Oregon Legal Research BlogThe OSB Real Estate and Land Use Digest, vol. 30, no. 5, December 2008) discusses Ramsum v. Woldridge, 222 Or App 109, 192 P.3d 851 (2008):
“EDMONDS, P. J.
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Sailboats Can Be “Floating Homes” in Oregon
Articles Posted in Legal Subject Area Guides
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More Stunning Peanut Recall News
More news today on the peanut recall front, from the Washington Post, in a rather stunning announcement:
Every Peanut Product From Ga. Plant Recalled: FDA: Toss Out Anything Made in 2007-08
By Lyndsey Layton, Washington Post Staff Writer, Thursday, January 29, 2009; Page A01
Excerpt: “In one of the largest food recalls in history, the Food and Drug Administration asked retailers, manufacturers and consumers yesterday to throw out every product made in the past two years from peanuts processed by a Georgia plant at the heart of a deadly nationwide outbreak of salmonella illness….
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The action came after federal officials discovered this month that the company, Peanut Corporation of America, knowingly shipped products contaminated with salmonella 12 times in 2007 and 2008, prompting a congresswoman to call yesterday for a criminal investigation by the Justice Department.
Michael Rogers of the FDA said the company violated good manufacturing practices by selling peanut products that had tested positive for salmonella bacteria in inspections commissioned by the firm. He said it turned over records of its inspections only after the FDA invoked special authority given to it by Congress in 2002 under laws to prevent bioterrorism….” (source)
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Metro (Oregon) Regional Illegal Dumping Patrol
For your inner-detective/sleuth … bet you didn’t know this could be a career – and maybe a darned interesting one for some!
Metro’s Regional Illegal Dumping Patrol
“Metro’s RID Patrol tackles the problem of illegal dumping in multiple ways: cleaning up dump sites, investigating evidence found at the dump sites, issuing citations to the guilty parties, investigating haulers that are illegally dumping and working with communities that need education and help to reduce dumping in their neighborhood.
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Does Your Car Repair Shop Give You an Estimate Before Making Repairs?
It should and you can always refuse to do business with them if they don’t (and put it in writing, please). But that’s too easy. There needs to be legislation requiring them to do this!
For a public policy wonk there are few things more fun than watching the Bills Go By. Visit the Oregon Legislature’s web pages to all sorts of bill searching options. Then you can track its path through Committees, Committee hearings, reports (e.g. these), floor votes, and maybe even a Governor’s signature.
Here’s a bill on requiring car repair estimates: 2009 HB 2268
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Popular Mechanics and the Law (worst case scenarios, limousines, and plane crashes)
I’m thinking about adding Popular Mechanics website to my list of places to visit weekly.
Interesting, and well written, stuff. Take a look:
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Credit Freezes and Credit Reports in Oregon
I was reading the September 2008 Consumer Reports and their story, “ID Leaks: A Surprising Source is Your Government at Work,” reminded me that I wanted to post about their Consumer’s Union “How to Protect Yourself” guide, their Financial Privacy Now website.
(And don’t forget to check out their blog.)
This is nothing new for a lot of you, but it doesn’t hurt to include the information on this blog too:
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When Do I Have to Vacate My House After the Oregon Foreclosure Auction?
Lots of people think that answers to legal question are online. Hah!
Law librarians and lawyer know that few, if any, answers to legal “questions” are “online.” “Laws” are online (e.g. the ORS), but answers to legal problems are not; answers require research, study, synthesis, conclusions, negotiation, more research, study, and great leaps of faith, not to mention luck. (An appellate attorney in the family doesn’t hurt either, especially one who owes you a favor.)
This question, about vacating property, we got the other day, along with about a zillion other bankruptcy, foreclosure, interest rate, credit card, and debt related questions. Welcome to 2009.
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“Kids Turn” in Washington County (Oregon)
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Leaving Children Home Alone (in Oregon) – Update
See recent updates (e.g. 2/10/11, 6/15/09), but also click on the Home Alone label in the sidebar.
Some who just left me a Comment on my previous leaving children home alone post asked if there were any laws “about 2, 3 or 4 children being left in one home alone that are just friends or days alone or over night alone?”
I wish there was a simple answer, but there is not. Like a lot of questions about leaving children home alone, if the general information given on the various websites doesn’t answer your question, you may need to consult a “professional.” “Professionals” includes any number of possibilities, from a social worker, to a law enforcement officer to a lawyer.
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Pedestrians: Learn Your Rights at Willamette Pedestrian Coalition Clinic
The Willamette Pedestrian Coalition is sponsoring a Pedestrian Legal Clinic. Visit the WPC’s website for dates, times, locations of the clinics.
The WPC also has information about grants to enforce crosswalk safety laws and lots more at the website. (It’s also a very nice website – easy to read and navigate.)
I’m glad to see all this power to the pedestrian action. I’ve been puzzled by the new(ish) Share the Road program. Notice the parties who are being asked to Share the Road: 2+ wheeled motor vehicle drivers and pedalcyclists.