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Houston Divorce Lawyer Answers Common Questions About Mediation

If you are reading this, then you are probably either thinking of filing for divorce or have a feeling that your spouse may be filing for divorce whether you want to separate or not. One of the common questions that an individual going through the ...

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Injuries Sustained from Accidents on Boats

Have you had a particularly sunny day spending time in a boat or yacht that turned awry due to unexpected accident on board and at sea? Well, misfortunes do happen at the most unexpected times. And sometimes, it leaves serious physical injuries. Acci...

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Vioxx Recall Lawsuits

Vioxx Recall Lawsuits by: T.Going The drug Vioxx is a COX-2 inhibitor designed by the company Merck Inc. It was ordered to be pulled from American and European markets on April 7th 2005 after it was discovered that there were potentially deadly ...

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Why Make a UK Prenuptial Agreement?

One of the sad facts about modern British life is the high divorce rate. A couple planning to marry today have only an evens chance of being together at their end of lives. And that is why those planning to wed should consider making a UK prenuptial ...

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Boating Accident Law - Will a Limitation of Liability Action Sink Your Boat Accident Case?

Maritime law is the law of the sea. Maritime law is very, very different from California State law. One of the peculiar parts of maritime law is the Limitation of Liability Act. Under the Limitation of Liability Act, if certain factual prerequisites ...

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The Administration of Antibiotics To Avoid Group B Strep Infections in Newborns

An expectant mother who is a carrier of the group b strep can pass on the bacteria to her child during labor even when the mother does not present any symptoms. Research have shown that from fifteen to forty percent of pregnant women have Group b str...

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Addressing the Canadian Age of Sexual Consent

Canada's government is failing to protect our children from sexual predators. Under the Criminal Code of Canada it is currently not a criminal offence for an adult to engage in sexual activity with a person aged 14 years or older if the young pe...

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I Built a Better Mousetrap Advice on Protecting Your Creation With a U.S. Patent

So, you built a better mousetrap. Now, how do your protect your "perfect" creation from being stolen by a Fortune 500 company? The answer lies in the United States Constitution which gives the U.S. Congress exclusive authority to grant patents for in...

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Estate Tax Elimination

When considering whether there can be a repeal of the estate tax it is important to understand that politics, as well as economics, govern the system. The pure essence of this tax is to redistribute the wealth among the classes. The IRS is able to ob...

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Example Of The Way An Insurance Company May Mistakenly Undervalue A Vehicle Accident Victim's Claim

It is worth reviewing car accident lawsuits in which insurance companies have made offers well below the total consequently recovered by the plaintiff at trial. These cases illustrate the variables that might come into consideration in the offer and ...

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