Personal Injury: Strict Liability
Oct 24, 2010
While proof of negligence is required in order to obtain an award of damages in the civil legal system, there are exceptions. One such exception is strict liability. Imposing liability without demonstr...
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PERSONAL INJURY: Accidents Don't "Just Happen"
Oct 24, 2010
Negligent conduct: To say that an accident was not intentional, but just an accident, does not answer the question of civil liability. Negligence is the legal term used to characterize behavior that cr...
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PERSONAL INJURY: Monetary Damages Only
Oct 24, 2010
Suing for the principle is inconsistent with the purposes of the civil legal system, which exists to determine liability and damages, and to make an award consistent with those findings. Jury verdicts...
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PERSONAL INJURY: Negligence Requires Proof of Fault
Oct 23, 2010
The civil legal system in the United States is a fault-based system. In order to recover damages in a court of law, there must be proof of liability. Some state legislatures have imposed in limited are...
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PERSONAL INJURY: What is Negligence Law?
Oct 23, 2010
Negligence has many definitions but can be considered to exist where there is a violation of some duty, not by a specific agreement between two parties, as in breach of contract. When such a duty is br...
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Personal Injury: Springfield, MA Superior Court
Oct 22, 2010
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Massachusetts Small Claims Court Limit Now $7,000
Oct 22, 2010
The Small Claims Courts of Massachusetts can now issue damages up to $7,000.00. The increase, from the previous jurisdictional amount of $2,000, went into effect on August 1, 2010. This means that ci...
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BANKRUPTCY: Transfers
Oct 22, 2010
Transfers of property before the filing of a bankruptcy petition are required to be reported on the Statement of Intention, and often can undergo scrutiny. So, the definition of theterm transfer is imp...
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BANKRUPTCY: Timeshare Plan
Oct 22, 2010
When filing a bankruptcy petition, the person filing must list all assets that are owned. This would include a timeshare in which the filer has an interest, whether a deeded right or a contract. But, h...
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BANKRUPTCY: Repurchase Agreement
Oct 22, 2010
As with everything else in bankruptcy, the term "repurchase agreement" has a definition, as follows:
(i) an agreement, including related terms, which provides for the transfer of one or more certifi...
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