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Basic Instincts: Copying What Works vs. Protecting Your Turf

If you couldn't get enough of the recent patent-infringement thriller RIM vs. NPT, you'll definitely want to follow the latest nail-biter: Netflix vs. Blockbuster. Netflix is suing Blockbuster for violating its patents regarding ...READ»

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Busted! No More Avoiding Sales Tax by Shopping Online?

In May, Amazon [AMZN] decided to sue the State of New York, which passed a law requiring the site to collect sales tax on items bought online by New Yorkers -- even if Amazon has no physical presence inside the state. According to the ...READ»

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Gas Nozzle Accidents May Be Negligence

If you’ve ever been totally soaked by gas while filling up your vehicle because the hose separated from the nozzle, you may have cause to file a personal injury claim. READ»

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Premises Liability Applies in Public Places

It’s the law that property owners must take every reasonable precaution to make sure there are no serious hazards that would harm or kill anyone coming on the property. READ»

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Attorney Daniel Wannamaker Discusses the Increase in Crime in a Bad Economy

When the economy gets bad, one of the first things that seems to come apart at the seams is the crime rate. It goes up.READ»

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Personal Injury Car Crashes and Assessing Damages

It’s hard to try and set an amount of damages that you may have sustained in a car crash.READ»

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Texting While Driving a Major NO NO

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that texting while driving a vehicle is a remarkably bad idea.READ»

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80,000 Pounds and Rolling

If you’ve ever spent any time on an Interstate Highway in the US, you will have had an up close and personal experience with sharing the road with a big rig. READ»

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The Crime of Assault

When the economy gets bad does crime rates increase?READ»

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The Crime of Murder in Texas

Murder isn't just plain and simple in Texas.READ»

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Premises Liability – A Common but Challenging Area of the Law

Premises liability is a bit of a strange duck in the legal arena, and proving slip, trip and fall injuries is sometimes hard work.READ»

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Various Personal Injuries Define Settlements

It only makes sense that the type and severity of a personal injury would dictate the potential damage award handed down by the courts.READ»

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At Will Employment in Texas

At will employment can be a slippery slope toward discrimination. READ»

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Estate Planning Requires Reliable Information

Planning what to do with the assets of an estate takes a great deal of legal knowledge and the proper kind of information to ensure that the will accurately reflects the wishes of its creator. READ»

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Clean, Clean, It’s Clean They Say

Laundering money isn’t about washing it in your pants pocket; it’s about taking dirty money from drug dealers, etc. and finding ways to funnel it legitimately until it gets “clean.”READ»

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It Isn’t Just a Slip and Fall

Slipping and falling isn’t just that – a slip and fall – it is also classified as a personal injury, particularly if you have sustained some type of cut, bruise, fracture, concussion or sprain, or strain injury.READ»

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Estate Planning Requires Reliable Information

Planning what to do with the assets of an estate takes a great deal of legal knowledge and the proper kind of information to ensure that the will accurately reflects the wishes of its creator. READ»

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Nevada Asset Protection Trusts

Do revocable living trusts provide asset protection? In two words: “Not usually.” READ»

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Tech Watch: Apple’s Latest Patents, and Why They May Be Worthless

With the Bilski court decision this week, method patents will be eliminated. Apple's new Snow Leopard OS, and the coming products of other technology companies, may be in danger.READ»

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Ocean Tomo Patent Auctions: A New Form of Open Innovation

There's been a fair amount of press in the past few years about the emerging concept of 'open innovation'. Popularized by Henry Chesbrough in the book by the same name, it's based on the concept of insourcing I/P and technologies ...READ»

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Universal Sues Grouper and Bolt.com

Vivendi-owned Universal Music Group filed a lawsuit Monday against video-sharing YouTube rival Websites Grouper.com and Bolt.com, accusing the sites of hosting pirated versions of Universal music videos. Universal maintains that ...READ»

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Whiplash, the Unseen Injury

People think whiplash isn’t that serious because they can’t see it. While many think that whiplash is a silent wound and not that serious because it’s not visible, it is one of the more common injuries sustained in car ...READ»

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Steven Sears Attorney and CPA

Steven Sears Attorney And CPA Tax Plannig : The C type Corporation can be turned into an S type Corporation can be back to flow through taxation. Now you are dealing with several entities, corporations, LLC’s and limited ...READ»

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Patent Offensive

I find patents fascinating. People aggressively pursue patent protection by suing erstwhile competitors for infringement. Other people collect patents like merit badges, becoming often unsung heroes of innovation. And other people ...READ»

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CNN/YouTube Debate: Mary and Jen Want To Get Hitched

Kucinich: Uh, duh. Cites constitution, gets applause from the crowd. Dodd: How would I want my daughters treated? Compassion for all; civil unions, not marriage. (He has daughters five and two? The mind reels.) Richardson: I ...READ»