What is the Difference Between a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy and a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy?

One of the most common questions is what is the difference between a Chapter 7 bankruptcy and a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy. In determining whether or not you should file for bankruptcy, it is important to understand the differences between each one. Below are some of the differences.

One particular category of toxic tort is injury caused by exposure to lead-based paint. The hazards of lead-based paint have been known since the early 1900s, when the use of lead in the manufacture of paint was banned in Australia. The lead mining and lead pigment industries in the United States were able, however, to forestall the banning of the use of lead in the manufacture of paint until 1978, when it (finally) became illegal in our nation. Lead has also been found in dangerous levels in vinyl mini-blinds and in the finishing on fixtures such as bath tubs.

Unfortunately, nursing home abuse continues to happen everyday. It should not be accepted.  Nursing home patients have rights. Under New York Law, facilities must "ensure that all residents are afforded their right to a dignified existence, self-determination, respect, full recognition of their individuality, consideration and privacy in treatment," along with specific rights involving clinical care, financial matters, admissions and transfers to other facilities. (N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 10, § 415.3).

Infants Are Getting Their Fingertips Cut Off By Defective Strollers

Major medical errors self-reported by American surgeons are strongly related to both burnout and depression. Those findings appear in the online edition of Annals of Surgery. The Mayo Clinic-led study included collaborators from Johns Hopkins and the American College of Surgeons.

For the past couple of decades, my partner Steve and I have been representing victims of motor vehicle accidents resulting from the carelessness of other drivers. One thorn in my side has always been the No Fault arbitration and litigation process. The carriers seem to be even more aggressive in denying claims that rightfully should be paid, while the penalties for doing so are being diminished.

Medical malpractice is negligence committed by a professional health care provider--a doctor, nurse, dentist, technician, hospital or hospital worker-whose performance of duties departs from a standard of practice of those with similar training and experience, resulting in harm to a patient or patients. Most medical malpractice actions are filed against doctors who have failed to use reasonable care to treat you. The profession itself sets the standard for malpractice by its own custom and practice.