As researchers race to find vaccines, treatments and cures for the deadly pandemic that has paralyzed the world and killed hundreds of thousands of people, they’re focused on finding coronavirus treatments that are safe and effective.
New York state’s plastic bag reduction law, postponed twice already due to a lawsuit and the COVID-19 pandemic, is beginning to be enforced this week as the state reopens.
The issues of police brutality and racial profiling are not new, but have gained traction in recent weeks following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis by a police officer who put him in a choke hold for the better part of nine minutes. That officer, Dennis Chauvin, has been charged with seco
You are the proud owner of what was once the family farm, only now your property is surrounded by commercial development and new suburbs. When the local government comes to take by eminent domain a strip of your property to widen the road running in front of it, what are your rights?
There are several qualifications for having a record of arrest expunged or sealed, but the proliferation of data companies today means arrests aren’t buried nearly as deeply as they once were.
Homeowners tempted to join the sharing economy should carefully research their local laws and regulations before renting out a room or their whole house for a weekend.
Here’s a sampling of eminent domain cases that have made the news, according to the Associated Press
* In Marietta Ga. the Cobb County School Board, after a long battle
Dan Biersdorf, a Minneapolis-based attorney who specializes in representing property owners in eminent domain cases nationwide, has tips for those preparing to go up against a government trying to take
Experts suggest knowing these tips when interacting with the police
* Remain calm if confronted by police
* Ask whether you are being detained
* Keep your hands where police can see them
Durable Power of Attorney
This allows you to appoint your “attorney in fact” or “agent” to act in place of you, the “principal” in financial matters if you become incapacitated.
Vaccine manufacturers generally are protected against lawsuits, but there are programs available to compensate people seriously harmed by vaccines and other medical countermeasures. One such program applies to routine vaccinations.
