Indispensable: Someone who’s so important that you couldn’t manage without him, or her. A restaurant needs a maître d. A Broadway show needs a stage manager. And law firms need paralegals. A paralegal is a legal professional who collaborates with attorneys at a law firm to perform legal research, document drafting, and a host...
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A Pennsylvania woman says that a surgical screw made by a Michigan company and implanted in her lumbar vertebrae during spinal fusion surgery has fractured and can’t be removed safely. Donna Mae Dolby of Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania filed suit in Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas against Stryker Corporation of Portage, Michigan and the...
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Automobile accident claims and their victims are unique; however, the specific "manifestations" of pain and suffering might include: • The physical pain and discomfort caused by auto accident injuries; • The physical pain and discomfort resulting from necessary medical treatment to treat those injuries; • The negative impact of the physical pain, such as...
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It may be no major surprise that drowning is the cause of death in three-quarters of boating-related fatalities. But wearing the correct fitting life jacket properly and riding with a boat operator who’s completed an accredited boater safety education program reduces the risk of recreational boating accidents and drowning. Where instruction was known, 74%...
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That’s a good question. Criminal law deals with crime and the legal punishment of criminal offenses. Some examples are theft, assault, robbery, trafficking in controlled substances, and murder. A defendant who’s found guilty is punished by incarceration and/or fines. Crimes are broken down into two categories—felonies and misdemeanors. On the other hand, civil law...
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