Archive for August, 2008

Is it legal to bring dead but preserved insects/plants from on an airplane from Argentina to US?

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

The Naturalist asked: I am going to argentina for a month, and am going to collect plants/insects and preserve them while I’m there. As long as they are preserved, dead, and mounted, is it legal to bring them from Buenas Aires to the US as a non cairry on item, whithout claiming them at [...]

Is it legal for a hospital to refuse to remove a cancerous tumor because of outstanding medical bills?

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

williamson_john5050 asked: My step-mother just had her appendix removed. During surgery, the doctor found cancer. The original surgery cost around $20,000.00. My father nor her has health insurance. The hospital will not remove the cancer until the first bill is paid in full. Is this legal?

Is it legal to burn down your own mobile home?

Friday, August 1st, 2008

Queen Queso asked: My neighbor is burning his trailer down instead of paying for it to be removed. We are in the state of Indiana. Is this legal?