Unfair competition refers to illegal commercial activity ranging from trademark infringement to false advertising. As any other state, California has formulated its own law, the California Unfair Competition Law to protect the business sector and its c...

California Labor Law comprised of statutes and regulations that govern employers and industries with respect to the labor and working conditions of their employees. Controversial Issues of California Labor Law Exempt and Non-exempt Employee The C...

Termination of employment is the end of the employee’s duration with the employers. This may be caused by the decision of the employer, of the employee or a mutual decision by both the employer and the employee. Termination can be voluntary or involu...

In the United States, in order to lessen the hassle and problem related to debt collection, the legislature enacted the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. What is Fair Debt Collection Practices Act? Fair Debt Collection Practices Act is a U.S statu...

Negligence is generally defined as the commission of a civil wrong, a tort, which accidentally causes injury to somebody because of failure to perform an expected duty with care that a reasonably prudent person would use with regard to the safety of other...

If you've been researching the psychological assessment process required to assess psychological injury, damage or disability, you know by now that it is a lot more complicated than just giving a few tests. The process of forensic and psychological evalua...

Trasylol is medication that is administered by means of an injection. Its objective is to reduce bleeding during surgery by slowing down a process that causes blood clots. Although this drug provides a seemingly positive and essential attribute to surgery...

Do you live in one of the 19 states that have the Uniform Trust Code? I’m not surprised if your response is that you’ve never even heard of it. However, if you have set up a revocable living trust, you need to know that your legal document was created...

It's important that when you buy or sell a used car you record the sale with an auto bill of sale form. For the person selling the car, it provides them evidence that the title of the car has been legally transferred to the buyer, and they are now respons...

If you live in the US, chances are that you will cross path with criminals and ex-criminals often, with or without knowing it. This is because there are millions of them around. Criminal reports on television and the newspaper can give a better explanatio...

1. Time limits: Also known as limitation periods, these are deadlines after which you CANNOT advance your child's claim for compensation or after which it is more difficult to do so. Examples: a) Your insurance adjuster may tell you that your child...

One of the documents that you should have in your estate plan is a power of attorney. An experienced estate planning attorney will be able to explain them to you. Of course, if you know the basic types, then you wi...

The Ministry of Justice and stakeholder groups have, for the last two years, been debating about the need to reform the process for accident claims. However the government has not yet set out its response. This has led to frustration and uncertainty f...

If you've ever been involved in a road accident, then you will know that the suffering doesn't end once you've left hospital, been patched up and reached the safety of home. Because it's then that you have to start dealing with the aftermath. The pa...

Making an insurance claim for a personal injury can be a complicated legal process, one thing the consumer does not want is their personal details being sold instantly after making the claim. New industry evidence suggests this is exactly what is happenin...