By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney Scene from the movie Judge Dredd: PROSECUTOR: The D.N.A. is a perfect match for Judge Joseph Dredd. JUDGE DREDD: It’s a lie! The evidence has been falsified. It’s impossible! I never broke the Law! I am the Law! Employers often ask me if there is…
Jeffery Hiscox, a 19 year-old from Boise was killed in August when the vehicle in which he was a passenger was struck by a drunk driver, Orion Blumenfeld of Nampa. Blumenfeld hit the vehicle when its driver was attempting to turn onto Locust Lane. Hiscox was taken to St. Alphonsus…
By Fred J. Lewis On October 8, 2012, Richard Job, M.D. was working as an internal medicine doctor and primary care physician for DRNE Clinic/Heritage Health. On June 17, 2013 Dr. Job presented to Dr. Patrick Mullen complaining of sudden onset right thumb pain. Eventually, the infection was determined to…
By T.J. Budge The Director of the Idaho Department of Water Resources recently issued an Order Designating the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer Ground Water Management Area (“ESPA GWMA”) on November 2, 2016. The Director said his objective in forming the ESPA GWMA is to “bring all of the water users…
In second marriages, when one or both spouses have children from a previous marriage, it is common for husband or wife to draft their estate planning documents in a way to ensure that their children from the previous marriage will inherit. One way to accomplish this desire is to devise…
By Fred J. Lewis In October of 2006 the Claimant, Thomas C. Millard, fell 25’ on to a cement pad and injured his back, left leg, neck and shoulder. As a result of the accident the Claimant also suffered a serious brain injury. As a part of his treatment the…
By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney There is a difference between an employee and an independent contractor under both federal and state law. Under applicable laws, an employee qualifies for protection and is guaranteed a certain minimum wage and possibly overtime pay. On the other hand, an independent contractor does not…
By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) sets minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards for employment subject to its provisions. Unless exempt, covered employees must be paid at least the minimum wage and not less than one and one-half times their regular…
The Idaho State Police (ISP) reports that a two-vehicle crash occurred Thursday, November 10, 2016 on westbound I-84 at milepost 56 near Broadway Avenue. A 24 year-old man, Matthew Martin from Ontario, Oregon was traveling in the westbound lane in a 2016 Toyota Corolla when he lost control of his…
By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney The estate planning blogs that we have posted on our website mainly talk about the importance and reasons why you should complete your own personal estate planning. I do have a number of clients who have their estate planning done. When this occurs, many of…