Adverse possession. I am a new owner of a vacation home on a lake and the surveyor found an 15' encroachment on "my land".

Under the very old but still valid doctrine of "adverse possession" a non-owner of land, or ‘trespasser’ as you have put it, becomes the true owner...

I think when the claims manager called and said 'WalMart was not liable', the company was in fact doing what you suggested in your headline...

I think when the claims manager called and said 'WalMart was not liable', the company was in fact doing what you suggested in your headline...

Does there have to be tangible proof of a dog bite on a mule if a dog is accused of attacking and biting the mule?

Never seen a posting on a dog allegedly biting a mule but being a dog lover I take your concern seriously. Defendants are convicted every day of...

AUTO ACCIDENT

It does not matter that both motor vehicle operators have the same insurance company. This actually happens frequently, especially since there are...

The best approach is to be certain that you have adequate insurance. To fully understand the fact that most of your own coverage carries over to a...

Who is liable in a 3 car accident?

If you felt only one impact, it is highly likely that car 3 struck car 2, pushing it into you and so car 3 is liable. If this is truly what...

Does the US Bankruptcy Appellate Panel have discretionary review?

If you have an issue to appeal, more important than who does what is the fact that there is nearly always a limited time period in which to bring...

This is boilerplate language that was thrown into the legal filing. That means that generally speaking, attorneys with word processors often throw...

Is it necessary to inform creditors of bankruptcy filing.

One of the many documents that makes up the bankruptcy filing is a creditors matrix. On the matrix, the person filing gives the correspondence...