Todays Press Releases and Blogs
What is the status of negligence in nofault states
www.personalinjurycourt.comMany states have enacted no-fault laws. Negligence law for auto collisions exists in no-fault states, but it is limited in its application.No-fault laws essentially provide 1 that you must purchase a minimum amount of no-fault insurance in order to drive and 2 that if you are injured you will be compensated by your ...
What is comparative negligence
www.personalinjurycourt.comAdhered to in the vast majority of states, comparative negligence divides the damages among the drivers involved in an accident based on their degree of fault. In "pure" comparative negligence states, you can receive payment for your injuries regardless of how much of the blame you carry for ...
What a jury is told about attorney and legal malpractice in the State of New York
www.legalmalpracticecourt.comAn attorney who undertakes to represent a client impliedly represents that he or she possesses a reasonable degree of skill, that he or she is familiar with the rules regulating practice in actions of the type which he or she undertakes to bring or defend and with the principles of law in relation to such actions ...
Legal Malpractice In California
www.legalmalpracticecourt.comDisputes over the proper interpretation of the statute of limitations for legal malpractice Code Civ. Proc. 340.6 are common. To reduce the number of disputes and improve the functioning of the statute, the Law Revision Commission proposes to:- Add a new tolling provision, which would apply when an attorney's ...
ExBlack Panthers want freedom after decision
www.criminallawcourt.comTwo former Black Panthers convicted of killing of a prison guard in 1972 should be freed after a federal magistrate found a previous attorney made mistakes during a trial, their new lawyer said Wednesday.Magistrate Judge Christine Nolan wrote that Albert Woodfox's conviction should be overturned because his former ...
NYC should honor French skyscraper climber
www.criminallawcourt.comA French daredevil in trouble for scaling a skyscraper to press for action on global warming should be honored instead of prosecuted, his lawyer said Wednesday.Alain Robert, one of two men who climbed the 52-story New York Times building on the same day last week, appeared in Manhattan court on misdemeanor charges ...
The Lemon Law Taking The Law Into Your Own Hands
www.lemoanlawintel.comThe automobile lemon laws were designed to protect car buyers from irreparable manufacturers' defects in automobiles that should be ordinarily be covered under warranty.So How Did The Lemon Laws Come AboutConsumer demand for lemon law protection started to swell from around 1972, when more than one million people were ...
Lemon law information may not be up to date
www.lemonlawintel.comMost consumers never have any sort of problem with perpetually defective vehicles, as the quality of most autos in this country is quite good. When cars or trucks do turn out to be defective, the owners of those vehicles have recourse through both Federal law and the laws of their st...
Very Enjoyable Exercise
A form of exercise is a very enjoyable way to lose weight, tone, and build lean body mass. Exercise with a swing makes training and informal workouts accessible to all. This form of resistance training is for those individuals who are interested in increasing their muscular strength and endurance. It c...
Death of woman after cosmetic surgery
www.medicalmalpracticecourt.comA 42 year old woman who died from a heart attack after undergoing cosmetic surgery on her face has been represented in court by her family who sought retribution for her untimely death. She died one day after a face-lift and nose job according to doctors due to an undiagnosed arrhythmia, which was disputed by ...
Negligence over young boys death in hospital
www.medicalmalpracticecourt.comA four year old boy was rushed to hospital with severe abdominal pain from a bowel obstruction by his parents, but remained misdiagnosed in the emergency department for hours before he died. He was allegedly dehydrated from vomiting and had rapid breathing, but was not given treatment for either symptom until he ...
What circumstances would justify canceling this auto contract
www.dealerfraud.orgCalifornia Law provides a myriad of reasons to justify rescinding a contract to purchase or lease a new or used automobile. Basically, California allows an automobile purchase or lease agreement to be rescinded if it is based upon dealer fraud, mistake, or significant non-disclosure or concealment. The basic concept is ...
Some examples of misrepresentations
www.dealerfraud.orgThe inaccurate representation that the vehicle or other consumer product is new, when in fact it is used or reconditioned if your new vehicle had several hundred miles on the odometer, it was not likely a new vehicle;Any inaccurate representation concerning the quality or benefits of goods or services this would usually ...
Can foreign companies transfer personnel to the us to work for a related company in the us
www.businesslawcourt.comYes. The L1-A visa is a nonimmigrant visa category that allows a foreign company to transfer a manager or executive to a U.S. branch, affiliate or subsidiary.The general requirements are: - the alien has worked for the foreign company in a managerial or executive capacity for 1 year out of the 3 years immediately ...
