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Allstate Runs Ad Touting a New Years Resolution That Can Keep You From Losing Your Teenager

A print advertisement placed by Allstate in newspapers takes information from The Allstate Foundation Report on Teen Driving, 2005, and puts it ina form called…

Posted by SEO Admin on Jan 29, 2009

Boxer Knocks Out State's "Special Relationship" Defense In His Negligence Claim Against New York State Athletic Commission

"In the clearing stands a boxer, and a fighter by his trade" - Paul Simon, 1968. In Gamache v. State Of New York, 106968, decided…

Jan 27, 2009

First Amendment Protects Attorney Who in Good Faith Advises Client Even If The Advice Is Later Determined To Be Incorrect: A Most Eloquent and Impassioned Defense of The Constitutional Right to Advice of Counsel

It may be hard to find a more eloquent and impassioned defense of the constitutional right of an attorney to give, and a client to…

Posted by SEO Admin on Jan 24, 2009

Recall of 31,392 Britax Frontier Child Restraints Highlights Importance of Signing-up for Automatic Updates

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is alerting consumers of a recall involving 31,392 Britax Frontier child restraints that could fail to properly secure…

Jan 20, 2009

Special Efforts Undertaken to Reduce Combat Veterans' Motor Vehicle Crashes

Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of deaths among combat veterans during the first years after their return home. Several studies have reported an…

Jan 18, 2009

Court Finds Child Neglect Where Parents Refuse to Consent to Life-Saving Surgery "because it stops the heart."

Matter of Eli H. v. Barbara H., nn-01297-08, decided on November 28, 2008 by Judge Barbara R. Potter of St. Lawrence County Family Court, required…

Jan 13, 2009

Indictments in Fatal New York City Crane Collapse and Deutsche Bank Fire

On January 5, 2009, the master rigger involved in the 200-ft-high tower crane that collapsed at a Midtown high-rise site March 15, 2008, killing six…

Jan 10, 2009

Consumers Can Sign Up for Free Electronic Recall Alerts From NHTSA

Vehicle owners across the nation can be instantly informed of a safety recall under a new automated alert system announced today by U.S. Transportation Secretary…

Jan 09, 2009

Concussions and the NFL: Legal Liability for Rushing a Player Back to Play Too Soon?

It is indisputable that cerebral concussions are commonly sustained by football players, professional or amateur. As time has gone by, concussions have gone from being…

Jan 05, 2009

Nassau County Police Release Recommendations to Avoid Repeating Wal-Mart Black Friday Stampede

On the Friday following Thanksgiving last year a pre-dawn mob of approximately 2,000 shoppers broke down the doors to a Wal-Mart in Valley Stream, New…

Jan 02, 2009

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