Lead has been found in 85% of baby and children's foods. A San Francisco area non-profit organization the Environmental Law Foundation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency tested 400 samples of foods geared toward infants and children. The study found that 125 out of 146 of the...
Most people get involved in at least one lawsuit over the course of their lifetimes, and we often don't think of the needs for having someone to assist us in these cases until that need arises.
Dean Boland, an Ohio attorney, is facing a child porn lawsuit after he photoshopped kids pictures. Among Boland's list of offenses is "transforming a picture of a 5 year old girl eating a doughnut into one of her having oral sex." Boland allegedly purchased photos of four very young girls from...
A letter of representation is a letter of agreement between a client and a lawyer. This formal written contract explains all legal services and terms of representation that would happen between them. This as well includes fees and expenses of each service. A letter of representation is usually...
The owner of the McMahon’s RV dealership, Brent McMahon, who was sued last week by Taylor Lautner for allegedly failing to deliver a customized trailer on time has issued a unique challenge to the "Twilight" star...
A deposition is process wherein a witness gives his testimony outside the premises of the court such as in the office of an attorney. This is usually done before the proper court trial without the presence of a judge. Required to be present are the lawyers of the opposing parties and their witnesses....
The Digital Millennium Copyright ACT (DMCA) is one of the best-known and most-controversial pieces of legislation passed in recent years. It has had a greater impact on the Web than virtually any other piece of legislation and is largely responsible for much of the Web we see today. One of the...
When filing a lawsuit, many documents need to be filed and many individuals need to be employed in order to further the litigation process. Such documents and individuals involve a payment, and expenses incurred in the process of litigation are referred to as court costs.Court costs refer to all...
There are several ways to determine whether someone is qualified to be an expert witness or not. To establish someone’s expertise, the court usually inquires about the education, special training, skills and professional knowledge of a person. To establish this, the court lets both the hiring...
A bar review course is a series of preliminary examinations aimed at helping a law school student determine their range of abilities, skills and knowledge and their chances of passing their bar examination - which ends up providing them with their license for operating as an attorney.
