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Legal
27th July 2008
With accusations of a ‘compensation culture’ and ‘ambulance chasers’ being banded around liberally, people can often lose sight of the fact that whiplash injuries are a whole lot more serious than they are given credit for. Whiplash claims are oft...
27th July 2008
After suffering an injury because of an accident that is not your fault, instinct often tells us that we should seek redress immediately, and why not. However the road to battling an insurance company to get some kind of compensation all the way to the co...
26th July 2008
If you are having trouble making payments on your home these days, you are not
alone. A recent report from RealtyTrac, Inc. says foreclosure filings are up 48% from a year ago. States which have been hardest hit by foreclosures in 2008 include Nevada, ...
26th July 2008
When Bob Dole was running for President, he asked the oilman T. Boone Pickens to head up his campaign in Texas. In return Pickens wanted to write the energy policy that Dole would put forward. Dole replied "Right there, on the floor, that's a sleeping d...
26th July 2008
Copyright (c) 2008 Robert Keefer
Young people have really taken to MySpace, Facebook and YouTube. They love to post pictures, movies and articles. So far, so good. The problem is that much of their posted material is there for the whole world to see...
25th July 2008
Copyright (c) 2008 Robert Keefer
Many people are not concerned about DUI laws as they say they will never drink and drive. Such people assume their actual innocence immunizes them from arrest. Unfortunately, actual guilt is not a predicate for DUI ar...
25th July 2008
One of the questions that we frequently encounter from clients in preparing for their deposition testimony is whether their failure to recall prior physical complaints and treatments by their physician could result in dismissal of their claim. It is of pa...
25th July 2008
Since its discovery in the 1820’s benzene, a highly toxic chemical compound has been used for numerous commercial and industrial purposes. Unfortunately, even after the news of benzene exposure became rampant, employees were still working with the deadl...
25th July 2008
The recent controversy about Cherie Blair using a no win no fee firm for her libel case in the courts has highlighted what is perceived as the latest abuse of the system which was created to provide access to justice ten years ago. This article aims to...
25th July 2008
With constant criticisms of the no-win-no-fee system prevalent in almost every news story associated with the scheme, this article aims to underline and explain the essential features and benefits that were originally aimed to help people gain easier acce...
25th July 2008
No win no fee claims are an essential means of achieving access to justice. After an accident, no win no fee provides an easy way to litigate for compensation, thus keeping companies accountable as well as receive some mitigation for the negative circum...
25th July 2008
All too often organisations only feel the need to take proactive intervention to reduce accidents at work when the fear of censure or criticism from the powers that be are looming. To that end, too many companies feel compelled to do something when the He...
25th July 2008
In light of the changes as to how personal injury claims should be handled, the widespread implications are not just to streamline the claims process as the Ministry of Justice envisages, but also to provide an incentive for insurers to make changes to ...
24th July 2008
Labor laws are created not only to equalize the bargaining power between employers and employees but to maintain the ideal working relationship between the two parties as well. In this regard, labor laws primarily deal with the relationship between the tw...
24th July 2008
Bicycle is the most efficient and manually operated type of transportation. Almost everyone have the desire to ride and sense the wind using this vehicle. However, Children aged 10-16 were often prone to riding bikes.
Bike Accident Survey
To give va...
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