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You and the Tort Law: A Guide

Everyday, we’re always at the risk of falling victim to misfortune whether it is from using defective products or unknowingly falling off into a manhole, or sustaining vast injuries due to serious highway accidents. You may think that accidents tha...

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Parents Pursue Claim Against Doctor And Nurse Alleging Their Child Died While In Fetal Distress

As fetal distress is a dangerous problem in pregnancy that many times involves a diminished oxygen supply to the unborn baby. Thus, if fetal distress is observed measures need to be taken right away to avoid injury to the baby. Below we consider the ...

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Timeline of Merck's failure to act on removing Vioxx from the market

Based on an article by THE NEW YORK TIMES, by Alex Berenson, Gardiner Harris, Barry Meier and Andrew Pollack, "In May 2000, executives at Merck, the pharmaceutical giant under siege for its handling of the multibillion-dollar drug Vioxx, made a fatef...

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The Right To Enfranchise - What Happens if You Delay

Introduction The right to vote or enfranchise is a fundamental right and a cornerstone of democratic societies. The ability to participate in free and fair elections is essential for citizens to exercise their political power and influence the decis...

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Bugging and Tape Recording Conversations in Arizona: Is it Legal?

Bugging and Tape Recording Conversations in Arizona: Is it Legal? by: Trent R. Wilcox Lawyers often receive inquiries about the legalities of recording phone or other conversations in Arizona. In particular, the issue frequently arises in family...

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What To Do If Your Disability Case is Denied

Some American working class citizen come to the point in their lives when they find out that they become disabled due to a physical impairment/illness and can no longer perform on their present jobs or cannot hold down any kind of jobs anymore. To co...

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Choosing a Mesothelioma Attorney

Filing a mesothelioma lawsuit is a long and dwindling process. Selection of a mesothelioma attorney whom you trust and have a good rapport with is very important. If you are thinking about filing a mesothelioma lawsuit, you must meet with a variety o...

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When Attorneys Enforce Judgments

When people get a court ordered judgment, they often believe that the battle is over and that they will soon be receiving the compensation they are owed. However, enforcing a judgment can sometimes be just as difficult as winning it in the first plac...

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Organ Trafficking in Eastern Europe

A kidney fetches $2700 in Turkey. According to last month's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, this is a high price. An Indian or Iraqi kidney enriches its former owner by a mere $1000. Wealthy clients later pay for the ra...

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Qualified Personal Residence Trust (QPRT) reeserves the use of a residence

A Qualified Personal Residence Trust (QPRT) is a trust in which the person establishing the trust, call the Grantor, reserves the use of a residence (either the Grantor¡¯s primary residence or a seasonal residence) for a specified term of years. In...

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