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St. Louis Car Accident Lawyer

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At The Hoffmann Law Firm, L.L.C., we focus exclusively on helping people who were injured in car accidents in the St. Louis area. Our firms principal, Christopher Hoffmann, has more than 15 years of legal experience in handling car accident cases. Our firm, built on that experience, understands how ...

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Cutting-Edge Technology to Help Reduce Traffic Accidents

Distracted driving is an increasingly devastating problem in Georgia and throughout the United States. Each year, approximately 3,000 people across the nation die in distracted driving related accidents. Cell phone usage is believed to be the number one cause of distracted driving, and there has bee...

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Hiring a Slip and Fall Insurance Lawyer Tampa, Florida

What in the event you do if you slide, trip or fall on somebody else's property? A couple of things come into query. What caused the slide, trip or fall? Do you suffer accidental injuries? How way back when did this happen? Perhaps you have sought health care directly related to the trip, slide or f...

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When Do You Need a Personal Injury Lawyer to Represent You?

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Injuries can occur for a variety of reason. Sometimes, it is because of a situation beyond the control of either you or others. In other instances, there is a party at fault for your accident. For the latter scenario, legal representation can often be quite helpful for the aggrieved individual. Howe...

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The Right Legal Procedure when Coping With Road Accidents

There is a growing trend amongst car drivers for people to stage accidents in a bid to claim some money back from their car insurance - this is known as 'crashing for cash', and it is causing problems for honest motorists. How to Cope With Crash for Cash Scams If you are involved in an accident, the...

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Everything You Need To Know About Personal Injury Law.

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To allow you to go about your duties in the workplace in peace, your employer should make sure that the environment at work is safe and conducive for the workers to go about their activities. This is necessary so as to avoid any injuries and harm to the workers as they go about their duties. Employe...

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Divorce Attorney - Discussing to Get You the Settlement You Deserve

If a divorce is in your nearby future, it is significant that you select a well-respected, reliable divorce firm that validates courteous, moral and proficient service to all their customers. The divorce lawyer at this firm will have the awareness of divorce law as well as be qualified toward offer ...

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A Closer Look At Personal Injury Law

 Personal injury law refers to cases involving physical or emotional harm to the plaintiff. Personal injury cases differ from lawsuits involving damages to property and require specialized care from an experienced legal team. The right attorney can help a plaintiff recover all of the damages ca...

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How Big Bite Compensation is Determined

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Dog bite attacks occurred over 4.5 million times in 2016, but not all dog bites are serious. A puppy's bite might not lead to injury, and some bites are minor. Other bites can lead to severe injuries or infection. Some dogs may even have to be put down because the injuries they inflicted were so ser...

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How to Deal With Police Brutality and Misconduct

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Police officers commonly have wide powers when carrying out their duties. However, they sometimes go too far when enforcing the law, breaking the civil rights. In society today, we can often see the examples of police brutality all around. The problem is that many victims of police brutality or misc...

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Five Things to Consider When Choosing the Right Attorney

Finding a legal professional to take care of your private and sometimes emotional matters can be a daunting task. It seems that at the time we most need an attorney we are least likely to be in the frame of mind to look for one. So, how should you sort through the mix of recommendations and names se...

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Former Nursing Home Operator Ordered to Pay $1 Million in Abuse Case

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 Putting a loved one in a nursing home is a difficult decision for many families. After all, there are concerns over their safety, with abuse and neglect becoming increasingly common all over the country. In a two-year period, 30 percent of nursing homes received citations for cases of abuse. N...

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Why You Need to Act Fast After Being Injured by a Commercially Manufactured Product

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There are frequent news reports of consumers being injured while using products that they paid for in the properly instructed manner. Whether it's curling irons that leave your hair damaged and fried or a food product that caused you to choke so badly that you were hospitalized, you can't leave any ...

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4 Common Oilfield Injuries

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Oilfield workers are at risk of encountering serious workplace injuries. Things have gotten worse since oil companies began rushing to meet the high oil demand and disregarding the safety of their employees. As a result of this, incidents of injuries and deaths have become a lot more commonplace in ...

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What Should you Look for in a Personal Injury Lawyer

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Choosing a personal injury lawyer is no easy task. The person who you choose holds your future in your hands. While the wrong choice could result in debt and misfortune, the right choice could result in a large check with your name on it. Here are a few qualities that you can look for to make sure y...

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How to Go About Personal Injury Claims For Disablement at Work

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​If you've had an accident at work that has led to you becoming disabled, it can be extremely frustrating. With your world having been turned upside down, you are well within your right to make a Personal Injury Claim against your workplace if you feel the accident was due to your employer's neglige...

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These are the Common Personal Injury Claims

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Personal injury claims cover a broad range of situations where a party's negligence or intentional action causes harm to another. Personal injury can occur to the mind, body or emotions of a person, but does not apply to property. The statutes for personal are purposely kept ambiguous to allow for a...

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What are My Rights When I Slip and Fall?

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Most of us will have had the experience of feeling our feet begin to fly out from under us as we step onto a patch of ice or a slippery floor.Arms flail, the heart leaps, and maybe we manage to catch ourselves before we fall – but sometimes, we do fall, and suffer serious injuries as a result. Often...

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What Should Be Known About Whiplash Injury Compensation?

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There are many bad things that can happen in life and that are not expected. It is really easy to have a happy life and then have everything ruined by even some small things that happen. A car accident is definitely something that is traumatic. The problem in many cases is that even minor collisions...

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3 Simple To Remember Secrets To Build A Great Personal Injury Law Firm

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It is quite difficult these days to run a highly successful law practice. There are so many things that have to be taken into account as we are faced with basically a highly competitive market. Personal injury firms will now be faced with huge challenges. It is really important that you build a busi...

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