The Legal News

This short film discusses the pros and cons of pre-nuptial agreements. Keep her out of your money!

Child safety seats may not offer the protection that parents are expecting. Studies show that 10 of the 12 popular child car seats, failed in crashes as low as 35 miles an hour.  This leaves the baby at risk for injury.

The government bureau, national Highway traffic safety Association only tests at the 30 mile an hour and front-end collisions for child safety seats. The results of the  study exposed serious problems with this limited government testing.
John safety seats have said the number of lives of children involved with   car wrecks .

Graco and Baby Trend make the safest car seats according to the study.

Drivers must alert those who they want pass on highways before they do so.

Spray paint may not be vendored without a sign warning young people of the penalty for creating graffiti.

It is against the law to wear a bullet-proof vest while committing a murder.

All drivers must honk before passing another car, bicyclist, skater, and even a skateboarder.

You may not pump your own gas.

It is illegal for a man to knit during the fishing season.

It is illegal to “frown” at a police officer.

If you have been found guilty of a DUI, you may not apply for personalized license plates.

Car dealerships are not allowed to open on Sundays.

You may not slurp your soup.
Automobiles are not to pass horse drawn carriages.
It is unlawful to delay or detain a homing pigeon.

Lawyers are in the line of work of enforcing our civil laws when a person is hurt without reason. The laws state that we exercise caution in our interactions with one another. If I have a business that invites people onto my property, I have a duty to ensure that the property is reasonably safe so that my customers are not hurt.

Any municipality  has the same responsibility, to take  steps to make sure that its sidewalks, streets and highways do not pose an unreasonable risk.

When a dangerous situation exists and is known to exist for a sufficient period of time that it could be corrected but is not, the property owner may be responsible if an injury occurs.

It makes sense, and its a law. As a society, we wish people, businesses, and government acting responsibly - to take due care in dealing with others. Tort law is like the golden rule.

This clip is an amusing look at tort liability with regards to cartoon actors in a children’s film, don’t laugh, its not so far fetched.