The concept of structured settlements is fast gaining popularity and is proving a better alternate to lump sum payments made for personal injury claims. A structured settlement is a contract between the insurance company and an injured consumer. As part of the contract, it becomes obligatory for an ...

Non-Compete Agreements are controversial documents that restrict a person?s right to work with competitors of a former employer. The effectiveness of one such non-compete agreement is on display in a recent lawsuit filed by Microsoft against Google. Dr. Kai-Fu Lee Dr. Kai-Fu Lee joined Microsoft in ...

An accident injury can happen almost anywhere: at home, at work, on the road, shopping, during sport activities and so on. Each of these situations may bring many troubles, particularly if the injury is severe enough to affect your personal lifestyle or your ability to work for a longer time. Howeve...

There are times when a property owner is unable to pay the required property tax. At such a time they become a delinquent taxpayer and the appropriate governing authority is in charge for collecting property taxes. This collection can be achieved by a tax auction. That brings us to the question Wha...

It`s funny how three simple letters can create such fear and loathing in your average citizen. But the IRS are people too. Keep this in mind and you`ll find that dealing with the IRS will be easy and stress free. What does the IRS want from me? Normally a visit from the IRS may be about the most tri...

Most of us have seen a heckler at a baseball game. Sure, he?s likely to draw attention, both positive and negative. The louder he hollers, the more attention he gets. But do you and I want that kind of attention? Probably not. What most of us want to do ? especially with our writing ? is to make a p...

Your goal is to land a few nice, secure freelance copywriting jobs, but how do you get them? The most important factor in finding these jobs is that you pursue the job you are looking for with all of your ducks in a row, so to speak. Here are a few things you need to do in order to get the freelan...

Every mediated negotiation oscillates between doubt and certainty. Parties seek certainty even though very often they are besieged by doubts. People entering negotiations experience apprehension, which is another word for fear, though fear expressed at a low level of intensity. The reason they ha...

Getting a corporation designated as an ?S? can be a bit confusing. If you are committed to getting an ?S? corporation, here is how you do it. ?S? Corporation The ?S? in S corporation refers primarily to a tax designation. While electing to be an S corporation does have legal implications, such as no...

Year after year people make the same mistakes in direct-response copy and advertising. You can avoid the most common and costly blunders by following these profit-enhancing tips... 1. WRITE IN DIRECT RESPONSE LANGUAGE: * Use short paragraphs and short words. This article has 68% short words-five...

In Dyson Ltd v Qualtex [2004], Dyson brought proceedings against the defendant, Qualtex, a manufacturer of vacuum cleaner spare parts, alleging infringement of its unregistered design rights in various spare parts comprising different products. Unregistered design rights are unregistrable intellectu...

When faced with non-payment of property Tax, sometimes the County Governments offer tax sales at an auction to the public as a step toward making lost income. In the case of an auction of tax lien sales, it is actually just a certificate that is sold and a purchased and not the actual land or proper...

In this article we`re going to cover another type of fraud that is very common, especially in the United States. This is benefit fraud. Benefit fraud comes in all shapes and sizes. The bottom line is the person who commits benefit fraud is receiving money from the government that they are not enti...

Depending on the circumstance, a model or property release may not be legally necessary. But getting one never hurts and it may help. It may make some people think that they can`t sue you (they can, even if their cause of action is bogus). If they do sue you, having a release may shorten the litigat...

A class action lawsuit is a civil suit. Civil law regulates relations between people, so this is the court in which you assert your rights against persons and enterprises. As opposed to a criminal trial, in which someone is accused of breaking the law, the civil court regulates actions that simply h...

Did you know that jobs writing about food are available? These opportunities are available in a variety of areas. Employment in these fields is an exciting concept. For many, getting their foot in the door is the most important and most challenging first step. In order to succeed, a wide range o...

Everyone has some kind of home office, if you happen to run a business from that home office, it?s deductible. But? There are a few important things you need to do to make certain your deduction is provable.

Clear a specific room or space for your office. Give it a square footage, something you ...

Use tax for out of state sales

In recent years, most states have stepped up their attempts to require out-of-state retailers like EBay store operators and telemarketers to register for the purpose of collecting their use taxes.

The good news about use tax

Unless you have a `...

Chances are if you are looking for a lawyer you are at a very stressful time in your life, and are overwhelmed. It doesn?t have to be as hard or as costly as you think to find a good lawyer. Provided below are some tips that can take the stress out of finding a lawyer What is it that you want - When...

Chapter 13 bankruptcy allows individuals to restructure their debt, finances and assets in a fashionable manner in order to compensate their creditors, and pay off their debts. The individual will propose to pay the creditors over a period of time (usually 3-5 years). During this period of time th...

While most small and medium sizes law firms want to grow and prosper, few have the necessary working capital to handle increased case loads or extended settlement payment. Factoring, which is the purchase and sale of accounts receivable (in this case, legal fees) at a discount at or near the time of...

In a 1031 Exchange an investor sells his property, called ?Relinquished Property,? to acquire a ?Replacement Property? without attracting tax on capital gains. The whole exchange is overseen by a Qualified Intermediary (QI), a middle-man who provides services of paperwork, oversight, escrow and expe...

The bonding company has to guarantee the appearance of the defendant in court at a given time and place, when a bond is issued. These bail bonds are issued only by licensed "bail agents" who specialize in their underwriting and issuance. These agents act as the appointed representatives of licensed...

1812 The first attempt to impose an income tax on America occurred during the War of 1812. After more than two years of war, the federal government owed an unbelievable $100 million of debt. To pay for this, the government doubled the rates of its major source of revenue, customs duties on imports, ...

Every year, we citizens of the United States have to ?pay our dues? so to speak, in the form of filing our income tax documentation with the federal, state, and in some cases, municipal government. For many years, people and businesses have filed their taxes with the government using the post offic...

Please don?t be offended, but you are probably making one or all of the mistakes you?re about to read about. It?s not your fault. Most business people are not trained as copywriters. But once you?ve read this article, you?ll know exactly what to do to correct the problems that are killing your sales...

If you are ever arrested for drunk driving (also called DUI for "driving under the influence" or DWI for "driving while intoxicated"), your experience will begin with an officer stopping you because of some questionable driving pattern, or possibly because you encountered a DUI "sobriety checkpoint"...

Are you like me? A little over a year ago, I started my first internet marketing venture. I had a wonderful product ? specifically, an eBook - that I hard worked very hard on. I bought my own domain name and web hosting, buying a huge package to handle all the credit-card-throwing visitors I thou...

You must have a plan that will dispose of your property and also address problems your family will face if you become incapacitated something that can happen at any time. You need a living will, a health-care proxy and a durable power-of-attorney Let?s discuss advance directives often called health-...

One of the keys to writing good marketing copy is to differentiate your product or service from the competition with an effective selling point. And it is on precisely this element that many otherwise competent writers flounder and flop ? and so does their copy. Because the key word here is ?effecti...

Every business should protect proprietary information when dealing with independent contractors, vendors and other businesses. The best way to do this is to use a non-disclosure agreement, often referred to as an ?NDA.? What is an NDA? An NDA is an agreement between two parties to protect confid...

Whether you`re an executive or a small business owner, chances are you will have to hire a writer somewhere along the line to create your marketing material. Here is some insight into the process, what is expected of you, and how to get the most out of your investment. But before we start? All your...

Pretty or elegant? Good or scrumptious? Nice or delightful? There is power in the adjectives you choose. Just like Clark Kent and Superman or Bruce Wayne and Batman, some adjectives are plain, ordinary, everyday words. Others are alter-ego Super Adjectives that leap into your customers? minds in a s...

Every year, millions of people are injured or have accidents. Its human nature! One human injuring another by various means due to negligence! Within cars, on the streets, in the shopping mall, possibly anywhere and everywhere! And the first thing they do is look for a no win no fee solicitor. Fortu...

A personal injury is described as any harm caused to a person, such as a broken bone, a cut or a bruise. Any type of bodily injury as a result of an attack, negligence or accident can also be categorized as a personal injury, and you can file a lawsuit to recover damages from whoever is responsible....

Litigation is a very expensive process. Often, an individual?s meager savings and investments will not be sufficient to fight a case. They have to depend on other sources for funds. At such a time, litigation financing companies offer Litigation Loans. These are not loans in the literal sense of the...

A personal injury specialist is a priceless treasure to anyone suffering from an accident injury. When you are hurt, you know you deserve reimbursement of monetary value to cover your losses. But you have enough problems with your health, so you wouldn`t like to handle the claim all by yourse...

Many of us have been asked to write an article at one time or another. Maybe it`s a contribution to the company newsletter. Or a promotional article to gain publicity for ourselves or our companies. Some of us write articles regularly for clients. No matter why you`re writing an article, it`s your r...

When it?s not recorded in ?open court?, or when the injured victim dies before he receives the settlement check, and the terms of the settlement were never clearly laid out by either side. Usually a settlement is reached among the attorneys or in Court with the assistance of the Judge. Where there i...

Until now the available methods for a court reporter to find a scopist were limited, especially since most scopists are freelancers who work from home. That?s why Mithros Web Design has launched a new online scopist and court reporter directory called Scopingcentral.com to provide a better way for c...

Many companies begin manufacturing and selling their new product (a.k.a. their invention) to the marketplace before the patent is even officially granted. They use the term ?patent pending? to indicate that the product is proprietary and a patent is (just like the term states), pending. The only ...

While no one ever plans on being arrested, it is a good idea to know what you should and shouldn`t do in case it ever happens. By understanding what is expected of you and what circumstance can make your situation worse, you will be better able to handle the distress and fear that comes with being a...

An accident at work claim has probably crossed your mind, and rightfully so; every year, thousands of hard working individuals are left injured or disabled due to unsafe workplace conditions, who do exactly the same. An injury at work can strike out of nowhere, leaving you jobless and wondering ho...

No one except an individual can determine whether or not a divorce is right for him or her. However, there are some general questions which pretty much apply to everybody. Thinking about the following issues may help them evaluate whether a divorce is right for themselves. What specifically is mak...

Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination that violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VII applies to employers with 15 or more employees, including state and local governments. It also applies to employment agencies and to labor organizations, as well as to the federal gov...

Sen. Partick J. Leahy has introduced the Anti-Phishing Act of 2005 to Congress for consideration. The Act would allow federal prosecutors to seek fines of up to $250,000 and prison sentences of up to five years against individuals convicted for promoting phishing scams. Online parody and political s...

Student loan debt is a problem that affects many former students. It is a long and difficult process to pay off a student loan. Undoubtedly, it is much easier to avoid student loan debt in the first place. There are a few simple steps that can be taken to either escape student loan debt or ensure ...

We all know times are tough and, for some of us, bills are getting harder to pay each month. If the debts you owe are more than what you can afford, you should read on. Filing a bankruptcy can be the answer to your problems. A bankruptcy is a way to discharge your debts completely so you can have ...

Nothing is more frustrating than trying to search for news about a specific trial, especially when the mainstream media isn’t interested. Now, Case Watchers keeps readers apprised in an easy to read format. Updated daily, Case Watchers provides a summary of the case, links to the latest new...

FOUR WAYS TO WORK OUT BUSINESS DISPUTES
by Giuseppe Leone ? Business and Workplace Mediator Business owners have four options to resolve disputes with partners, vendors or customers. Each option is based on different assumptions, and entails a different cost. Therefore, it pays to understan...