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Law School Accreditation
Accreditaiton and what it means to you. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary the definition of accreditation is "to recognize (an educational institution) as maintaining standards that qualify the graduates for admission to higher or more specialized institutions or for professional practice." Law schools generally fall into three catagories of accreditation, American Bar Association (ABA) accredited, state accredited or unaccredited. ABA accreditation - According to ...
Safeguards for Copyrighted Collective Works
Photographers often submit photos to publishers for inclusion in a book or magazine. But what happens to the copyright for that photo? Does it transfer to the publisher? What is the publisher allowed to do with the copyright?
Copyright Notice Not Required But Helpful
You’ll often see a copyright “notice” – the familiar © or the word “copyright” with a date and name of the copyright owner - posted on works of authorship. This copyright notice is no longer required for copyright protection, but it may be a good idea to use it.
Protection for Your Derivative Works
Here’s the issue: you photograph a car for the manufacturer in 2004 and register the photo with U.S. Copyright Office. In 2005, the car maker produces the same car except with a different style of wheels. The client asks you to shoot only the new wheels and add them to the original photo using Photoshop. The new photo then will be distributed. Do you need to register the new photograph to obtain full statutory copyright protection? You do if it would qualify as a derivative work.
Lemon Law Basics
Lemon laws are laws to protect consumers who purchase defective automobiles. For example, if you buy a new or used car and then find out the car has a serious problem that is not fixable, the manufacturers is requested by lemon law to buy back or replace the defective vehicle if the defect can not be repaired within a certain number o attempts or within a certain time frame.
Service by Substitution in California
Section 415.20 (b) of the California Civil Code Of Procedure States: If a copy of the summons and complaint cannot with reasonable diligence be personally delivered to the person to be served, as specified in Section 416.60, 416.70, 416.80, or 416.90, a summons may be served by leaving a copy of the summons and complaint at the person's dwelling house, usual place of abode, usual place of business, or usual mailing address other than a United States Postal Service post office box, ...
Infringement Nightmare Morals to the Story
True Story: A photographer recently settled for $275,000 with the Dallas Cowboys after the Cowboys used one of his pictures on clothing and other merchandise without permission. But after the settlement was reached, the Cowboys barred the photographer from ever working in Texas Stadium where the Cowboys play. The photographer had given a digital file of a photograph to the Cowboys who considered it for use on season tickets. The Cowboys then bought only 250 copies to ...
Injured In Georgia? Need A Georgia Personal Injury Attorney?
Being injured or hurt in an accident or industrial accident can be a frightening and stressful experience. Here is some basic information about personal injury law as pertains to the State of Georgia.
No Win No Fee And 'power' Questions
No win no fee is a 'meaningless' term to some people, but it's how solicitors work for personal injury cases. If you don't grasp the concept, then you can forget the final settlement cheque...
How Much is Your Case Worth?
Evaluating personal injury claims is a tricky business. In the past six years my firm, CapTran, has underwritten 10,000 requests for pre-settlement advances by plaintiffs. We have never had anyone tell us that their case was not a “slam dunk” or that they were not going to get a substantial settlement. We are always told the insurance company is going to settle quickly because their case and/or attorney are so good.
Personal Injury 12 NEW Methods!
Advertisements just drive you crazy... one company says one thing and other one down the road saying another, but both effectively are trying to say the same thing. For an injured person, it gets confusing. Who to trust and turn to?
Slip & Fall On Snow Or Ice Can You Be Get Money For Your Injuries?
SNOW & ICE INJURIES Winter time inevitably causes people to slip on snow and ice. They don’t wear the right shoes or boots, the driveway wasn’t plowed and the street wasn’t sanded. If you fall and injure yourself while slipping on snow or ice, can you be compensated (get money) for your injuries? The short answer is maybe. In any snow and ice case we look to see what the condition was like at the time you fell. If it was the middle of a blizzard and nobody had time to clear ...
The Benefits of Conference Calling For Attorneys and Law Firms
In the busy world in which you work, you simply need to have every tool that can benefit you. That includes conference calling. Why is it so important? For one thing, it allows you so much more time to do the things you need to do. And, it allows you to work with your clients no matter where they are, no matter where you partners are. There are few products that work as well as conference calling for attorneys. Here, we will list some of those reasons. We’ll talk about just why you ...
Choosing the Best Atlanta Personal Injury Lawyer
If you're in need of a personal injury lawyer, it means that you've already experienced something terrible - either you or your loved one has been hurt. This doesn't change throughout the USA, and so it is true also for Atlanta - a personal injury lawyer is hired only by people who have already experienced a kind of psychological earthquake. The point is that in such stressful situation you simply have to choose the best one. Not an Atlanta personal injury lawyer, but THE Atlanta ...
Phishing Learn To Identify It
Phishing: (fish'ing) (n.) This is when someone sends you an email falsely claiming to be a legitimate business - like your bank or credit card company - in an attempt to scam you into giving them your personal, private information that they can use to access your accounts. Phishing, also referred to as brand spoofing or carding, is a variation on “fishing”, the idea being that bait is thrown out with the hopes that while most will ...
Electricution Accident Lawyers in Los Angeles
After an electricution accident, contact your insurance company and your lawyer as soon as possible. There are situations when no one is responsible of an accident, but that's definitely the case with any electricution accident. All lawyers in Los Angeles will be delighted to take your case to the court. Why? Because (1) someone HAS to be guilty in this kind of accident and (2) it's probably not your fault.
When is a Settlement Not a Settlement?
When it’s not recorded in ‘open court’, or when the injured victim dies before he receives the settlement check, and the terms of the settlement were never clearly laid out by either side.
Injured in a Bicycle Accident in Los Angeles?
Have you, or someone you know, been injured in an accident involving a bicycle? Not sure what to do? Here's is a guide to some things that you should know when looking for bicycle accident lawyers Los Angeles.
Celebrex Law Suits Looking Like a Strong Case
There is no data as yet that indicates how many former patients of Pfizer's anti-inflammatory and painkilling drug are filing Celebrex law suits, but given the magnitude of the company's perceived crime it is likely that there will be very many. And even a quick perusal of the alleged behaviour of the company regarding this drug seems to point to Celebrex law suits being something of a fait accompli.
Looking for a Maryland Accident Lawyer?
A Maryland accident lawyer isn't very hard to find. There are lots of them, as in every other American state. The Internet or the Maryland phonebook will help you in finding them. The question is: are you sure you need an accident lawyer? In some cases you will only waste your and their time looking for an accident lawyer when you actually need somebody else.
Attorney Advertising: How To Choose an Injury and Medical Malpractice Lawyer
Attorney advertising and how to choose an attorney from an ad. “Ooh, ooh, pick me,” “No, pick me,” yelled the ad in the phone book. “I needed an accident lawyer to find out what I need to do since I was hit from behind last week. I looked in the yellow pages in Brooklyn, and found over 40 pages of lawyer ads. Who do I pick?”
Licensing Your Copyrighted Works
If you’ve taken the necessary steps to register your copyrighted works, you inevitably will have an opportunity to royalties off of them. To take advantage of the opportunity, you will need to be familiar with copyright license agreements.
10 Facts Your New York Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Attorney May Not Tell You
10 Facts Your New York Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Attorney May Not Tell You By: Gerry Oginski, Esq.
What is a Will and Why Do We Need One?
About Wills No one wants to think of the possibility of death - that is, his/her own death. But it is important to make sure that your family and other loved ones are provided for if anything happens to you. If you don't have a will then now is the time to give it serious thought. If you have made a will and you want to make amendments then do so now because it will be too late to make those changes if something should happen to you.
Work Place Injury: Slip and Fall on Steps or Ladder Can You Get Compensation in Virginia?
You are rushing at the work place. You go down the stairs and you miss a step or you stumble and down you go. This can result in a serious injury depending upon the severity of the fall. Since this happened at the work place and since you were on company business, this should be compensable under the workers' compensation law. However, in Virginia you have a problem.
Are there Any Bicycle Accident Lawyers in Los Angeles?
Yes, of course. I was unable to find any attorneys that are only bicycle accident lawyers in Los Angeles, but there are a lot of lawyers that specialize in accidents in general and they can offer you all the help you might need at the court.
15 Key Deposition Techniques in a Medical Malpractice Case
QUESTIONS TO ASK THE DEFENDANT DOCTOR WARNING: Preparation is the entire key to a doctor’s deposition. You must spend countless hours reviewing the entire file, reviewing all the medical records, notes and entries in the chart. You must know and review your theory of liability, causation and damages before you begin to review the file. You must keep track of anything in the chart that will help you in your quest to prove each element of liability, causation and ...
What To Expect If You Are Charged With a Crime
Although most people never expect to be charged with a crime, there can come a time when that can happen. These types of charges can range form warrants being issued for aid traffic tickets to individuals filing lawsuits against you. The best time to prepare for being charged with a crime is before it ever happens.
Non Compete Agreements In Action – Microsoft v. Google
Non-Compete Agreements are controversial documents that restrict a person’s right to work with competitors of a former employer. The effectiveness of one such non-compete agreement is on display in a recent lawsuit filed by Microsoft against Google.
Preventative Lawyering
In this economy, you may think twice before consulting an attorney to avoid the fees. Sometimes that’s a good idea. Sometimes it’s not and can cost you lots more in future litigation. Here are some basic guidelines relating to two important issues – contracts and insurance - to help decide when to use an attorney and how to use them efficiently.