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Rio Tinto is a large borax mine on the edge of California’s Kern County. The mine has been the life blood of the town of Boron, California for generations. However, if an agreement cannot be reached between management and the labor union representing the workers, the mine might be shut down permanently.

A former Nashville schools Payroll Coordinator was awarded about $1.5 million dollars by a Federal jury on Monday, January 25, 2010 based on a claim that she was wrongfully terminated in 2003 when she cooperated in a sexual harassment investigation of a school official. The former employee, Vicky Crawford, who worked for the district for thirty years, sought lost wages, future wages and pension benefits.

The constitutional crisis which has rocked the nation for over two months now arose because President Yar’Adua went, or was taken, to Saudi Arabia on November 23, 2009 on health grounds without sending to the National Assembly, as envisaged in section 145 of the Constitution, a declaration concerning his impending absence from office.

The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has released a study in 2008 showing that seven out of 10 child seats were either the wrong size or not properly installed, thus reducing the effectiveness of this safety equipment in the event of a car crash.

US patent protection is critical in order to protect your invention. This article discusses the many reasons why filing for a patent application sooner rather than later is so important.

Fictional and graphic characters move effortlessly from one medium to another. Such liquidity means that they also move from one channel of commerce to another with similar ease, often creating a snowball effect through cross-marketing. This broadly expands the commercial value of the character and providing the character with legal protection in a variety of different settings and characterizations other than those in which the creator originally depicted the character becomes paramount.

Under Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), employers are prohibited to discriminate workers based on their physical or mental disability.

When Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced an increased targeting of impaired drivers, he specifically noted the national increase in female drivers arrested under drunk driving charges.

When the negligence of others causes any type of significant injury in Florida, it is important to know what to do at the time the accident occurs and how to preserve your right to fair compensation for your medical and other costs.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently ruled that the use of a taser stun gun by a police officer can be considered, under certain circumstances, excessive force which leaves the police officer open to be sued for the injuries received by the tasered individual.

Many Americans unfortunately find themselves having difficulty paying their mortgages. When a family falls behind on their mortgage payments, there are a number of ways to deal with the situation. Houses go into foreclosure for a variety of reasons including loss of employment, divorce, injuries, illnesses and disabilities.

The Federal Transportation Department has recently penalized three airlines for leaving forty-seven passengers stranded overnight at a Rochester, Minnesota airport.

If you have been in a car accident of any kind, you'll likely need your insurance company to help your pay the bills related to injuries and car repair. If you want to maximize the amount an insurance company will pay you after an accident, read below the 8 things you should not say to your insurance company.

If you wish to calculate what your expenses will be if you sell your property in Spain, please read this article.

If you have decided to purchase a property under construction, choose a good solicitor.

China has promulgated the new foreign-funded partnership regulations, which open a new door for foreign investors to operate in China. This article will analyze the qualification, thresholds and registration of the foreign funded partnership in China, which is expected to give a clear plot to those foriegn investors who are interested in China market.

Mediation is set to become entrenched as a primary means of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in Hong Kong with two practice directions coming into effect on 1 January 2010.

One of the preconditions in the application for U.S. fiancé visa or K1 visa is meeting the income requirement. The legal basis for this measure is Section 212 (a) (4) of the Immigration Nationality Act which aims to prohibit entry of potential immigrants who are likely to become a public charge to the U.S. government.

As a signatory to the Hague Convention on International Adoption, Thai laws have laid down an elaborate procedure by which foreigners may adopt minors.

Every lawyer can make use of the free and low cost tools available online to gain visibility on the Internet. These tools range from listing your firm in local search engines to specialized Internet directories. Some of the newer options for self promotion include social media tools such as using a profile or a tweet to market your law firm. It can all be very confusing and yet rewarding when done correctly.