by Greg Overstreet | Sep 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
I think all adults can agree that kids and most teens do not have an adult sense of judgment. It might make sense to someone under 18 to buy that really cool car for double what it’s worth. Montana protects them from unfair contracts. Kind of. A Montana statute, MCA...
by Greg Overstreet | Jul 19, 2022 | Uncategorized
Is it just me, or has there been an explosion of construction liens for excessive amounts? Most construction companies are honest, but a few aren’t. Apparently, the white-hot construction market here has led a few construction companies to file construction liens...
by Greg Overstreet | May 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
For those who attend church, you have probably noted how people seem to sit in the same pew every week. You have a legal right to that seat. No kidding. (You can’t make this kind of stuff up.) Montana Code Annotated section 70-17-101 defines all the things that can be...
by Greg Overstreet | Mar 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
Many local business owners ask me if they need to trademark their business’ name or product by registering it with the federal trademark office. The answer is, “Not really.” A trademark is legal protection for the trade name of a business or product. (A service mark...
by Greg Overstreet | Mar 28, 2022 | Uncategorized
You sometimes hear people say, “That’s just an oral contract. It doesn’t count.” This is incorrect. Most oral contracts do, indeed, count. But their terms are usually hard to prove. Montana law provides, “All contracts may be oral except such as specifically by...
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