By Patrick N. George All manufacturers have a legal responsibility to design, create, and sell products that are free of defects and safe for consumers to use. However, this does not always happen. Manufacturers sometimes overlook safety regulations or rush the manufacturing or testing process. At times they do not…
By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney The issue of guarantees and/or co-signers on a lease agreement is related to the issue of who the parties to the lease agreement are. The person who owns the property and is renting the property is the landlord. The person who is renting the property…
By Matthew P. Stucki When people in the community discover that I am an attorney that practices in the area of estate planning, one of the first questions that they ask is what happens upon my death if I do not have a Last Will and Testament. In response, I…
By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney Generally speaking, in Idaho, there are few statutory limitations for disciplining an employee for off-duty misconduct worth mentioning. The only one worth mentioning is contained in the Idaho Civil Service Act (See I.C. §§ 50-1601 et seq.) Pursuant to the Civil Service Act, each city…
By Lane V. Erickson, attorney I often have clients ask me which state they should set their business up in. More often this question is, which state should I incorporate in? Many people wanting to set up an LLC or corporation have heard or read on the internet that states…
By Matthew P. Stucki This is the fourth of four posts discussing the execution of a valid Last Will and Testament. The first three steps in executing a valid Last Will and Testament include testamentary intent, testamentary capacity, and voluntary creation of the Last Will and Testament free from fraud,…
Recent news reports of accidents are a reminder of the importance of seat belt use. A head-on crash happened on Tuesday evening, October 18, 2016 near Caldwell on U.S. Highway 20/26 between a 1997 Ford Taurus driven by Joseph Upchurch of Nampa and a 2002 Chevrolet Impala. The Ford crossed…
By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney Probate is an essential part of the process where property is passed through a court process from a person who dies to those individuals he has chosen or who the law prescribes are entitled to receive it. The probate process is used whenever title to…
By Rachel Miller With winter weather comes some enjoyable things – snowmen, skiing/snowboarding, Christmas. However, winter weather also brings the not so fun – snow and ice on our roadways, sidewalks, and other common walkways. Business owners have a natural incentive to keep their sidewalks and entryways free of snow…
By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney Opening scene from the movie Swordfish: STANLEY (Referring to the changes to the movie Dog Day Afternoon, Gabriel just suggested) You know, this movie of yours, I don’t think it would have worked. GABRIEL Really? How come? STANLEY (shrugs) Audiences love happy endings. GABRIEL Pacino…