Financial institutions and large corporations have been relying on forced arbitration clauses for decades to protect them from significant lawsuit payouts and legal backlash for wrongdoing. A forced arbitration clause, summarized, states that a consumer or patron cannot actually file a lawsuit against the company or bank to pursue compensation for violations and discrepancies. Instead, […]
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Jun
Jun
Summer is often the time of year many people decide to take an extended road trip across the United States with their family. The weather is usually temperate enough most don’t have to worry about ice, sleet, or rain on the freeway. However, while summer might be the safest time to take an extended drive, […]
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Jun
Jun
Electronic on-board recorders (EOBR) are electronic devices attached to commercial motor vehicles (CMV) to improve the safety of trucks and truck drivers across the United States. These EOBRs record the amount of time a vehicles is being driven. In January 2011, the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) proposed a rule requiring EOBRs for […]
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Jun
Jun
Parents are often nervous about leaving their children at a daycare, particularly one they’ve never used before. When their kids come home with scrapes and bruises, they don’t know whether these injuries are normal or whether they were caused by a negligent staff member. Licensed childcare facilities have a legal obligation to prevent and report […]
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May
May
Accidents with commercial trucks can be disastrous. Big rigs can weigh anywhere from 10,000 to 80,000 pounds, so if a commercial vehicle strikes another automobile or a person with that much weight at high speed, the results are catastrophic. Many people know that big trucks are dangerous, but they aren’t entirely aware of how much. […]
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May
May
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has lost yet another jury trial over talcum powder claims involving a woman that developed ovarian cancer after using the product as directed. This marks the sixth loss for the company of such claims. The jury awarded a total of $110 million to the plaintiff, Lois Slemp, divided as $5.4 million […]
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May
May
An attractive nuisance is what the law refers to an artificial feature on someone’s property that might lure a child into danger. Because children tend to be curious wanderers, they are often tempted to venture into other people’s yards if they see something they think could be exciting or entertaining to interact with. If the […]
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Apr
Apr
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for examining and testing all new medical, cosmetic, and food-related products that will be sold to the American people. In the case of medical devices, these refer to any tool a doctor might use to treat a patient. If the FDA finds a problem with a […]
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Apr
Apr
When you see a healthcare professional, you place an immense amount of trust in their knowledge of the human body and how it works. But despite their years of schooling and training in residency programs, doctors are still human. In fact, the degree to which they make mistakes in their diagnoses is much higher than […]
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Mar
Mar
This is a subtitle for your new post Each state has its individual laws regarding how the court should handle a divorce involving children. Some parents can agree readily on how to negotiate custody—who should be the custodial parent and when and where a noncustodial parent will visit the kids. However, when parents can’t settle […]