday, September 22, 2013

HOW CAN I STEAL A CHUNK OF MY NEIGHBOR’S LAND?



You may be surprised at how often I get this question.  Usually there is a story: years ago someone put up a fence to keep the cows out of the orchard or the foxes away from the chickens or the kids in the yard.  Maybe no one knew where the property line was back then or maybe they did, the “who knew what who said what who agreed to what” is usually in dispute, but what is clear is that one party is using property on the wrong side of the surveyed official property line, and Mr. Robinson is suing his neighbor.

Friday, September 13, 2013

WHY DO CORPORATIONS HAVE MORE RIGHTS THAN RIVERS?







This is a fascinating question. The most fascinating thing about it is the way my mind reacts to it. Why, I have to ask myself, am I so annoyed by this question? “Don't you know,” my mind answers as my eyes roll, “that corporations are groups of people and rivers are simply property?” I have this reaction because, as a lawyer, I am particularly indoctrinated into our current system of laws, but there is more to it than a simple legal answer, isn't there? There is pain. Laws protecting the rights of corporations have allowed them to destroy rivers.

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