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Nearly 3 Million Dissatisfied Timeshare Owners

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Employment Discrimination | Discrimination Claim: EEOC Pt. 1

Employment Discrimination | Discrimination Claim: EEOC Pt. 1

Employment Discrimination | Medicare and Medicaid Fraud

Employment Discrimination | Medicare and Medicaid Fraud

Personal Injury Lawyers | Federal Court Relieves General Contractor

Personal Injury Lawyers | Federal Court Relieves General Contractor

Personal Injury Attorney | Car Accident Tips

Personal Injury Attorney | Car Accident Tips

Selecting A Lawyer Specializing in Admiralty and Maritime Law

Maybe you have never needed the services of an attorney before; but now you do. Obviously, you want an attorney who can handle your particular legal situation, and who has experience and expertise in the area of law relating to your legal needs.

Avoiding Malpractice in Maritime Cases

Several times a year I have the unpleasant task of telling an attorney or potential client that he or she has missed the statute of limitations date in a maritime claim. The most frequent type of case involves either cruise line passengers or workers on fixed oil and gas production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. However, there are numerous other areas in which the statute of limitations under the general maritime law or United States Code differs significantly from that of the negligence statutes of limitations of the various states.

About Contingency Fees

All personal injury lawyers accept serious injury and death cases on a contingent fee basis. This means that if the lawyer does not make a recovery for you, there is no fee charged. All of our lawyers participate on the basis that if there is no recovery, there are no fees or costs owed.

STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS

A statute of limitations is the period of time prescribed in which an injured person must file a claim or settle his or her case or the claim will be forever barred. The various statutes of limitations run from the date of injury or death of the seaman in most cases. This article lists the most common limitation periods beginning with the shortest at the top. This article deals solely with the statutes of limitations in various maritime actions. Its purpose is to alert the attorney or injured seaman who may have a potential maritime case to the differences between state law and the general maritime law and the need for consultation with an attorney who handles maritime actions as a part of his or her regular practice.

Failure to Yield Car Accident

If someone ran a yield sign and slammed into the back of you, there might be instances when you can be partially to blame.

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