If someone is unable or unwilling to make decisions, the only way that someone else can make their decisions is if that other person has been empowered to do so by a local probate court or through a written power of attorney signed by the person giving the authority (the principal). Court appointment of people […]
Monthly Archives: January 2020
Legal-Ease column: “Consequences from agricultural pesticide drift increasing”
Agriculture, like the rest of our world, is growing and changing at a pace seldom seen in history. Crops and animals are genetically modified to correlate to each field and each pen of a production facility. In producing crops, a pesticide applied to one field can sometimes drift onto another, nearby field. The risk of […]
Legal-Ease column: “Double jeopardy and the Fourth Amendment in NW Ohio”
Northwest and West Central Ohio has dealt with an incredibly unfortunate situation that may also significantly impact the rest of the United States. My summary of the facts is brief and simplified. A man named Travis Soto was involved in the 2006 death of his son. Mr. Soto told authorities that his son died from […]
Legal-Ease column: “Basics of employment discrimination and Constitutional rights”
For college and NFL football coaches, this is the season of hiring and firing. For the rest of us, we can find ourselves addressing updated new year resolutions, including resolutions to find new jobs. Based upon the current unemployment rate, a job should not necessarily be hard to come by, even for low-skilled workers. That […]