Being charged with a crime is a very serious matter, and it is vital for you to take active steps to protect yourself from the worst of the potential outcomes of these cases. Unfortunately, there are many people that do not fully understand what they should expect from their attorney or their trial, and this can cause them to feel uncertain about how they should proceed. By having a couple of common questions answered, you should have a better understanding about how you should proceed.
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If you are injured while you are under the care of a doctor, you may think that you have a medical malpractice suit. After all, your doctor is supposed to make sure that you are healed and cured, not let you get hurt. However, your case may not qualify as a medical malpractice suit. How can you tell if it does?
Standard of Care
The first requirement for a medical malpractice suit is for your doctor to have violated the standard of care.
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If you own your own company and need to fire someone who had worked within your business, you may wonder if you should seek legal counsel about the termination. In most instances, firing someone with a justifiable reason will go by without a hitch, however there are some situations where it is best to be prepared. Here are some of the times when hiring an employment lawyer, such as one from Michael Terrence Conway & Co, is in your best interest when firing one of your employees.
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When you go after someone who you feel is responsible for an injury that you have received, you likely expect that there will be some form of defense strategy projected back at you. However, what you may not expect is for the other party to claim that you were at fault for your own injury!
Contributory negligence is a term that is used in personal injury claims that basically means that your own negligence contributed to your own injury.
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If you're in the job-hunting process and continue to find yourself confounded with pre-employment personality testing, you're not alone -- more and more employers have turned to these types of tests to weed out potential problem employees, with 60 to 70 percent of applicants now expected to take a personality test as part of an application. However, certain types of personality tests could subject an employer to litigation before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
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