By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ. Being caught in the middle of a legal matter can be stressful, frustrating and confusing, to say the least. If you don’t know what kind of lawyer you need, or how to find a good one, then you might procrastinate… or totally stick your head in the sand. That’s because lawsuits [...]
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What does a class action lawyer do?
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ. Class action lawyers specialize in lawsuits related to either defective products or other dangerous situations that have caused many people the same or similar injuries. A class action is filed like any other lawsuit, but a judge must specifically approve the case for class action status. The class action lawyer then [...]
Do you own stock in a bankrupt company?
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ. With several big companies heading into bankruptcy lately, many investors and stockholders are left wondering what will happen to their investments. Does the law protect their interests? Does the stock retain any value? The federal Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a short guidebook to help investors (Bankruptcy: What Happens When Public [...]
Five States Adopt “Fire-Safe” Cigarettes Law
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By: LISA R. WILSON On January 1st, 2009, laws mandating stores sell only cigarettes that are slow-burning and comprised of fire-safe paper went into effect in Delaware, Iowa, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Texas. Fifteen other states have laws that will take effect this year or next, according to the Coalition for Fire-Safe Cigarettes. The paper on [...]
By: LISA R. WILSON On Friday, October 31, the State Department warned nearly 400 passport applicants of a security breach in its records system that may have left applications unsecured and personal information, such as Social Security numbers, may have been illegally accessed and used to open fraudulent credit card accounts, spokesman Sean McCormack said. [...]
