Anyone living in Southern California traveling up the coast from San Diego to San Francisco has seen the offshore oil rigs along the coast of Santa Barbara, Ventura, and Long Beach. Anyone living in any of the other coastal cities such as San Diego, Pacific Beach, Mission Beach, La Jolla, Del Mar, Encinitas, Solana Beach,…
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Why 98% of Canadian Medical Malpractice Victims Never Receive a Penny in Compensation
A famous Harvard Medical School study found that more than half of all injuries caused by medical treatment (in other words, not caused by the patient’s initial injury or illness) were preventable, and another quarter of those incidents were caused by negligence. A report published in the May 25, 2004 issue of the Journal of…
Problems of social exclusion of IDPs: the experience of the 2012 floods in Nigeria
INTRODUCTION: BRIEF FACTS ABOUT NIGERIA Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa with an estimated population of 160 million people. The system of government practiced in Nigeria is the presidential system with a federal structure. The Head of Government is the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and a bi-chamber legislative…
5 steps that labor lawyers advise you to follow if your rights have been violated
You feel your rights have been violated at work, you have done a thorough job investigating your problem, and you believe you have a good case to pursue against your employer. Now what? It can be difficult to find a qualified and experienced attorney, as there are few employment attorneys who work on behalf of…
Labor and Employment Law: What to Expect in 2012
1. Limitations of Employee Credit Checks. California employers have long enjoyed the right to conduct background checks that involved reviewing applicants’ credit reports before extending job offers. This practice, as of January 1, 2012, will no longer be the case — without very specific conditions. This is because a new law has been enacted to…
Harvard Law School takes a look at prenuptial agreements
What is the reason that most people do not have a prenuptial agreement? A recent publication of an article by an Olin fellow at Harvard Law School explains that about 5 percent of married people have such an agreement, although the facts are that more than 50 percent of marriages end in divorce. This Harvard…
Online Detective Services: Private Investigator Vs Network Detective
Is there such a thought as an online private detective? Some kind of Dick Tracy for the Internet world? Can’t you see the dark and smoky research room with laptops scattered everywhere? If you Google things like internet detective, cyber investigator, or online detective, you will find tons of information on how to conduct private…
RI real estate law – Sale contracts – Single family
In Rhode Island, most purchase and sale agreements (purchase and sale agreements) for single-family homes are on a form prepared by the Rhode Island Association of Realtors. The Sales Contract is a very important legal document that typically establishes the sale price, time, date and place of closing of the residential property, contingencies based on…
Claim For Constructive Dismissal – What You Should Know!
Claim For Constructive Dismissa A court in Alberta recently overturned a claim by an employee that he was unfairly dismissed from his job. The decision was reached on a claim that the employer, citing the fact that he was not receiving enough hours worked, failed to provide proof that he had attempted to provide benefits…
Ways to make money with a domain name
The digital economy in its short span of existence has surpassed many traditional companies in terms of reach, wealth, and influence. The digital economic model has revolutionized the way we live, communicate, move from one point to another and even the way we project and plan for the future. If you take Uber’s “digital economy”…