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Hobbits, Gandalf, Bilbo, and everything else Middle Earth are the proprety of J.R.R. Tolkien and New Line Cinema
The Hobbit: A Tale of Terrible Torts
By Geoff McAleenan
In a hole in the ground, there once lived a hobbit…
who was the victim of some terrible torts. Sure, everyone is familiar with the epic tale of Mr. Bilbo Baggins and a company of dwarves who reclaimed the Lonely Mountain from Smaug the Dragon—but that is merely one side of the story. The other side is the part that Bilbo never got to tell because the wretched dwarves fled the jurisdiction of the Shire before he could file a lawsuit and provide them with service. This is Bilbo’s story: A Tale of Terrible Torts.
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