A civil lawsuit is a lawsuit that is filed to determine the rights and liabilities of a party. These lawsuits normally are private disputes between corporations or individuals. The disputes could be due to a violation of a contract or other injuries received in an accident. If you fell in a retail store due to […]
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Traffic and Personal Injuries During the Holidays
The holidays are upon us. As people are dashing to and fro, desperately trying to finish their shopping, the roadways are clogged up with more than the normal amount of cars. It is also a time of year when deliveries by truck are at an all-time high. Add to this, the fact that we all […]
How to Contest a Will
Here’s the scenario. Your father remarried after your mother passed away. His new wife has two children from a previous marriage. It appears she discourages your father from maintaining a relationship with you and your siblings, but is encouraging him to interact with her children. Something just seems unusual about his behavior. You feel your […]
Jacksonville, Florida Dentist Facing Civil and Criminal Charges for Child Abuse in the Dental Chair
Dr. Howard Schneider is facing a whole slew of accusations from almost 80 different pending civil lawsuits. The 78 year old pediatric dentist is at the center of an “epidemic of dental abuse.” One mother posted a picture on social media of her daughter’s mouth with her horrific story on May 21st of this year. […]
The Human Resource Department
One area of business law that many may not even think of as an area of law is a department most businesses have within their makeup. It is the Human Resource Department. This department, more than any other has to know and follow the laws of the business world. Your Human Resource Department handles all […]
What Is Litigation?
There are many legal terms used in the judicial system that you might not be familiar with. When becoming part of the judicial system, it helps to understand these terms to make your journey through the process easier to follow. Most everyone knows some of the basic terms; judge, defendant, complainant, jury and verdict. And […]
Cyber Espionage and Global Intellectual Property Wars
We are facing a new era. One in which everyone on earth is involved in some way or another. Do you know anyone who has not been a victim of some form of cyber espionage? We can all probably identify one area of our online lives that has been hacked even if it is as […]
What Makes A Good Defense Attorney?
How many of you watch Law and Order? Quite a few I’m sure. Don’t we just love to watch the police gather all the evidence and work with the prosecutors to convict the guilty person? Of course we do. We want good to triumph over bad and we all know the defendant must be a […]
Weapon Licensing in Florida
Guns; this is certainly one hot topic these days. The 2nd amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right to own and bear arms to citizens of the United States. This amendment to the Constitution was added in 1791. There is an argument over the fact that over 200 years ago this amendment made more […]
Everything You Need to Know about Licensing in General
It is easy to cringe at the thought of needing a license these days to go out and do just about anything. We need a license to learn to drive a car and then another one to drive it and then we have to renew it years later. We need a license to hunt, fish, […]
