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Worried About Background Checks? Try Expungement

October 3, 2013

Expungement is a strange word, but it can be a lifesaver for first-time offenders. Instead of your conviction following you around for the rest of your life on background checks, affecting future job prospects, mortgage applications, apartment rentals, and so on, you can get the charge removed from your record through expungement. …Come Again? Expungement […]

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DUI Conviction: What does it Take to Make a Strong Defense?

October 3, 2013

DUI Conviction: What Does it Take to Make a Strong Defense? Defending against a charge for driving under the influence can be difficult because all state courts are very serious about prosecuting impaired driving. However, many cases are prosecuted on borderline evidence and can be defended by an experienced DUI attorney if the case particulars […]

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Hit and Runs and Skateboards: Dangerous New Trend

September 19, 2013

Jacob Little, a resident of Monroe, Georgia, was skateboarding to school on Aug. 27, 2013, when the skateboard rolled out from under him. When 16-year-old Jacob went to get his skateboard, he stepped into the road and was hit by three vehicles at separate times. Only one driver stopped, the other two fled the scene. […]

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A Detailed Look at Sindell v. Abbott Laboratories

September 18, 2013

Sindell v. Abbott Laboratories, 26 Cal. 3d 588 (1980) was a precedence setting case decided before the Supreme Court of California on March 20, 1980. The case set forth the legal concept known as market share liability, an apportionment of damages for the liabilities of all parties associated with a product that causes harm to […]

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A Closer Look at the Parol Evidence Rule

September 18, 2013

The parol evidence rule is a basic concept of law. It governs the legality and enforcement of a contract when prior information between the parties existed but was not made part of the contract. It is an important concept: it is through parol evidence that renegotiating or rewriting a contract is not required to incorporate […]

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Falsey Accused? Six Reasons For False Rape Raps

September 16, 2013

It’s a four-letter word that staggers the senses and enrages the emotions — rape. Perhaps second only to murder in the pecking order of violent crimes, this physically demeaning and abusive treatment, upon conviction, deserves the harshest and most severe penalties. Violating the sanctity of human expression through physical intimacy, rapists are vile individuals in need […]

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Gang Detectives Investigate Non Injury Shooting in San Diego

August 15, 2013

On Tuesday July 17 gang detectives investigated a shooting that occurred in the San Ysidro area of San Diego. According to an officer of the San Diego police force, the shooting occurred slightly before 10:30 PM on Monday. The officer’s report also indicated that the shooting happened in the 100 block of East Park Avenue. […]

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Brave Customer Fends off Suspect During an Attempted Robbery

August 4, 2013

According to San Diego police, there was an altercation at an electronics store in the suburban Clairemont Mesa region. On Tuesday July 16 an armed gunman walked into a Radio Shack. The individual apparently wanted to rob the store. The attempted armed robbery was reported at 8:45 PM on Monday according to a report issued […]

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DWI Conviction for a Foreigner: Can this Contribute to a Deportation?

July 29, 2013

People who come to this country to work, study, or visit family are expected to follow the laws and avoid getting into legal trouble. When a foreigner is charged with driving while intoxicated, that person may wonder how this charge and any resulting punishment will affect his or her visitor status. In fact, being charged […]

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False Imprisonment: Nursing Home Neglect

July 27, 2013

The decision to move a senior relative to a nursing home is often be difficult and emotional for both the senior and the entire family. Oftentimes the senior becomes isolated from family because of distance or health issues that impact the ability to regularly communicate with the senior from a distance. Once you have moved […]

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