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Class-action lawsuits – Can they help you

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-action lawsuit? If you have been wronged, can a class-action lawsuit help...

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Nurse Pays Out Over $4 Million For Harm To Child During Time She Did Not React To Signs Of Fetal Distress

There are several kinds of errors physicians make when faced with a pregnant woman experiencing a placental abruption. The reason that an abruption of the placental is so high risk for the unborn child is that is may drastically lessen the amount of ...

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Redundancy - A Simple Guide

When can a redundancy be said to occur? If someone is dismissed completely or mostly because: - The employer stopping, or planning to stop, transacting the business at the location or for the purpose for which the employee was hired; - The need for...

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Malpractice Cases Due To The Delayed Diagnosis Of Colon Cancer

Just the idea that one might have colon cancer tends to bring up worry in the majority of us. It can thus feel highly reassuring to hear your physician tell you that you just have hemorrhoids. That there is no need to worry about the blood in your st...

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The New Drug Recall Lawyers

Title: The Rising Need for New Drug Recall Lawyers: Protecting Consumer Rights Introduction: In recent years, the pharmaceutical industry has witnessed an alarming number of drug recalls due to safety concerns, manufacturing defects, or undisclosed ...

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Plaintiff Funding

Plaintiff Funding by: Wensley McKenney Plaintiff Funding is a controversial new finance area in which a plaintiff secures funding based strictly on the potential financial recovery from his or her pending legal claim. Similar to securing a mortg...

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Qualified Personal Residence Trust

An Overview The Qualified Personal Residence Trust (often referred to by its acronym, "QPRT") can be an effective estate planning technique for a high net worth individual. The concept is simple: the owner of a personal residence transfers it to a tr...

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CHild Support Enforcement and Federal Criminal Law

Child support enforcement is a growing area of family law. Once child support has been ordered by a Court, or agreed upon by two parents, it is not always smooth sailing. Although we hear a lot about "deadbeat parents" (and there are both moms and da...

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Facts On Worker’s Compensation Coverage

Facts On Worker’s Compensation Coverage by: Jinky C. Mesias Most people work not because they like the job but because of the compensation that goes with the job. The amount of compensation is also covered by state laws. Individual states have...

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Getting Started With The Right To Enfranchise

If you are one of those people eligible to buy your freehold (also called collective enfranchisement or the right to enfranchise), you should act before you lease drops under 80 years - the same boundary as if you are going to extend. It is then that...

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