New York is home to two of the top fifteen law schools in the United States: New York University Law and Columbia Law School. New York has exceptional lawyers and ...

Lawsuit loans offer advanced funding for a settled or pending lawsuit. The money loaned is borrowed against the amount of money the lawsuit is expected to payout.A lawsuit can take ...

Given the fairly free legal system in the United States, it's no surprise that there are many federal lawsuits filed every year. Federal lawsuits are lawsuits that are either passed ...

Since ancient times, asbestos has been used for its flame retardant and insulation properties. However, since the 1890s and beyond, people have come to realize the dangers this useful material ...

Since the early 1990's the filing of what has been described as frivolous lawsuits has created a national forum. Known also as junk suits or lawsuit abuse by critics, the ...

In recent years, much has been made over the number of malpractice suits filed in American courts that have contributed to a growing fear of health care lawsuit abuse.  The ...

Medical malpractice has been a buzzword in the American forum for over three decades-- since the middle of the 1970s. Medical malpractice lawyers or medical malpractice attorneys, usually known professionally ...

Mesothelioma cancer has become a major concern after many years of workers and other people breathing asbestos. The cancer can be life-threatening and it often takes a long time for ...

In 2002, Merck & Company Incorporated, a pharmaceutical company, released a drug called Vioxx to help relieve pain in patients. In 2004, just two years after it was released, Merck ...

If a company produces a defective or hazardous product and it causes injury, illness, pain, suffering or just isn't right, the average citizen may be really upset and want to ...