Archive for the ‘Legal’ Category
Friday, July 25th, 2008 |
Nanny cams have become so much a part of our culture. It will not come as a surprise to you if almost every parent you know who has a nanny, or who have hired nannies in the past 2 years, have installed nanny cams. Before you purchase and install your own hidden cameras […]
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Friday, July 25th, 2008 |
Medical Power of Attorney
Setting up a medical power of attorney along with a living will is an extremely important step in the estate planning process. A medical power of attorney or a living will describes the type of health procedures that can or cannot be done on us, should it be needed. This is based […]
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Friday, July 25th, 2008 |
Letters of Credit are incredibly useful and sometimes necessary tools in the course of international trade. They essentially serve to notify a seller of goods that a buyer has a line of credit with a credible financial institution. This allows the seller to feel more assured that in the event the buyer is unable to […]
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Friday, July 25th, 2008 |
What type of crime have I been charged with?
There are four different levels of offenses in Minnesota: the Petty Misdemeanor, Misdemeanor, Gross Misdemeanor, and Felony. They are defined by the possible sentence you could receive if you were convicted of the offense.
- A Petty Misdemeanor is a non-criminal offense punishable by a maximum $300 fine. […]
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Thursday, July 24th, 2008 |
Most people spend a large proportion of their lives at work. Health and Safety at work is designed to try to ensure that adequate precautions are taken to protect those working in or visiting a workplace from ill health or accidents. You don’t have to search too hard online or in the daily papers though […]
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Thursday, July 24th, 2008 |
Who is to blame? Is there really a compensation culture costing Britain a fortune or does the system just ensure that victims get what they deserve?
The phrase ‘compensation culture’ is a term that has found itself widely adopted in the UK and used to refer to the legal redress and claim for compensation made by […]
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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 |
A patent license agreement has become a valuable and trusted technique for companies to share knowledge in a protected way. No company wants to invest time and money in an invention, only to give it away without the prospect of compensation. Thus, the patent license agreement was created. It is an agreement in which a […]
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Thursday, July 17th, 2008 |
Whiplash is the most common injury seen in motor vehicle crashes accounting for over 80% of the total cost of personal injury claims. Whiplash can occur at speeds as low as five miles per hour and around 20% of people involved in rear end collisions later experience whiplash symptoms. Although officially classed as a minor […]
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Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 |
Your decision to start a home business must take into consideration the need to secure a business license. Of course, not all home businesses require registration. However, if you want your home business to grow, then you need to protect your business name, register with the appropriate agencies, and pay your taxes.
Advantages of Business Registration
As […]
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Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 |
If you can’t have enough of the hot babes, make money on the web, and start an adult website and rake in oodles of cash. To have a website for adult content is far different from the mainstream sites on the Net, and it carries more responsibilities for the web host. Caution: you’ll have to […]
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Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 |
A work accident claim is an employee’s way of acquiring any loss of earnings they had while suffering from an accident at work. It is always a direct liability of any employer of what happens to a worker especially if it takes place in the company’s vicinity.
All companies should keep the safety of its employees […]
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Saturday, July 12th, 2008 |
There are, in essence, three principal ways of resolving a dispute other than by means of legal proceedings. If they work they are better for you and your business than pursuing matters through litigation. They are (1) communication between the parties; (2) communication between the lawyers; and (3) alternative dispute resolution or ADR as it […]
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Saturday, July 12th, 2008 |
Don’t run from the cops! Immediately pull over to the side of the road as soon as you are requested by the police to stop your car.
If there is no safe area to pull over, slow your car to a speed that is below the speed limit; put on your emergency flasher to let the […]
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Saturday, July 12th, 2008 |
During his tenure as President, Bush has been criticized on many issues ranging from his handling of the economy to the War in Iraq. While the focal point of many policies has been the “war against terrorism,” many Americans are waging a war of a different sort. They have fallen victim to a fast- growing […]
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Saturday, July 12th, 2008 |
With the introduction of family unit that no longer resembles that of the Cleavers, the question of “whose kids are these anyway” became a reality. There is the concept of blended families where the second wife and husband bring their children from their respective prior marriages together “The Brady Bunch.” That bunch may be expanded […]
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Friday, July 11th, 2008 |
When you visit a hospital you expect to dealt with by professionals and looked after accordingly. You certainly wouldn’t expect to catch any nasty viruses. If you feel you have incurred a virus or injury due to the actions (or lack of actions) by a doctor/nurse/surgeon, you may well be liable to make a medical […]
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Friday, July 11th, 2008 |
Being involved in a car accident can be a very stressful situation. Not only is there the possible lost of an expensive vehicle, but the risk of injury of yourself or others involved is also present. Injury is not always physical, either. Emotional and mental injury can last for a long time after a traumatic […]
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Friday, July 11th, 2008 |
We pay taxes, based on income each and every working years of our lives, but according to Uncle Sam that’s not enough, so we pay taxes on death too. As far as taxes go, the estate tax has always been one of the least accepted forms of taxation. It is a serious revenue generator for […]
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Thursday, July 10th, 2008 |
Road traffic accidents unfortunately are an ever increasing occurrence. With the amount of cars on the roads doubling it’s not hard to see why there are so many accidents. Every morning in the school term time the emergency services are called out to accidents where a school child has been knocked down by a car. […]
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Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 |
Are you one of the millions of people who have had an accident, suffered as a result, but are toying with the idea of claiming compensation. Maybe your accident was at work and you are worried about losing your job. Maybe you slipped on uneven concrete on a public path but are unsure what to […]
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Monday, July 7th, 2008 |
Question number one for the books: Can you really trace cell phone numbers free?
Answer: In a perfect world, yes.
The problem is, we don’t live in perfect world. In fact, we live in a commercial world where anything and everything could be sold. Take the case of cell phone service companies. Not only will they milk […]
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