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Privacy Rights
In Virginia privacy rights are largely creatures of statute. The actual cause of action for invasion of privacy is limited. It is based on the use of a person’s name or …
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Osteopath Healthcare Providers
You may have seen the term DO after a doctor’s name. Some people get confused thinking that DO means Doctor of Optometry. In fact DO means Doctor of Osteopathy. …
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Legal Precedents
Legal precedents are decisions by an appellate court that create binding law on lower courts.
In July of 1839 a ship full of 53 African slaves known as the La Amistad was …
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Prostate Surgery Medical Malpractice
Prostate problems in many men are bound to occur. In others they may be avoided through proper diet and exercise. The nature of the problems consist of …
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More Is Not Always Better
Most cancer patients opt for any and all available treatment. Even those with remote chance of helping their condition. Dr. Lowell Schnipper, the chief of …
Pooled Special Needs Trust have been around for quite some time. They are to be distinguished from Individual Special Needs Trusts. The latter are overseen by an individual or corporate …
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Res Judicata Defined
Res judicata is a concept that is similar to collateral estoppel. It can also be thought of as claim preclusion. In other words claims may be precluded from …
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The Use of Rebuttal Witnesses
Rebuttal witnesses are very common in civil suits. At the end of the defendant’s case, the plaintiff may choose to call rebuttal witnesses. They may be called for …
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Defamation Includes Slander And Libel
Slander is a form of defamation. Defamation is any false statement which produces injury to a person. Defamation in oral form is slander. In written form it is …
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Remittitur Defined by Injury Attorney
Remittitur is a concept that allows a Judge to reduce a verdict. If the Judge finds that the verdict is shocking to the conscience and/or not supported by …
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