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- 2011-10-07 04:27:25 - Personal injury attorney denver
- An employee of American Colloid lost his hand when he was at work in a Lovell plant on Monday, his recovery is going on at a Denver Hospital. According to plant manager Steve Wilkerson, the employee, whose name has not been released, was injured at around 9 p.m. while working at the local bentonite plant. The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration and Wyoming mine inspectors are investigati...
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- 2011-10-06 13:19:46 - Chemical accident injury attorneys
- Chemical and pollution injuries can be caused in many different ways. Chemicals may be stored improperly, spilled into our water and soil, released into our air, and come into contact with us in ways that they were not designed. Many of us live in communities that contain chemical refineries. As a result, we are constantly at risk for exposure to hazardous chemicals through accidental releases. Ma...
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- 2011-08-17 04:30:52 - Denver injury lawyer
- The father of a man killed by a hit-and-run driver, the Colorado State Patrol said the suspect, Lisa Norton, was driving eastbound on Nelson Road in Longmont when she went off the road, overcorrected, then slammed into Gabriel Nielsen’s car. In this crash Gabriel Nielsen died, his 34-year old sister, Cherish, was seriously injured and his 2-year old daughter, Avery, was critically injured. I...
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- 2011-07-30 18:54:14 - Personal injury and medical malpractice lawyers in the nick of time
- You simply can't predict what will take place within the next few moments of your life. Look at it this way: you're walking across town, just having bought your groceries or what-have-you from a neighbourhood store, when unexpectedly a car careens off course and sideswipes you. The good thing is, you didn't put up with any serious damage, but you do, however, have a severely sprained ankle. Sadly,...
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- 2011-06-23 02:15:08 - The penal code in spain
- Commentary on the recent reform of the Spanish penal code, seeing a lawyer.
In my opinion the last reform of the penal code in Spain was necessary.
However, as in almost all areas, have so many criminal
codes and Spanish, or at least as many as judges and lawyers in Spain. I think this was a change for improvement.
First of all I would like to say something, the less "...
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- 2011-05-23 05:27:09 - Benefits available in missouri workers compensation
- Medical Benefits
In Missouri, there are four (4) major benefits available in a workers’ compensation case. The first is medical expenses paid by the employer as long as the employee receives treatment from the authorized healthcare provider. If the employee lives outside the metropolitan area of the principal place of employment, the employee would also be entitled to round...
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- 2010-06-24 13:32:29 - What it means to represent a client zealously
- What it means to ‘represent a client zealously'
Missouri attorneys are well aware of Canon 7, which mandates every attorney to "represent a client zealously within the bounds of the law." Disciplinary Rule 7-101(A)(1) provides that "a lawyer shall not intentionally ... fail to seek the lawful objectives of his client through reasonably available means permitted by law and the ...
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- 2010-06-22 13:30:56 - Putting civility back into litigation
- PUTTING CIVILITY BACK INTO LITIGATION
Our system of civil justice is an excellent one. However, as is often the case, the system is no better than those who run it. A well-designed automobile will not run very well if shoddy parts are used.
System Abuses
In our civil justice system, regrettably, many attorneys choose to abuse the system by filing ...
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- 2010-06-22 12:55:54 - Tort reform - changes in personal injuries
- GOLIATH DOESN’T NEED HELP
If after David beat Goliath the government decreed that henceforth when people fight giants, they must do so with six-inch sling shots and pebbles instead of rocks, there would be a huge outcry of protest. However, the changes that are being imbedded in our legal system in the name of tort reform are attempting to do the same thing.
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- 2009-09-30 01:49:22 - California obstetrical malpractice lawyers
- Whenever a baby is born or is discovered subsequent to birth to suffer delayed development or evidence of cerebral palsy, brain injury or brain damage, or paralyzing symptoms of Erbs palsy or other brachial plexus injury, the California obstetrical malpractice lawyers or birth injury attorneys should always conduct the appropriate investigation to determine Erbs Palsy and Brachial Plexus Injury Ca...
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- 2009-08-27 01:37:46 - Mediation and living trusts
- There are lots of decisions which go into deciding if you need a living trust. It can depend on your assets, because everyone wants to minimize their estate taxes and make their estate as easy as possible to administer. But there are other reasons for living trusts, too, like providing for minor children or grandchildren, providing for a special needs adult child, creating a spendthrift trust{...
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- 2009-04-15 00:31:17 - A motorcycle lawyers and biker rights advocate
- The constitutional defect in the California helmet law, and that which the NTSB has recommended to all states, is that these laws require motorcyclists to wear helmets compliant with the federal motorcycle helmet performance standard, FMVSS 218. The defect is that neither the bikers nor the law enforcement officers could possibly have any clue what FMVSS 218 requires.
Section 218 s...
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- 2009-04-06 00:01:33 - Salmonella lawyers gear up for peanut butter samonellosis outbreak litigation
- As the FDA and Attorney General are gearing up for the criminal investigation of Peanut Corporation of America, so are the nation's salmonella lawyers gearing up to assure that those who have suffered serious illness and those who have lost a loved one due to the peanut butter salmonella outbreak will receive just compensation.
While the newspapers have carried stories that a littl...
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- 2009-03-11 01:38:29 - Work injury compensation
- Get the most out of your work injury compensation. Accidents will happen; they are simply a part of life. Unfortunately, sometimes those accidents occur on the job, further complicating an already painful experience. If youre injured on the job there are steps youҒll need to take to make sure that your claim is filed properly, so that you will receive the full amount of your accident at work...
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- 2009-03-04 02:58:31 - Steve oshins on the nevada 365-year dynasty trust
- Effective October 1, 2005, the Nevada perpetuities law was modified by a legislative bill authored by Attorney Steven J. Oshins, to allow a dynasty trust to continue for up to 365 years with its assets protected from estate taxes, creditors and divorcing spouses during such time. Prior to the change in the law, Nevada dynasty trusts were limited to 90 years to approximately 120 years, which is th...
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- 2008-07-28 12:16:56 - Houston auto accident lawyers
- Driving has become an essential part of one's life. Be it to work, shopping or a pleasure trip with the family, almost every body today is dependent on their vehicle for their day to day commuting. While driving, one may at times be involved in road accidents which can be quite damaging. Careful driving is of utmost importance but even with due care and caution taken into consideration it is poss...
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- 2008-07-22 07:48:17 - California personal injury lawyers
- When you find yourself to be a victim in an accident which is not your fault, the only way to get compensated for it in some manner would be by approaching good and efficient lawyers. Cities like Sacramento are places where the number of accidents that take place on a daily basis are very high. The number is just increasing by the day. All accident cases need not necessarily be tried by the jury b...
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- 2008-07-07 12:22:08 - Environmental disaster law
- On March 23, 1989, the supertanker Exxon Valdez pulled out of Valdez, Alaska, loaded with more than 56,000,000 gallons of crude oil. Captain Joseph Hazelwood, the Master of the vessel, had spent the day drinking with crew members. He had consumed at least eight vodka doubles and his blood alcohol level stood at .241 - more than six times the permissible level under Coast Guard regulations. Thir...
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- 2008-07-02 12:37:57 - California permanent disability - part 3
- The AMA Guides are inconsistent between chapters. A worker who has to take medications and has to visit a doctor for hypertension but can still perform his or her job gets a higher rating than a worker with a post surgical back with leg pain who is no longer able to do physical work and looses his or her career as a result of the injury. An assembly worker with carpal tunnel who has an operation...
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- 2008-07-02 12:35:17 - California permanent disability - part 2
- On April 19, 2004, the California Legislature approved SB 899, a law that overhauled the entire workers' compensation system. The centerpiece of this bill was the radical change in the permanent partial disability system. The original California permanent disability system was completely abolished. The legislature changed the definition of permanent disability from diminished ability to compet...
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- 2008-07-02 12:32:12 - California permanent disability - part 1
- Workers' compensation systems were created in the United States in the early 20th century to provide a system of compensation for work place injury. These systems were social engineering arrangements which were meant to serve the broader purpose of providing prompt medical treatment and cash payments to prevent the worker and their family from becoming homeless and thus a charge on the public as...
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- 2008-05-20 13:28:29 - The refusal case
- When a California DUI suspect refuses to take a chemical test,
both the DUI defendant and the prosecution are presented
with challenges and opportunities.
California has a law called the informed consent law of chemical
testing. What this means is that when you got your drivers
license, you agreed (although you probably did not realize it at the
ti...
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- 2008-05-20 13:25:11 - Field sobriety testing - more than meets the eye
- Almost all DUI investigations include having a California DUI suspect
perform various balance and coordination tests. These tests are
referred to as field sobriety tests or FSTs. The theory behind
these tests is that they test a personҒs ability to divide
attention. Driving is portrayed as a divided attention
task. One has to both operate the automobile and...
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- 2008-04-17 00:26:15 - Finances part of marital intimacy
- Finances Part of Marital IntimacyBy Helga Hayse
People look puzzled when they first hear the phrase financial intimacy. But when they understand the concept, they see how achieving this kind of intimacy can minimize conflicts about money in their marriage.
Culturally, we link the concept of intimacy with romance,...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - When change comes (dealing with grief and loss)
- Needless to say, the time after loss is volatile and confusing for most people. Unresolved issues come to the fore and questions we have not answered must often be confronted. Along with a sense of abandonment and sorrow, anger often arises. Most have little understanding of what they are going through, or what to expect in the future. Facing the unknown can produce additional fear.Yet cris...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Anticipatory grief and ongoing sadness for caregivers
- In 1969, Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross published her famous book; On Death and Dying and later went on to launch the Hospice movement in America. Even though her studies focused more on those who were dying than the caregivers that were left behind, her work has had enormous influence on the understanding of various stages of death and grief.She described five distinctive stages of the grief pr...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Mexico: death in mexico
- Death: No thank you. Dying: Gives me a panic attack. Burial: Not today, please. Of all the subjects I could write about, this one is my least favorite. It, in fact, could easily send me into the mother of all anxiety fits. Nevertheless, it is necessary to visit the subject since I now live in another country.Death is a topic that I managed to avoid most of my life until January 2003, when m...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - If ever it is me
- With my father, his brother and their father having had late onset Alzheimer's I can't help but wonder if someday it will be my fate. This is what I have told my family.If it is ever me with Alzheimer's disease please protect me. I don't want to be lost. I have a terrible fear of ever being lost. Keep me safe from those who would take advantage of my confusion. Keep me fed and clean and dry...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The creative side of healing
- One of the areas where I seem to be placing most of my focus these days is the relationship between creative expression and healing. Something that I have always found to be particularly fascinating is the fact that the words heal, whole and holy all come from the same Latin root. (Check it out!)What this says to me is that the idea of disease, is just that--dis-ease, being off center, out ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Online monument ? an ever-lasting tribute to your departed loved ones
- Memories are never to be buried along with the loss of our very loved ones. To be forever remembered as someone whom we always love, they always should be.However sadly to be saying, along the passage of time, little by little, memories of our loved ones sometimes just fade off slowly from our mind. It's so sad to know of it, isn't it? I am sure everyone would like to be remembered and not ...
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