Beating Speeding Tickets And Higher Insurance Costs
Posted on March 21, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
The real cost of a speeding ticket goes far beyond the actual fine. Different car insurance companies have different premium penalties for speeding. But to put this in perspective, let’s take Prudential in California, just as an example.
A single speeding ticket would up the insurance cost with a surcharge of approximately 27%. So if someone were paying $750 a year, they would now be paying $952. That’s $202 extra dollars in addition to the cost of the ticket.
Read More..>>5 Steps To Winning Child Custody
Posted on February 29, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
Child custody cases have become much more scrutinized by the courts in recent years. What used to be an easy win for the mother or primary bread winner has turned into to an intense deliberation process with no certain outcome. Because of this, it has become important for parents to put a focus on preparation before their custody hearing. Here are some basic steps to get started in the right direction.
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Read More..>>How To Choose A Personal Injury Lawyer
Posted on February 15, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
If an individual becomes involved in a personal injury or accident, they may need a personal injury lawyer. This type of attorney will be able to assist in court and will collect more damages than the individual would be able to collect on their own. Personal injury law is a specialized field and only a qualified attorney can assist in these cases. Personal injury attorneys can be extremely helpful and useful but one must know what to look for when choosing one.
Read More..>>Pondering The Photo Contracts Of The Future, When A Buyer Wants Re-use Of Your Photo
Posted on February 13, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
Since as photographers, we have always licensed (rented) our photos, it is shocking to us to find a photobuyer assuming that their payment for a photo represents both present and future use of the photo.
Unless a “work-for-hire” agreement is arranged in writing between the photobuyer and the stock photographer, payment for the use of a photo is for one-time rights only.
Read More..>>Lessons Learned - Register Your Copyright Before You Go To Court
Posted on February 13, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
Copyrights are created at the click of the shutter. But to enforce your rights in court for infringement claims, you must first register your copyright before you bring suit in federal court. Period. It doesn’t matter when the infringement is committed or the registration is completed, you still must register before filing suit.
It’s too bad that a freelance writer, Glynn Wilson, in Alabama didn’t learn this lesson earlier. He recently sued Kitty Kelley alleging that she used without permission some of his material for her best-selling book about the Bush family, “The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty.” The validity of his claim will never be decided in court. He had to withdraw his copyright infringement suit after realizing that he was likely to lose because he had failed to register his copyright with the United States Copyright Office. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/19/arts/19kell.html
Read More..>>Justice For Mr. Reid-the Shoe Bomber
Posted on February 7, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
Remember the guy who got on a plane with a bomb built into his shoe and tried to light it?
Did you know his trial is over?
Did you know he was sentenced?
Did you see/hear any of the judge’s comments on TV or Radio?
Didn’t think so.
So, courtesy of a friend, here is the story. Thank you Judge William Young!! Everyone should hear what the judge had to say.
Ruling by Judge William Young, US District Court.
Read More..>>Annals Of Michigan Justice-only A Newsboy
Posted on January 29, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
Only a Newsboy,
One of a countless throng,
Only a waif on the tide of life,
That restless flows along.
Only a newsboy.
Lyrics from the song: Only a Newsboy, 1898.
Words by Arthur J. Lamb, Music by John S. May
(Though actual names are not disclosed, the facts contained in this piece are taken from a casefile in our office, and have not been altered in any way. The case is an active one in the office, well it was until last motion day.)
Read More..>>The Different Types Of Child Custody
Posted on January 24, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
Child custody hearings can produce a number of different outcomes, so it is important to be familiar with the different types of possibilities before planning for your hearing. Each one comes with different guidelines and provisions for both parents, and each needs to be approached in a different manner. Here is an overview of the four primary types of child custody.
Read More..>>Bork-peril Justice
Posted on January 19, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
On June 6, 2007, Robert H. Bork caused to be filed a lawsuit in the Federal Court for the Southern District of New York, wherein he is the named Plaintiff, and the Yale Club of New York City is the named Defendant.
Mr. Bork’s cause of action arises out of an incident which occurred on June 6, 2006, on which date Mr. Bork was visiting the Yale Club, a private club, in New York City, to deliver a speech at a luncheon sponsored by the New Criterion Magazine. It is perhaps interesting to note that Mr. Bork, though not a Yale alum, was a professor at the Yale School of Law during the Sixties and Seventies. He is currently a Professor of Law at the Ave Maria Law School located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It does not appear that he was on medical leave during the 2006-2007 academic year.
Read More..>>A Contract To Enter Into A Contract Is Unenforceable
Posted on January 15, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
Real Estate, by its own very nature, is all black and white - you either do things, or you don’t.
There is no grey area in Real Estate, which one can find otherwise in commerce and trade. For instance, letter of intents that are widely used prior and during negotiations between corporations or between individuals and corporations have no place whatsoever in the world of real estate, where the only subject matter of trade is the exchange of titled interests in land for money. One cannot stipulate today to contract out in the future and hope the stipulation will be upheld, unless such an agreement is contained in a contract drafted and accepted today and is in the form of an option.
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