By Charles P. Castellon, Esq. 2017 © All rights reserved. Recognizing the adage that “you make money when you buy,” all real estate investors look for bargains. A popular place to buy low is the tax deed auction. Many investors specialize in this area or include tax deeds among other acquisition strategies. The main drawback, […]
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The Federal Government Creates a Fund to Help Compensate those Suffering from State Sponsored Terrorism
Over the years, there have been many incidents where US citizens have been terrorized in some way by a state sponsored action. For instance, back in 2014, families of two different military members were kidnapped and executed by al-Qaida. There are plenty of other incidents where government or state actions have resulted in bad things […]
Arnold Black Stood Up for His Own Injustices and Won
There are always reported cases of injustice or outright abuse in the media, but there aren’t quite as many cases that involve police officers specifically. According to the NY Daily news, Arnold Black sued the East Cleveland police force over a horrifying incident that happened to him, and he won big with a payout totaling […]
A Pennsylvania Woman Receives Benefits for Her Common Law Marriage from Deceased Wife
Same sex marriage is a bit confusing in states like Pennsylvania, where the unions are expressed through a Commonwealth marriage. This is a different system than a legal marriage between a man and a woman, and that can sometimes complicate things when the couple wants the benefits that come along with a standard legal marriage. […]
Going Bananas at Black Lives Matter Protest
A group of college students joined in protest September 27th by East Tennessee State University to show support for the black lives matter movement. Shortly after protesting began, an unpredictable disturbance made itself known in the form of a college boy wielding a stuffed banana. The young man was wearing a furry gorilla mask, a […]
What Do I Do if My Condo Was Damaged By Hurricane Matthew?
Are you the owner of a condominium that suffered damage from the recent hurricane? It is frustrating when the condominium association points the finger at the insurance company and the insurance company points back at the condominium association. Or maybe they are both pointing the finger at you. Meanwhile, your unit was damaged, it was […]
The Historic Civil Law Suit Against George W. Bush is Set in California
Saleh v. Bush has been ongoing, with many papers that have been handed back and forth on the case, from both parties. Currently, the latest to go into the judge’s hands in the Ninth Circuit Court was the Chilcot Report. This is hopefully going to cut back on any problems that Bush may be facing, […]
Access to Justice Conference is Exploring the Need for Civil Legal Assistance
Legal professionals throughout New York, as well as other states, have all come together to speak with one another on ways that they can make their civil law services more affordable. The number of people that have to represent themselves in civil law cases is astonishing, because they’re unable to cover the costs of having […]
A New Chinese Law That Has Been Drafted Classifies Bitcoin as Property
By now, just about everyone has heard of Bitcoin, the virtual money that everyone continues to use, though it does not appear to be recognized by many places as actual currency or anything else of value, as of yet. However, things are changing for China when it comes to the use of Bitcoin. Soon, very […]
Interpleader: Compelling Two Parties to Litigate
Generally, it is understood that one person cannot drag two others into court and force them to fight out an issue. However, as with most things in the law, there are exceptions to this idea. The concept of interpleader is that sometimes one party can compel two or more other parties to determine their rights […]
