SB 101 seeks to rely on the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) amidst grave controversy while giving large pharmaceutical companies who harm Georgians a “Get out of Jail Free” card.

If you inherit property, of course you should be grateful and count your blessings. Still, consider the possibility that the gift may come with a big string attached—a debt linked to the property, such as is particularly common with real estate or a car. In that event, the question arises as to whether the debt must be satisfied from the particular asset or from the decedent’s estate more generally. How this question is answered can cause a big swing in the respective gift amounts for beneficiaries of an estate.

No Show Mover Must Make Mortgage Payments

A family hired a moving company to pack up their belongings in their home and move them to a new house in another state. The mover packed up everything, but failed to come back for the loading and moving. This was more than merely inconvenient, because the family’s sale of their old house was contingent upon delivery of a vacant house. When the purchasers arrived to find a house full of packed boxes, the sale fell through.

The family of a Florida teen who disappeared more than 30 years ago is closely following a proposal in the state legislature to extend the statute of limitations for filing a wrongful death lawsuit. Under Florida law, plaintiffs have only two years to pursue wrongful death damages in civil court. One backer of the bill, Sen. Jeremy Ring, called the current law antiquated and ineffective. The body of the teen, Jeffrey Klee, was not found until last year.  Breanne Gilpatrick, Miami Herald  03/29/2009