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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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Do Police Have Privacy Rights During Traffic Stops?

What is the extent of police officers' right to privacy during routine traffic stops, especially with regard to photography or recording? Since they are typically pulling people over on public roads, it would fall under "fair view," meaning if a...

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

Parents Pursue Claim Against Doctor and Nurse Alleging Their Child Died While in Fetal Distress. Losing a child is a parent's worst nightmare. When a child dies, the parents are left in a state of shock, disbelief, and grief. However, when a child d...

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Questions and Answers on the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction

Questions and Answers on the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction by: Trent R. Wilcox Q: What is the Hague Convention? A. The Hague Convention is a term used to cover a number of international treaties on differ...

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Mechanic\'s Liens and Attorneys Fees

Based on California LawOur office is commonly asked whether a contractor who files an action to foreclose on a mechanics lien can recover his attorneys fees against the owner of the property if he prevails at trial. There is a distinction in the type...

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Cerebral Palsy – General Information you should know.

Cerebral Palsy – General Information you should know.From the legal staff at Irom Law Copyright © 2005 Irom, Wittels, Freund, Berne & Serra, P.C. All Rights Reserved. Did you know that approximately 10,000 children born in the United States ea...

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What Are Phase 2 Environmental Assessments And Baseline Environmental Assessments?

A Phase 2 environmental site assessment (ESA) is usually conducted in order to first investigate and then quantify the absence or presence of any suspected contamination that is associated with RECS that have been identified during a Phase i ESA. Th...

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Anti-Phishing Bill Introduced To Congress

Anti-Phishing Bill Introduced To Congress by: Richard A. Chapo Sen. Partick J. Leahy has introduced the Anti-Phishing Act of 2005 to Congress for consideration. The Act would allow federal prosecutors to seek fines of up to $250,000 and prison s...

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Class-Action Lawsuits – Can They Help You?

Class-Action Lawsuits – Can They Help You? by: Charles Essmeier The recent withdrawals of the prescription medications Vioxx and Bextra from the marketplace due to safety concerns has class-action lawsuits in the news again. What is a class-ac...

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Minority Shareholders – Fighting The Man

Minority Shareholders – Fighting The Man by: Richard A. Chapo Investing in a corporate entity is fairly standard practice in our society. Problems arise when you own a small percentage of shares, but disagree with the direction the majority sh...

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