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Traffic safety campaign begins, again, to reduce crash injuries

by Johnston, Moore & Thompson, Huntsville... on 5/22/2012

Do you click it? A traffic safety campaign sweeping through Huntsville, the rest of Alabama and much of the country is meant to make drivers and their passengers click their seat belts. If they don't, they shouldn't be...more

Mississippi Tort Cap Overturned — For Now

by Lawyers.com on 5/14/2012

The mother of a boy who died of smoke inhalation in an apartment building lacking adequate fire detection may be able to collect $6 million from the complex’s owners, despite Mississippi lawsuit caps, following to a recent...more

Persuasive Memo Sample - Dog Bite Victim Example

by Rebekah Carter on 5/10/2012

This is an example of my legal research and writing as a paralegal. I originally wrote this in my Paralegal certification course and received an A on it. I want to showcase this as an example of the quality, attention to...more

IRS Losing Fight Against Tax Return Fraud?

by Darrin Mish, Tampa Tax Attorney on 5/8/2012

Is the IRS winning the battle against tax return fraud? Hardly. Tampa is the city that holds the dubious distinction of having one of the country’s highest incidences of tax return fraud. It is estimated that from Tampa alone...more

British Columbia says bulling and harassment “are not acceptable at any level” with Bill 14

by Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP on 5/8/2012

The British Columbia legislature recently tabled amendments to Bill 14—the WORKERS COMPENSATION AMENDMENT ACT, 2011—to address bullying and harassment in the workplace. The amendments to Bill 14, among other things, expand...more

The state of Illinois banned texting

by Howard Ankin on 5/7/2012

Four years ago a taskforce led by Jesse White, Illinois Secretary of State, unsuccessfully tried to persuade lawmakers to create broad restrictions on distracted driving. The state only banned texting while driving, and...more

Weekly Law Resume - May 3, 2012: Dangerous Condition of Public Property – Physical Characteristics of Property Combined with...

by Low, Ball & Lynch on 5/7/2012

Sara Cole, et al. v. Town of Los Gatos, et al. California Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate District (April 27, 2012) In many lawsuits alleging a dangerous condition of public property, the conduct of at least one of...more

Decision to Donate Organs Not to be Taken Lightly, but Sacramento Car Accident Lawyers Say it’s a Vital Part of Saving Lives

by Demas Law Group on 5/4/2012

It’s a sad fact of life that thousands of people are killed in horrifying California car accidents every year. What’s more, tens of thousands are injured. At times, the people who have been killed in a road accident can go on...more

A Curb Cutout Is Part Of A County Highway, But Exists Outside Of The Portion Of The Highway Designed For Vehicular Travel And,...

by Warner Norcross & Judd - Appellate Practice... on 5/3/2012

A curb cutout that runs from a sidewalk to abut a county road is part of a county highway, but exists outside of that portion of the highway designed by vehicular travel. This conclusion from the Court of Appeals through...more

Anti-texting ban getting legs among Alabama lawmakers

by Johnston, Moore & Thompson, Huntsville... on 4/26/2012

Alabama is surrounded by states that already have anti-texting bans. Texting while driving is also widely known as distracted driving throughout the country. The supposedly reckless habit has caught the attention of drivers...more

Illinois Legislators Seek to Revise Law for Chronic Speeders

by Howard Ankin on 4/24/2012

Currently in Illinois, repeat speed offenders are oftentimes sentenced to court supervision and fines instead of license suspensions. According to this Chicago-Tribune article, sometimes the supervisory sentence is handed...more

Should Brake-Override Systems in Cars be Mandatory?

by Howard Ankin on 4/19/2012

Are brake-override systems necessary? Should they be mandatory for all new vehicles? Federal regulators seem to think so. In fact, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration just recently proposed that all automobile...more

Weekly Law Resume - April 5, 2012: Unilateral Attorney Fees Clause in the Elder Protection Act Does Not Preclude Award of Costs...

by Low, Ball & Lynch on 4/18/2012

Katherine Lee Bates, et al. v. Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital, Inc.Court of Appeal, Second District (March 12, 2012) Appellant Katherine Lee Bates (“Bates”) was the administrator of the estate of Rinda Lou Bates...more

Court: Regional District Employees Are “Town” Employees; Claims Barred By Workers’ Compensation Act Exclusivity

by Pullman & Comley, LLC on 4/17/2012

The Connecticut Supreme Court, in a decision that will be officially released next week (but released this morning), held that an animal control officer for several towns, was an employee of each of the towns. Because...more

MSC Order List: April 13, 2012

by Warner Norcross & Judd - Appellate Practice... on 4/17/2012

On Friday, April 13, 2012, the Michigan Supreme Court denied one application for leave to appeal and denied the defendant’s application to bypass the Court of Appeals in Smith v. Department of Human Services Director (“DHS”),...more

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