Legal Commentary

Property Rights in Rings of Power
(Ilya Somin) Co-blogger Ken Anderson asks my opinion on property rights in Rings of Power. I refer Ken and other interested readers to my thorough May 2008 post on this subject, which includes links to some of the other commentary on this important issue...

PROPERTY SUBJECT TO DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY IN FLORIDA
PROPERTY SUBJECT TO DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY IN FLORIDA. Unless otherwise stated in the Florida durable power of attorney, the durable power of attorney applies to any interest in property owned by the principal, including, without limitation, the Principal's interest in all real property, including homestead real property; all personal property, tangible or intangible; all property held in any type of joint tenancy, including a tenancy in common, joint tenancy with right of survivorship, or a tenancy by the entirety; all property over which the principal holds a general, limited, or special power of appointment; chooses in action; and all other contractual or statutory rights or elections, including, but not limited to, any rights or elections in any probate or similar proceeding to which the principal is or may become entitled...

Are There Property Rights in Rings of Power
(Kenneth Anderson) A question for Ilya!  Given that the gods have at least some property rights, I can?t help but wonder about property rights and the Rings of Power.  Does the ring belong to you ...

Epstein Revisits Property Rights in New Book
In 1985, Richard Epstein (Chicago) published Takings: Private Property and the Power of Eminent Domain (1985). Regarded by many as the bible of the property rights movement, it was and still is a must-read...

Tate on Publicity Rights, Taxation, and the Power of Testation
Joshua C. Tate (SMU) has posted Immortal Fame: Publicity Rights, Taxation, and the Power of Testation on SSRN. Here's the abstract:Publicity rights, or the rights to the use of one's image and likeness, are a relatively recent form of property...

New Articles Available Online: On Competition Law and Intellectual Property, and on Patents and Phramaceuticals Regulation
Two articles of mine have been recently published and are available online. The first article, published in 49 Arizona Law Review is Making Sense of Nonsense: Intellectual Property, Antitrust, and Market Power...

Nanotechnology Law
Intellectual property laws

Power of Attorney and Living Wills for the aged
Options for caring for aging parents

Estate Planning
Documents: durable power of attorney, living will, letter of instruction, and insurance trust

Living Wills and Powers of Attorney
Laws effecting the elderly

Grandparents Visitation Rights
Every state lets elderly grandparents petition to visit grandchildren

Cumulative Voting
Protecting minority shareholder interests

Rally Rights
Gettysburg Borough awards arrested protester $22,500 civil rights settlement.

Civil / Human Rights
alleging violations of basic human and civil rights.

Hospira AC Power Cord Recall
Hospira AC Power Cord Recall

Mercedes-Benz Recalls 85,000 Vehicles for Power Steering Defect
Mercedes-Benz Recalls 85,000 Vehicles for Power Steering Defect

RadioShack
Power Supplies Recalled

Best Buy
Recalls Portable Power Sources