Lawsuit Monitor

Boston Motor Vehicle Accident Attorney: Do You Need One?

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:24:27 -0600

Everyday thousands of people from all over the world are involved in motor vehicle accidents. Some of these are minor fender benders, and others are full blown accidents in which cars are totaled. In a big city such as Boston all kinds of accidents happen day in and day out. If you have been involved in a recent motor vehicle accident you may be entitled to some compensation for one reason or the next. But before you can even think about this, you need to hire a Boston motor vehicle accident attorney to work on your behalf. After all, trying to collect damages on your own is next to impossible.The main reason that most people never hire a Boston motor vehicle accident attorney is because they do not think that they have a case. In other words, they get in an accident but feel that everything will be taken care of by each party's insurance company. While this may be true to a certain extent, the insurance companies can only do so much.As a general rule of thumb, you should touch base ...

Racial Discrimination and the Law behind It

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:17:09 -0600

Still in our times, the battle against racial discrimination is yet far from being settled. This is very much evident on the large number of job discrimination cases which were filed in courts across the United States and most especially in the state of California. Typically, equal employment rights and opportunities should be handed down to everyone regardless of his race or color and his association to a certain ethnic group. To provide protection in the workforce from employment discrimination on the basis of their race and color, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of has been used as a refuge against unruly employers. This law also safeguards the employees as well as the applicants regarding hiring, promotions, compensations, privileges, terminations and other factors which may affect an individual's performance in his or her work. Moreover, this law results to the prohibition of labor assessments and resolutions about a person's capabilities on the sole basis of his acquainta...

Asbestos Linked to Mesothelioma -- Lawyers Can Help

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:45:42 -0600

Mesothelioma is a form of cancer that is almost exclusively caused by exposure to asbestos. In this disease, malignant cells develop in the mesothelium, the protective lining around the body's internal organs. Its most common site is the pleura the outer lining of the lungs and chest cavity, but mesothelioma may also occur in the peritoneum the lining of the abdominal cavity or the pericardium the lining of the heart.Most people who develop mesothelioma have either worked on jobs where they inhaled asbestos particles or were exposed to asbestos dust and fibers in other ways--such as by washing the clothes of a family member who worked around asbestos or by home renovation using asbestos products. There is no link between mesothelioma and smoking, although smoking tends to aggravate mesothelioma side effects.Asbestos, which was first mined and used commercially in the late s, became quite popular during World War II. Beginning at that time, millions of Americans were exposed...

How do I collect on a Judgment?

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:23:08 -0600

You have filed a lawsuit to recover money that is owed to you. After the hearing, the Judge enters a judgment in your favor. Unfortunately, months later, you still haven't received any money from the Defendant. How do you collect on your judgment?I get this types of question often in my law office. Let's set things straight from the beginning. Just because you sue somebody and win does not mean that you are going to get the money that you sued for, at least not voluntarily. If the Defendant chooses to not pay off the judgment voluntarily, there are some steps that you can take to try to force him to pay the debt. In Pennsylvania, where I practice law, it has been my experience that individuals who do not hire attorneys to represent them often go to the local District Justice to file their lawsuits. While technically there is nothing wrong with this, as an Attorney I usually do not file lawsuits at that level. The reason is that the District Justice judgment has little value in my eye...

Copyrighting infringement: is the threat real for Artists?

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 02:21:03 -0600

Many artists have asked me recently about protecting their images from online theft. Downloading photos from websites is as easy as -- so... what can you do to protect your work, and more importantly, should you be worried about it?. Why is your work online?Let's start by examining the reasons you have put your work online in the first place. As an artist, having a website means that millions of people and potential collectors are able to see images of your work for free. A digital portfolio can reach potential galleries, collectors, art critics, curators, museums, friends and family. To ensure your site will be seen by as many people as possible, it needs to be easily accessed, should be easy to navigate, with clear images that are large enough to be seen properly on most monitors, yet not too big that they will take too long to download .Making it easy for everyone to see your work of course makes the images vulnerable to theft. What tools are available to prevent theft and ar...

Defendant's Experts Help Make Plaintiff's Case

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:24:42 -0600

Expert witness opinion of patent infringement, offered by a patent owner during licensing negotiations, proved to be key evidence in establishing an "actual controversy" sufficient to allow the alleged infringer to bring a declaratory judgment action in federal court, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals said in a March opinion. The opinion is significant because it is the first by the Federal Circuit to discuss how it will determine the existence of a controversy sufficient to give it jurisdiction now that the U.S. Supreme Court, in its January decision MedImmune v. Genentech, rejected the circuit's former "reasonable apprehension" test. Prior to MedImmune, the Federal Circuit applied a two-part test to decide whether it could issue a declaratory judgment. The first part looked to whether the patentee had created a reasonable apprehension in the plaintiff that it would face a patent infringement suit. If so, the court would then weigh whether the plaintiff's conduct amounted to...