Animals are Family Too

Seth Victor           This past week I attended the 2010 New Jersey State Bar Association Annual Meeting and Convention in Atlantic City. I had a very enjoyable time, and while I think part of holding the event in Atlantic City is to entice lawyers to come and make a holiday of it, I was there [...]

GA Bar Adds Animal Law Section

Bridget Crawford The State Bar of Georgia has added an Animal Law section.  Law.com (pay site – sorry; 30 day passes available) has the story here.  Law.com reports that there are several animal-law related bills pending in the state legislature including HB 429 (protective orders for pets)and SB 131 (pet trusts).

The Helmsley Controversy Continues…

This one’s for Professor Crawford… The Washington Times reports today that Leona Helmsley’s estate trustees have allocated $136 million of the trust’s first dole-out of $137 million (out of an estimated total of $5 billion) to medical charities rather than dog charities — the latter being what some animal advocates feel her will indicated she [...]