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  • 5 Safety Features to Look for on Trampolines

    May 19 -- Dr. Mark Rabinoff is a professor at the Metropolitan State College of Denver, and has consulted on and served as an expert witness in more than 100 legal cases dealing with trampoline safety and injury. He offered his opinion on the top five things ... Patch.com

  • Expert witness for union favors American Airlines merger with US Airways

    May 17 -- By David McLaughlin NEW YORK -- American Airlines "is in a corner" and has to look to a merger with US Airways Group to turn around the bankrupt airline, an expert witness for the airline's flight attendants union testified Thursday. Fort Worth Star Telegram

  • SELLING TIMBER--PROTECT YOURSELF

    May 17 -- By Peter Marchese One of the functions I perform as a Consulting Forester is to act as an Expert Witness when fraud, misrepresentation or damages occur. Three of the most common occurences that I have evaluated as an Expert Witness are; ... Corning Leader (blog)

  • HIV expert gives evidence in Gwaze trial

    May 16 -- A defence expert witness in the trial of George Gwaze has told the Christchurch High Court that injuries his adopted daughter received as a result of what the crown says was a sexual attack, were in fact caused by toxic shock from her HIV infection. Radio New Zealand

  • Max Sica's lawyer accuses expert witness of being 'close to police' and being ...

    May 14 -- Canadian crime scene expert Robert Kennedy at the Supreme Court where he is giving evidence in the Max Sica murder trial. Source: The Courier-Mail A WORLD expert on crime scene foot impressions reacted angriy today when accused of giving evidence in ... Courier Mail

  • Expert witness rejects HIV link in Charlene's death

    May 14 -- by Staff Reporter AN EXPERT in paediatric HIV cases has told the High Court in Christchurch, New Zealand, that she does not believe HIV is responsible for a 10-year-old Zimbabwean orphan's death. Charlene Makaza died in January 2007 after being taken ... New Zimbabwe.com

  • Choices: International expert on parental alienation to speak in Naples

    May 14 -- Bone has spent more than 25 years working with high conflict divorces as a therapist, expert witness, mediator, evaluator and consultant, both nationally and internationally. His presentation is sponsored by the Alienated Grandparents Anonymous group ... Naples Daily News

Clipped from Google -- May 2012
Xinjiang and Tibet Raise Minimum Wages
Jul 28 2010 -- Xinjiang and Tibet have raised their minimum monthly and hourly wages. The minimum monthly wages in Xinjiang now range from RMB640 to RMB960 (USD $94 to USD $142) across different regions – a 24.6% increase on average.
United Nations Dispute Tribunal being undermined, judges say
Jun 16 2010 -- Independent judges appointed to revamp the way the United Nations reviews decisions on matters like hiring, firing, promotions and raises are accusing the UN's highest administrative levels of undermining the new tribunal -- NYT
Status: Employee v Independent Contractor -- Texas
Dec 12 2008 -- Hiring an "independent contractor" may at times be preferable to hiring and "employee", but legally there is no "bright line" test in Texas to determine the work relationship. Making the wrong assumption may leave an employer in a complicated situation.
US Court strikes down employment contract arbitration provision
Jul 10 2008 -- A California appellate court has struck down an employment contract provision requiring the arbitration of claims due to the contract not being explained to the employee and not being provided prior to employment.
Unpacking Keays v. Honda - Part II
Jun 30 2008 -- The unprecedented award on account of punitive damages is what the Keays case is most known for. That's what I'll now discuss. It will be recalled that the trial judge determined that Mr. Keays was entitled to $500,000 in punitive damages follo -- TFE
New labour outsourcing law creates controversy in Peru
Jun 24 2008 -- Peru's president Alan Garcia has approved a new labour outsourcing law that obligates companies to ensure that contractor firms comply with labor laws, creating challenges for even . -- LIP
Texas Margin Tax
Feb 14 2008 -- In 2006 the Texas Legislature passed H.B.3 which imposed a State Tax on the Gross Margin of just about every business in Texas with limited liability, known as the Gross margin Tax. In 2007 it passed Technical Corrections via H.B.3928.
Daubert Ruling Critical In Defending Construction Disputes
Jan 2 2008 -- Construction Plaintiffs often use so-called experts to provide opinions beyond their areas of expertise, beyond their designations, and beyond any reliable link between the opinion and the evidence. Even partial Daubert challenges to limit are critical.
Shareholder Oppression: Texas
Dec 22 2007 -- The doctrine of Shareholder Oppression, as enunciated by Texas Courts, honors the Business Judgment rule, yet provides some limited protections to minority shareholders.
Buying or Selling a Business: Perspective
Sep 25 2006 -- Even experienced business people are often novices at buying or selling a business. The transaction usually mixes financial risk with emotional feelings in anticipation of a career changing decision. This article attempts to better enable the buyer or sel


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