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What Seller's & Realtors Need to Know about Rhode Island Real Estate Laws

Explanation, laws and tips for sellers and their realtors regarding Rhode Island Real Estate laws, transactions, closings and title.

United States Sentencing Guidelines

Overview & What You Need to Know about United States Sentencing Guidelines.

Federal Criminal Defense Myths

Find out the myths of federal criminal defense.

Berkeley Hillside Preservation v. City of Berkeley

California Supreme Court Restores Common Sense to CEQA

Class Inaction: The U.S. Supreme Court Reins in Class Actions

The Supreme Court's 2010 term was an embattled one for the class action. The Court made headlines in Wal-Mart v. Dukes when it dashed the hopes of 1.5 million Wal-Mart employees who had brought a class action against the corporate giant.

Oral Argument in the Appellate Court: A Primer

For many attorneys, appellate court arguments are infrequent. But lack of familiarity can be overcome by understanding what appellate judges look for at argument.

Social Security Disability in Tennessee: Know Your Rights

how an attorney can help you with your disability claim.

Temporary Injunctions Aimed at the Military: A Rapid Response Plan for Government Lawyers, by Lieutenant Donald M. Brown, Jr.

Temporary Injunctions Aimed at the Military: A Rapid Response Plan for Government Lawyers, by LT Donald M. Brown, Jr. JAGC, USNR, 40 Naval L. Rev. 157 (1992). U.S Navy Law Review Article http://0-www.heinonline.org.polar.onu.edu/HOL/Page?handle=hein.journals/naval40&page=157&collection=journals#163

The Social Security Administration’s Disability Benefits Programs

A brief explanation of some of the basic disability benefit programs offered by Social Security.

Is opposing counsel talking your ear off with respect to the Daubert case, or the "Daubert Rule", and how it is a game-changer?

The Daubert Rule has long been invoked in civil proceedings as a means to strike the testimony of expert witnesses but only recently has the doctrine been employed in workers compensation proceedings to attack opinion testimony rendered by treating and evaluating physicians.

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