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Why Nurses Might Fail To Notify A Doctor That Baby Suffers From A Placental Abruption

There are several types of mistakes medical staff make when faced with an expectant mother experiencing a placental abruption. The reason that an abruption of the placental is so dangerous for the unborn child is that is can greatly lessen the amount...

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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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How to Choose the Right Divorce Lawyer

How to Choose the Right Divorce Lawyer by: Carla Ballatan Are you unhappy with your relationship? Are you thinking about divorce? Well then, choosing the right lawyer can be one of the most important decisions you make when considering a divorce...

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Collective Enfranchisement - A Brief Introduction

Collective enfranchisement - what is it? If you live in a flat and pay a mortgage on that property, unless you have been specifically been told otherwise, you are more than likely to be a leaseholder. Leaseholding is a peculiarity of United Kingdom h...

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California Maritime Slip and Fall Lawyer: Vessel Slip and Falls Caused By Poorly Maintained Decks

Slip and Fall accidents are the second leading cause of accidental death. The only greater cause of death is automobile accidents. When people reach their sixties, slip and fall accidents become the leading cause of death in the U.S. Slip and fall ac...

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Been Dismissed? Is a Compromise Agreement the Solution?

If you are looking to settle a statutory claim, such as one for unfair dismissal, according to the Employment Rights Act 1996 (as well as other legislation), there are only 3 ways to do this Oh dear, this sounds like a whole bumph of legal jargon ab...

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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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The Right Focus on Tort Reform

The recent headlines about Mercks Vioxx withdrawal and the FDAs move to ban ephedra have brought a lot of media attention to the growing area of drug litigation. On April 12, 2004 the FDA published a rule banning health supplements that contain ephed...

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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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All You Need to Know About Your Compromise Agreement

Compromise agreements are useful tools for employers and employees. They act as a settlement agreement in the event of a termination of the employment contract. The agreement prevents future legal action on the grounds of breach of contract in return...

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