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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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Are Prank Calls Legal in the UK & Ireland?

That's the question many pranksters are asking, especially given the recent rise in celebrities such as Russell Brand appearing in the media for prank calling offenses. Information on the legality of making prank calls is very confusing, mainly...

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Charitable Remainder Trusts

A charitable remainder trust (CRT) funded during the grantors lifetime can be a very effective financial planning took, providing the grantor valuable lifetime benefits. Take the case of 72 year-old Phillip Philanthropist who has $1,000,000 of highly...

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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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SUV Rollovers - Florida

SUV Rollovers - Florida by: T.Going SUV (Sport Utility Vehicles) sales have sky-rocketed in the United States over the past few years. In 2004, SUV’s accounted for 25 percent of all new-vehicle sales with over 22 million on the road. Because S...

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Personal Injuries Resulting in Wrongful Death Cases

A wrongful death lawsuit alleges that the decedent was killed as a result of the negligence (or other liability) on the part of the defendants), and that the surviving dependents or beneficiaries are entitled to monetary damages as a result of the de...

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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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Drugs That Won’t Work (Dangerous Drugs-When Will It Stop?)

Drugs That Won’t Work (Dangerous Drugs-When Will It Stop?) by: Carla Ballatan Nowadays, it is indeed another risk we take whenever we obtain over-the-counter drugs and relievers. Most medicines are so much more unreliable rather than trustwort...

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Roe v. Wade

Roe v. Wade by: 4LawSchool.com Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973), is one of Supreme Court's most popular and controversial rulings. This article provides a summary of this decision. Facts: The great state of Texas had a law which made it ill...

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What Happens When Defendants Put Fault For The Accident On The Victim

Accidents take place. That is also true for accidents involving motor vehicles and pedestrians. Lawyers skilled in dealing with pedestrian injury cases are knowledgeable about not only the technical factors of the accident, the insurance problems, an...

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