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      • Permax Heart Valve Damage.
        04/28/07
        Evidence of Permax heart valve damage has increased following a new study published in the March 2007 issue of the medical journal Archives of Neurology. This study provides further support of the problems linked to Permax. Heart valve damage was found to increase with long-term use of the drug. The

      • Immigration: Love, Marriage and the GreenCard.
        04/26/07
        Marriage is a very important concept and establishment in the United States and as such Congress has determined that a foreign national who marries a United States Citizen spouse has the immediate ability to file for a permanent residence under a first category preference. It is good to know that a

      • Non-Compete Agreements.
        04/24/07
        A Covenant Not to Compete is an agreement that restrains or prevents a business or individual from engaging in a particular activity. These Covenants are usually not favored by the courts, and as such, are looked at through skeptical eyes. Covenants Not to Compete are often used in two primary areas

      • Death Knell For Incentive Stock Options.
        04/19/07
        A federal court in Florida has just ruled that restricted stock (on which most incentive stock options are based) cannot have any value merely because it is restricted. (Visit Site below for Court Opinion.) Williamson v. Moltech Corporation began in New York in 1995. Although now in bankruptcy court

      • Maritime and Jones Act- If You've Been Injured - the Five Things You Must Know to Protect Your Rights
        04/15/07
        The three Maritime Laws that protect employees are "The Jones Act," the "Death on the High Seas Act," and the "Longshoreman and Harbor Worker's Compensation Act.

        The Maritime Jones Act was created to protect sailors, seamen (or women) or employees of an Ameri

      • What is the Equal Pay Act?
        04/13/07
        Under the Equal Pay Act or 1963, any employee, whether male or female, must be given substantially equal work that requires equal skill, effort and responsibility and are carried out under similar working conditions, and the compensation must be substantially equal as well. The law was formulated an

      • Have You Been Arrested Or Released From Jail Recently?
        04/11/07
        Recent changes in Immigration policies make mandatory detention much more likely for Visa holders and Lawful Permanent Residents.

        If you have been recently arrested or have been released from prison after October 8, 1998, you may be a candidate for mandatory detention. Immigration and Cus

      • 10 Mail & Wire Fraud Statute Facets.
        04/09/07
        Fraudulent misrepresentations and schemes to defraud which use the United States mail to further that fraudulent conduct, can be prosecuted as “mail fraud.” Also, another commonly used federal law to prosecute misrepresentations and frauds is the statute known as "wire fraud."

        T

      • The Validity Of Security Interests In Medicare Receivables.
        04/08/07
        Lock Realty Corp. v. U.S. Health LP, which was the backdrop of my December 14, 2006 article, continues to be a lawyer’s dream in terms of complexity and challenges. The case also continues to be educational for creditors that need to protect their rights in deals gone bad. The lawsuit, which is pend

      • Is Limited Tort Right For Me?
        04/06/07
        It’s that dreaded time of year again, time to renew your automobile insurance policy. For some time now, you have been considering going with a different company to see if you can save any money. At the appointment with your new agent, he asks, “Would you like to select Limited Tort? It will save yo

      • Do School Children Have Any Right To Privacy.
        04/04/07
        Drugs are an increasing problem in small rural towns, and residents are understandably interested in doing something about it. There are, unfortunately, limits on what can be done about the drug problem. Mandatory drug-testing of all town residents would clearly be unconstitutional, for example. Dru

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