Q-Law Blog

QUERIN LAW: Lead Based Paint

If inhaled or swallowed, lead can be very toxic, especially to small children.  If ingested, it accumulates in the body’s bones and other tissues and

Oregon’s Seller Property Disclosure Law

The governing statutes are ORS 105.462 to 105.490.  ORS 105.464 sets forth a form of disclosure statement that, subject to limited exceptions, all sellers of

The CFPB – Spawn of Frankendodd

It is no secret that my regard for the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (“the CFPB”) is akin to my regard for Bubonic Plague; they both

Unease About Quantitative Easing

For the last several years, the Federal Reserve has pursued an unorthodox (read “last resort”) fiscal policy known as “Quantitative Easing.”[1]  Fed Chair Ben Bernanke

CFPB – A Bad Case of Mission Creep

One of the most notable bi-products of the foreclosure disaster, was another disaster – the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act; a 2300 page tome bearing the names