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Valuation Issues In The Bankruptcy Process

When it comes to business bankruptcies, the numbers seem to loom larger with every year. From 2005 through 2008, annual business bankruptcies increased by over 200%. In the years 2009 and 2010, business bankruptcies were more than double for the year...

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Malpractice Cases Due To The Delayed Diagnosis Of Colon Cancer

Just the idea that one might have colon cancer tends to bring up worry in the majority of us. It can thus feel highly reassuring to hear your physician tell you that you just have hemorrhoids. That there is no need to worry about the blood in your st...

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Thoughts on the Current Immigration Mess - August 2006

1. 12 million illegal immigrants did not appear overnight. Actions by Congress - or the lack of action - created the environment for illegal immigration to exist. 2. The main drive behind legal immigration is family reunification, a holdover from WW...

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Plaintiff Funding

Plaintiff Funding by: Wensley McKenney Plaintiff Funding is a controversial new finance area in which a plaintiff secures funding based strictly on the potential financial recovery from his or her pending legal claim. Similar to securing a mortg...

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Class-action lawsuits – Can they help you

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-action lawsuit? If you have been wronged, can a class-action lawsuit help...

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Business Entities – Filings With The State

Business Entities – Filings With The State by: Richard A. Chapo Nearly all small businesses should form entities to limit their exposure to civil liability in the form of lawsuits. In forming an entity, certain documents have to be filed with ...

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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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Nurse Pays Out Over $4 Million For Harm To Child During Time She Did Not React To Signs Of Fetal Distress

There are several kinds of errors physicians make when faced with a pregnant woman experiencing a placental abruption. The reason that an abruption of the placental is so high risk for the unborn child is that is may drastically lessen the amount of ...

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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 the Jury System Should be Reformed

How the Jury System Should be Reformed by: Terry Mitchell Our current jury system is ailing. It is beginning to fail us. O.J. Simpson being found not guilty is just one example of that problem. People with loads of evidence against them are foun...

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