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Vail Law: The ins and outs of 'party wall' agreements

It's the party time of year, with eggnog, mistletoe, ham, turkey, cranberries, crèches smelling of fresh straw, and Hanukkah candles twinkling their ancient light. So I thought it a propitious moment to share a word or two about party walls and their ...

From ROHN ROBBINS, Vail Daily,  24 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Hanukkah

Vail Law: Here's a look at the 'statute of frauds'

The word “fraud” conjures up deceit. In fact, “fraud” may be defined as “an intentional perversion of the truth for the purpose of inducing another in reliance upon it to part with some valuable thing belonging to him or to surrender a legal right.” ...

From ROHN ROBBINS, Vail Daily,  17 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Samuel Goldwyn

Vail Law: What's 'assumption of the risk?'

‘Assumption of the risk and coming to the nuisance' ====== Vail Law bug ======= A Montana jury recently awarded $850,000 to the family of Brandon Patch, who was killed in 2003 when he was struck in the head by a baseball that had come off an aluminum ...

From ROHN ROBBINS, The Vail Trail,  10 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Michael Jackson

Vail Law: What's a summary judgment?

So what? In essence, that's what a motion for summary judgment asks. But let's back up a little. First, what is a “motion"? Motions are the way attorneys maneuver around a lawsuit. A motion is an application made to the court for the purpose of ...

From ROHN ROBBINS, Vail Daily,  27 Oct 2009

Vail Law: Just what is a 'friend of the court?'

The court has friends. Lots of them, in fact. They are known to the court as amicus curiae, or “friend of the court.” Bells might be ringing in your head and with good reason. “Curia” in medieval and, later, Latin means “court.” While in the context ...

From ROHN ROBBINS, The Vail Trail,  20 Oct 2009
Related Topics: US State Department,  Bill Ritter

Vail Law: Is medical marijuana subject to sales tax?

My column last week on Colorado's medical marijuana laws generated lots of comment. Apparently medical marijuana use is a smokin' hot topic here in Happy Valley. A couple of things that flowed from the column were whether medical marijuana ...

From ROHN ROBBINS, The Vail Trail,  6 Oct 2009

Vail law: Colorado's medical marijuana laws

The state health agency maintains a confidential registry of patients who have applied for, and are entitled to receive, a registry identification card. Criteria to qualify for the card include residency within the Colorado and completion of the ...

From ROHN ROBBINS VAIL, CO COLORADO, The Vail Trail,  29 Sep 2009

Vail Law: Cohabitation agreements becoming more popular

Agreements between couples seem to be more common in these economic times ======== Use Vail Law bug =========== Cohabitation agreements are contracts for living together in un-wedded bliss. Rules of the road on the path to non-matrimonial harmony, if ...

From ROHN ROBBINS, The Vail Trail,  22 Sep 2009

Vail law: More about federal debt collection laws

In the first part of this Vail Daily series, I introduced the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, explaining what it is, what kinds of debts are covered, who is subject to the act and what kinds of restrictions are imposed. In this part, we'll examine ...

From ROHN ROBBINS VAIL, CO COLORADO, Vail Daily,  15 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Federal Trade Commission

Vail Law: A look at Ted Kennedy's legislative legacy

VAIL, Colorado — Love him or loathe him, Ted Kennedy served the people of Massachusetts in the U.S. Senate for 47 years, longer than the lives of any of his brothers. He was, unquestionably, in the thick of many of the seminal legislative and cultural ...

From ROHN ROBBINS VAIL, CO COLORADO, The Vail Trail,  2 Sep 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Senate,  Edward M. Kennedy,  Robert Byrd,  Strom Thurmond,  Nelson Mandela

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