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How IP Lawyers Can Help Me Protect A Design Feature In My Business

You run a business and as a serious entrepreneur you have had a particular feature or shape designed on one of your products. Well, you need specialist IP Lawyers. The design could be the handle of a jug or the shape in an ornament or product; it w...

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California Maritime Slip and Fall Lawyer: Vessel Slip and Falls Caused By Poorly Maintained Decks

Slip and Fall accidents are the second leading cause of accidental death. The only greater cause of death is automobile accidents. When people reach their sixties, slip and fall accidents become the leading cause of death in the U.S. Slip and fall ac...

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The Right Focus on Tort Reform

The recent headlines about Mercks Vioxx withdrawal and the FDAs move to ban ephedra have brought a lot of media attention to the growing area of drug litigation. On April 12, 2004 the FDA published a rule banning health supplements that contain ephed...

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$20,000,000 Recovery In Case Alleging Doctors Did Not Take Action While Patient Had A Placental Abruption

Expectant parents place the health of their unborn baby in the hands of their doctor. In doing so, they expect the doctor to be able to deal with any problem that could occur during the pregnancy, especially any complication that poses a major danger...

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Been Dismissed? Is a Compromise Agreement the Solution?

If you are looking to settle a statutory claim, such as one for unfair dismissal, according to the Employment Rights Act 1996 (as well as other legislation), there are only 3 ways to do this Oh dear, this sounds like a whole bumph of legal jargon ab...

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Asbestos in the Workplace

Anyone who is exposed to fibrous asbestos can acquire life threatening illnesses such as asbestos lung cancer, mesothelioma, asbestosis, and more. The people who usually have developed an asbestos related disease are those who were regularly exposed ...

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A Conveyancing Solicitors Guide to Selling Your Home

Selling your home can be one of life's most stressful events, whether it is a freehold house or leasehold flat. It also involves what is probably the most expensive financial transaction you will ever carry out. You will need conveyancing solici...

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Jones Act Lawyer Straight talk: Seaman Injured by Equipment - - A Case Study

Working aboard ships can be extremely dangerous. Sometimes crew members are seriously injured on ships. Seriously injured crew members and their families need to understand maritime law. In order to illustrate these points here is a Jones Act acciden...

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Collective Enfranchisement - A Brief Introduction

Collective enfranchisement - what is it? If you live in a flat and pay a mortgage on that property, unless you have been specifically been told otherwise, you are more than likely to be a leaseholder. Leaseholding is a peculiarity of United Kingdom h...

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When Is An Insurance Company Acting In Bad Faith In California?

Implicit in every insurance policy is the promise of good faith and fair dealing. In California, when an insurer refuses to settle a claim on behalf of its insuredthereby financially jeopardizing the insuredit is acting in bad faith. In such instance...

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