There are four major types of privacy law: unreasonable intrusion upon seclusion, unreasonable revelation of private facts, unreasonably placing another person in a false light; and, misappropriation of a person’s name or likeness. Intrusion: One who intentionally intrudes, physically or …
Read Ask Stephanie: What are the Right to Privacy Concerns Facing Livestock Photographers?
Here is a presentation that I did on the topic for an upcoming lecture at Purdue on the topic:
Read Ask Cari: What Laws Affect Agriculture and Livestock Photographers / Videographers?
As we watch the Nation shut down major events, restaurants, and bars as well as limit social gatherings to a small amount of people, what happens to contracts that may not be able to be fulfilled because of the rippling …
Read Ask Stephanie: Should I update my Contracts in Response to COVID-19?
I was recently interviewed by Illinois Farmer on farm estate planning, which remains a hot topic in agriculture. I’m passionate about getting estate and succession planning on your “to do” list and to treat it like any other deadline in …
People demand readily available information in all aspects of their lives. So, it is no surprise that consumers demand that same level of information when it comes to their food. Food labels are one of the avenues consumers get information …
Read Ask Stephanie: What are the “Hot” Food Labeling Issues so far in 2020?
There are a myriad of animal law issues affecting farm and ranch families who are going through a divorce (both with companion animals but also livestock and frozen genetics). Read my Fact Sheet with the National Agriculture Law Center here. …
Read NALC Fact Sheet: Animal Law Issues in Farm and Ranch Divorces
I get a lot of questions regarding spousal support, especially in farm and ranch divorces with complex financial issues. I completed a Fact Sheet for the National Agriculture Law Center on this topic here. You can read all of the …
Sometimes farm and ranch families have domestic violence issues (as do all types of families). I worked on a Fact Sheet on Orders of Protection for the National Agriculture Law Center here. You can read all my fact sheets as …
Read NALC Fact Sheet: Orders of Protections for Farm and Ranch Families
If you follow me then you know that I loooooove Alternative Dispute Resolution. In fact, I’m a trained mediator myself and I teach mediation as an adjunct professor at the University of Illinois School of Law. There is nothing that …
Read NALC Fact Sheet: Alternative Dispute Resolution in Farm and Ranch Divorces
Oftentimes in a divorce or separation, people assume that assets need to be divided… but that isn’t *always* the case, especially with farm and ranch divorces. Read my Fact Sheet on Keeping the Farm Business Intact with the National Agriculture …