http://www.vanbloisbraininjurylawyers.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_axn=feed&type=rss_2.0 Untitled 1 http://www.vanbloisbraininjurylawyers.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000384&title=The+Basic+Law+of+Fraud&source=feed <P></P> <P></P> <P><STRONG>The Basic Law of Fraud</STRONG> </P> <P></P> <P>As a general rule, it is not illegal to say something that is not true. The general rule probably evolved from the fact that, in addition to engaging in intentional... http://www.vanbloisbraininjurylawyers.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000384&title=The+Basic+Law+of+Fraud&source=feed http://www.vanbloisbraininjurylawyers.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000385&title=Comparative+Negligence+vs.+Contributory+Negligence&source=feed <STRONG>Comparative Negligence</STRONG> <P></P> <P></P> <P>Under the legal doctrine of comparative negligence, when both a plaintiff and a defendant are guilty of negligence, the plaintiff's damage award will be reduced by the amount of his... http://www.vanbloisbraininjurylawyers.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000385&title=Comparative+Negligence+vs.+Contributory+Negligence&source=feed http://www.vanbloisbraininjurylawyers.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000386&title=Tort+Action+for+Failure+to+Provide+Facilities+to+the+Public&source=feed <STRONG>Constitutional Law: Civil Rights Enforcement: Civil Rights Act of 1871: Public Accommodations &amp; Facilities</STRONG> <P></P> <P></P> <P></P> <P>Under the common law, a person commits a tort when he or she fails to provide a public... http://www.vanbloisbraininjurylawyers.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000386&title=Tort+Action+for+Failure+to+Provide+Facilities+to+the+Public&source=feed http://www.vanbloisbraininjurylawyers.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000387&title=Publication+of+a+Defamation&source=feed <P></P> <P></P> <P><STRONG>Publication of a Defamation</STRONG> </P> <P></P> <P>A lawsuit for defamation has the following basic elements: (1) making a false statement; (2) about a person; (3) to others; and (4) actual damages (if the harm to the... http://www.vanbloisbraininjurylawyers.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000387&title=Publication+of+a+Defamation&source=feed http://www.vanbloisbraininjurylawyers.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000388&title=The+Jones+Act+--+Unearned+Wages&source=feed Under the Jones Act and general maritime law, a seaman who is injured in the course and scope of his employment may recover "unearned wages," i.e., the wages he would have earned if he were able to continue working until the end of the voyage.... http://www.vanbloisbraininjurylawyers.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000388&title=The+Jones+Act+--+Unearned+Wages&source=feed