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Vioxx Recall Lawsuits

Vioxx Recall Lawsuits The drug Vioxx is a COX-2 inhibitor designed by the company Merck Inc. It was ordered to be pulled from American and European markets on April 7th 2005 after it was discovered that there were potentially deadly side effects from its use. Doctors and researchers both believed that the drug Vioxx could [...]

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Choosing the Right Paralegal Courses

Paralegals typically have a bachelor’s degree to help them professionally assist lawyers or corporations and government agencies dealing with the law. Paralegals help lawyers navigate the large amounts of paperwork generated in legal proceedings by indexing, photocopying, and filing. Paralegals also may hold hearings or interview witnesses. A job as a paralegal may help a [...]

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15 Key Deposition Techniques in a Medical Malpractice Case

QUESTIONS TO ASK THE DEFENDANT DOCTOR WARNING: Preparation is the entire key to a doctor’s deposition. You must spend countless hours reviewing the entire file, reviewing all the medical records, notes and entries in the chart. You must know and review your theory of liability, causation and damages before you begin to review the file. [...]

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End the Madness: Down with the BCS

Lets’ face it: the BCS is a piece of garbage. It encourages unsportsmanlike behavior – and there really seems to be too much of that these days – by forcing teams to run up scores to maintain high poll positions. It encourages corruption by allowing poll voters to affect dramatic changes at the last minute, [...]

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When Should You Instruct A Car Accident Lawyer

If you want to file for a claim through a car accident lawyer, you must, of course, be involved in a car accident and have experienced some injuries. You don’t really need to be a driver in order to file a car accident claim. You can be the driver, a cyclist, a pedestrian or a [...]

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What It Takes To Be A Lawyer?

When you see all these handsome Lawyers in TV series like LA Law, sitting in their fancy offices, driving these flashy cars, have you ever realized what they have been through in terms of time, years of education, money, certifications, etc… Let me Describe to you the Lawyers course of training. Formal educational requirements for [...]

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No Win No Fee and ‘Power’ Questions

Nonetheless it’s a popular term used by personal injury solicitors. There are advertisements all over the place, online and offline by solicitors and claim management companies. “If you lose, we won’t charge you a penny” and many of the likes. But do you understand what it means… A solicitor will mention he or she will [...]

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The Proof of Small Claim Services

Clarisse, a friend of a prominent personality in Long Beach ask her lawyer about small claim services, she said, “Up to what amount should it still qualified to be a small claim?” Her lawyer nodded and said, “It depends.” Since Clarisse does not know the law well, so she does not post further questions on [...]

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Family Law Involves Legal Services That Has to do With Families

Family law refers to anything involving legal services that has to do with families. When people get divorced, they need to have the services of a family lawyer. This person helps them to divide the property fairly and settle disputes out of court of possible. Each spouse will need to have his/her own lawyer and [...]

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Criminal Identity Theft – Don’t Let Your Good Name End up in a Criminal Database!

You’re driving on road one night, then you notice there’s a police cruiser following close behind you. You figure the cop just wants to pass you, so you move over one lane, except he moves over too and stays on your tail, then you see the flashing red & blue lights then “Woooop!!! wooooop!!!” You [...]

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