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A lawsuit against the NFL
I’m a football fan. Because I’m a woman (I think we have a sort of empathy unavailable to men), I was always the first in Giants stadium to notice if a player was hurt. When everyone else was screaming, I … Continue reading
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Tagged class action lawsuits, legal causes of action, legal contingency cases, personal injury lawsuits, situations demanding lawsuits, Understanding lawsuits
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The thrill of discovery…and the agonizing work to discover a smoking gun
According to the Daily News, “City may again face fatal-crane lawsuit.” You might remember that in 2008, two construction workers died when an enormous building crane that had been inadequately maintained collapsed on them. The families of the workers sued. … Continue reading
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Tagged deposition exhibits, depositions, discovery documents, Interpreting lawyers, Law and government agencies, legal causes of action, legal contingency cases, personal injury lawsuits, situations demanding lawsuits
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Painful lawsuit with huge settlement
One of the lawyers I once worked for took on really agonizing cases, the kind of cases I think few lawyers would wade into, for several reasons. The specific laws and precedence did not suggest a good outcome, and even … Continue reading
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Tagged civil rights lawsuits, Law and government agencies, legal causes of action, legal contingency cases, personal injury lawsuits, settlement negotiations, situations demanding lawsuits, what "contingency" means
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