Social workers must endeavor to always look out for the best interest of each client, and this is routinely the case. However, there can be times that social workers act negligently, and this can be an opportunity to pursue legal action against them. If you or a loved one has been seeing a social worker and you believe that some form of negligence has occurred, you should speak to an attorney whose primary area of practice is negligence — and, ideally, one who has pursued legal action against other social workers in the past.
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When a car accident sends you to the hospital through no fault of your own, you may automatically count on insurance. Automobile insurance provides a number of valuable benefits to drivers, such as medical expense coverage and a repair or replacement of your vehicle. When dealing with the insurance company, you could make some mistakes that might not only affect your claim but a potential legal case as well. Read on to find out about how insurance issues could affect your personal injury case.
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Surgical procedures are required to treat a number of life-threatening medical conditions. While there are many dangers associated with any major surgery, having your surgeon operate on the wrong site should not be one of them.
Strict protocols have been put into place to help eliminate wrong site surgeries. Unfortunately, experts estimate that roughly 40 wrong site surgeries occur each week in hospitals and clinics throughout the United States. It's important that you understand your rights when it comes to wrong site surgery so that you can seek the compensation you deserve in a court of law.
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When you have a brilliant idea and a fantastic invention that solves a problem or meets a need, you naturally want to share it with the word. However, protecting your intellectual property rights (and your financial future) means getting a patent first.
Patent applications are complicated and have a lot of different parts. However, most inventors struggle the hardest with the description of their invention. All the details need to be right the first time because you can't go back and add anything once your application is submitted without starting all over.
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Purchasing a home is quite an extensive process filled with many obstacles. There are so many details you need to consider and hoops to jump through. To make the legal aspect of this transaction easier to deal with, consider hiring a real estate attorney. They can provide the following services.
Title Search
When you purchase a home from a seller, you need to make absolutely sure they have the legal rights to the property.
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