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What is the name of your state? Idaho I recently read this article: https://lawyerslegalresearch.com/who-must-repair-a-retaining-wall-located-on-the-boundary-between-two-properties/ Does anyone know if the same rule of lateral support has been adopted in the state of Idaho? Thank you in...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Nevada "Many lawyers and so-called experts are of the opinion that a lender cannot pursue a deficiencey judgment once it has decided to write off the debt and issue a 1099. This is untrue! The lender may BOTH write off the debt for financial...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Nevada The mortgage company advised me that they re-keyed my home after I vacated. I am still the owner of record until the foreclosure sale takes place. In the unlikely event something happens inside the home such as a burst pipe, etc., am I...

Does anyone here know of a way to find more information about the author of an ALR annotation? The author's name is listed at the beginning, however, the name is common and there's no additional info....

I'm working on my first assignment on Westlaw. But having trouble understanding the difference between the H and C status flags on KeyCite. According to Westlaw: H In cases and administrative decisions, a blue H indicates that the case or administrative decision has some history. C In cases...

I understand that a paralegal is not allowed to do anything that constitutes giving legal advice, executing legal documents, etc (I'm currently a beginning paralegal student) My question - Can an independent paralegal be hired to only do research based on a given fact situation?

Can a business release a public statement of fact about its competitor without it being grounds for defamation? The statement would only utilize published statements of said competitor and the source of all statements would be clearly cited so that any member of the public could verify.. 1) Is...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NV Can a self-represented party send a communication (a letter) to the opposing party who is represented by a lawyer? Note that there is no litigation, no complaint at this time. I'm simply trying to resolve a problem with the other party and...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Nevada Party A sends a demand letter to party B demanding a signed letter of apology for plagiarizing party A's work. If party B does not sign the letter, party A does not threaten a lawsuit, but instead intends to release a statement of fact (no...

In general, under common law, if an offer to perform a service does not specify the time of performance, then the offer is not valid, correct? Next, suppose the offeree accepts the invalid offer and some issue arises due to the fact that the time of performance was not specified (offeror takes...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Nevada I have two simple (I hope) questions: I (not an attorney) live in Nevada and recently sent a demand letter to the offending party (not an attorney either) who lives in Pennsylvania. A week later I received a letter from an attorney...

Nevada We have discovered another party who has simply copied and utilized our registered trademark, with the further audacity to represent the trademark as his own. In addition to a cease and desist letter, we are going to make a demand seeking fair and equitable payment for the illegal use of...

What is the name of your state? Nevada RE: Print Administrator’s Application of Copyright Law I am fully aware that the copyright statutes clearly state that only the copyright owner or his agent can grant permission to produce a derivative arrangement of a composition under their control...

What is the name of your state? Nevada In the recent past, there was a thread in one of the usenet newsgroups containing all positive comments about the products (educational books, DVDs, etc) made by the company I work for. This morning one of the ad people asked me if there were any legal...