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		<title>How to Prepare for a Lawyer Consultation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:09:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristine B</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So you think you&#8217;ve been harmed by a drug or a medical device, or some form of financial fraud but aren&#8217;t certain. You&#8217;re considering a lawsuit but aren&#8217;t really sure what to do. You&#8217;d like to speak with an attorney but aren&#8217;t sure what information to bring with you or how to prepare. This week, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Think your Company-Sponsored Life Insurance has your back? Think again</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristine B</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the realm of people being ripped off, there are a few stories that are often the most heart breaking. Seniors losing their life savings to Ponzi schemes, seniors suffering financial elder abuse at the hands of their own families and people being denied necessary medical treatment because of bad faith insurance practices. But there&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Understand the Pharmaceutical Representative Overtime Lawsuits? Here&#8217;s Help</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:02:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristine B</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drugs/Medical]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Employment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If not, you&#8217;re not alone. In fact, even the courts have reached contradictory rulings in the pharmaceutical representative overtime lawsuits they&#8217;ve seen. While the pharma reps won the Novartis lawsuit, they lost the Johnson &#38; Johnson and GlaxoSmithKline lawsuits. Those losses, however, don&#8217;t mean that pharmaceutical sales reps should just give up. In each case, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medical Malpractice: It Takes Two, Baby</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:39:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristine B</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drugs/Medical]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pleading Ignorance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medical malpractice]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve ever watched any of the seemingly endless supply of medical dramas on television (Grey&#8217;s Anatomy, House, Private Practice&#8230;) you&#8217;ve probably heard the phrase &#8220;medical malpractice&#8221;—or some variation of it—tossed about threateningly. It&#8217;s also a popular plot twist in soap operas—General Hospital fans will recall Dr. Patrick Drake (and his half-brother, Matt) being sued for malpractice.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is a Bellwether Trial? Take that Trial for a Test Drive, Baby!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 19:22:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristine B</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Emerging Issues]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fosamax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[yasmin-side-effects-yaz-blood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yaz]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve followed news about Fosamax lately, you&#8217;ve probably heard the term &#8220;bellwether trial&#8221; thrown around. The judge in that case has ordered two more bellwether trials in addition to the five that have either already been decided or will be decided later this year. So&#8230; What is a Bellwether Trial? Basically, a bellwether trial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Drugs You Get from Your Kitchen Faucet</title>
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		<comments>http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/the-drugs-you-get-from-your-kitchen-faucet-06920.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 19:15:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hunter West</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[environmental contamination]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Water contamination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[water supply]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The next time I look to buy fish—and I don&#8217;t care if it&#8217;s fresh or frozen—I&#8217;m gonna want to make sure the fish was happy before it met its ultimate end. If that fish came from the St. Lawrence Seaway, there&#8217;s a good chance my intended dinner was, indeed happy. Probably high on Prozac. Huh? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>6 Tips to Avoid a Ponzi Scheme</title>
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		<comments>http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/6-tips-to-avoid-a-ponzi-scheme-06678.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 21:55:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristine B</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Emerging Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pleading Ignorance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Securities]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[They are two words that no investor wants to hear: Ponzi scheme. As in, your money was invested in a Ponzi scheme. People whose money winds up in a Ponzi scheme often have a lot of difficulty getting their money back, especially if they were among the last to invest. There are ways to watch [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can I still File a Lawsuit if there&#8217;s already a Settlement?</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/can-i-still-file-a-lawsuit-if-theres-already-a-settlement-06532.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/can-i-still-file-a-lawsuit-if-theres-already-a-settlement-06532.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 20:29:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristine B</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Emerging Issues]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Attorney J Benton Stewart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ben Stewart]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good question—and this week, Pleading Ignorance answers it. It&#8217;s a question a lot of people have: Can I still file a lawsuit if there&#8217;s already a settlement? I spoke with attorney J. Benton Stewart of Stewart Law, P.L.L.C. to better understand the in&#8217;s and out&#8217;s of class action settlements and when it&#8217;s best to file your lawsuit.  Before we can answer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding the 120-Day Deadline for VA Claim Appeals</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/understanding-the-120-day-deadline-for-va-claim-appeals-06037.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/understanding-the-120-day-deadline-for-va-claim-appeals-06037.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 14:07:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristine B</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[VA]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a lawsuit that could have huge implications for US veterans trying to claim veterans&#8217; benefits: A lawsuit being heard by the Supreme Court asks the justices to rule that lower-court judges can be lenient in extending the 120-day deadline for filing appeals regarding denied claims. Although the issue might seem open and shut to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Does Mitigating Damages Mean?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:14:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristine B</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pleading Ignorance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Mitigation of Damages&#8221;. It&#8217;s a phrase used every so often in relation to lawsuits—or catastrophes: mitigating damages. But, many people don&#8217;t understand what mitigation of damages means. This week, Pleading Ignorance explains mitigation of damages and what it means to potential plaintiffs and, possibly, you. Mitigation of damages means that a person should use reasonable [...]]]></description>
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