BY Katie Marasco, esq There are currently at least 17 states considering instating a ban on tanning privileges for teenagers.  Such bans would put an age minimum requirement for the use of tanning beds at tanning salons.  Some states, rather than considering an all out ban, want to require parental  or doctor permission before tanning [...]

BY: Katie Marasco, esq In a typical domestic violence case, where the victim seeks some legal protection from her abuser, the victim may get a protective order against the abuser. However, when minors are involved it isn’t so easy for the victim. Many states don’t even allow a minor to obtain a protective order and [...]

BY Katie Marasco Tenants often wonder what type of recourse they have against landlords who won’t make necessary repairs. Landlord Tenant law can be tricky and certainly varies from state to state. The best overall advice is to document, in writing, all requests for repairs and maintain any records of refusal if possible. Recourse against [...]

BY Katie Marasco If an underage individual, someone under the age of 21 years old, is caught in possession of alcohol or in some states with alcohol their system, they may be ticketed for a minor in possession, minor in consumption, possession of alcohol under the legal age or any similar offense. The language used [...]

BY Katie Marasco If you are an employer and you are making over the counter medication available to your employees in the workplace you may be setting yourself up for potentially serious liability. While you might think providing your employees with an over the counter pain killer or cold medicine is simply a nice thing [...]