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What Happens When Physicians Do Not Follow Up On Abnormal Digital Exam And PSA Testing

Imagine you are a man and you go to your physician for your yearly checkup. Imagine the physician orders blood tests, including a PSA test which is used for the early detection of prostate cancer. This is the way to check if a male without any sympto...

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Nurse Keeps Waiting For Doctor To Show Up While Baby In Fetal Distress

As fetal distress is a dangerous problem in pregnancy that frequently entails a diminished oxygen supply to the unborn infant. Thus, if fetal distress is noted action should be taken right away to circumvent injury to the child. Below we consider the...

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Doctor Settles Malpractice Lawsuit With Mother Of Baby Who Died During Pregnancy For $650,000

A woman who had been dealing with hypertension for a number of years reaches the decision that she and her husband want to have a baby. After learning of the pregnancy, she met with her primary care physician who sent her to an obstetrician. When she...

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Mediation, Expert Determination, and ADR

Mediation is promoted as the way to resolve many disputes. It is flavour of the day and will usually be suggested by the courts as an alternative to litigation. Those that refuse to co-operate could well end up being penalised in costs by the court. ...

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I'm Making A Stand For The Children

I'm Making A Stand For The Children by: Rose DesRochers Canada’s low age of consent for sexual intercourse is composing a risk to our Canadian children. Canada's age of sexual consent is 14, one of the lowest in the world.Because of ...

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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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Personal Injuries In Common Carrier Accidents

When it comes to traveling from one place to another, common carrier accidents are something that we would hope would never happen. Unfortunately, they do, and they often result in personal injury. A common carrier is a company or individual that tra...

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Top 5 Reasons to Hire an Injury Attorney

Do you know that if you suffer injuries due to the negligence of someone else you are entitled to get compensated for it by the accused? Both in the case of intentional and unintentional negligence, if accident causes physical injuries to a person, t...

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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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What is the Difference Between a Power Of Attorney and a Guardianship? Which is Appropriate for Someone With Alzheimer’s?

What is the Difference Between a Power Of Attorney and a Guardianship? Which is Appropriate for Someone With Alzheimer’s? by: William G. Hammond, JD A power of attorney is a legal document in which one person (the principal) authorizes another...

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