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Domestic Violence Injunctions and Your Local Council

Domestic violence is a serious crime that has devastating effects on victims and their families. It can happen to anyone, regardless of their age, gender, or social status. Fortunately, there are laws and regulations in place to protect victims and p...

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A Breakdown of Maritime Laws

Although many sorts of law are talked about constantly, maritime law remains an unknown area of the law to a lot of people. In fact, even people who are directly affected by maritime law often do not understand it. Maritime law, completely different ...

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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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Without Prejudice. What Does it Really Mean?

What is meant by 'without' prejudice' when it is put on the top of a letter. Many people think they know that very well. They will say that the correspondence cannot be used or brought to the attention of the court should the matter go...

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How an Intellectual Property Lawyer can Protect Your IP Rights

Intellectual property is the collective reference for the intangible rights owned by an individual or business over their non-monetary products. Although intangible, intellectual property (also known as IP) can be sold, assigned, licensed much like o...

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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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Finding Public Domain Content

Finding Public Domain Content by: Joey Robichaux One of the easiest places to find authoritative public domain content is... your local used bookstore or library! True virtually everything contained in the books you'll find at these locati...

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Seatbelts a Life Saver or a Taker

Seatbelts definitely save lives. Some of them have a locking feature which is truly amazing because you can pull it out all the way and let it pull back. You can also lock it and it’ll not slide out until it's been pulled back all the way agai...

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Online Public Notary Supplies

A notary is a state official that is, legally appointed by state government to witness the signing of vital documents as well as to govern oaths and affirmations. A notary can confirm copies of certain documents and can write affidavits, depositions,...

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What is a Structured Settlement

What is a Structured Settlement by: Amit Laufer A Structured Settlement is an agreement between a personal injury victim ( a Plaintiff ) and an Insurance company ( the Defendant ) to compensate the Plaintiff by the defendant with long term perio...

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