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The new version of our top rated Law Guide & Law Dictionary iPhone app is now available for download in the Apple’s app store. With over 8,500 legal definitions, improved speed and numerous new law guides, it’s a must have iPhone app and one of the top reference apps downloaded from the app store.For more information [...]

iPhone App Slightly Delayed

The impressive update to the Law Guide and Law Dictionary iPhone app is delayed due to Apple's requirements for uploading to the appstore.

New Tapatalk Enhanced Forums for Mobile Phones

We’ve made some significant modifications to the way our law forum works, both using Tapatalk for mobile phones (our favorite mobile app) and also in our law forum. Now you can search most of the thousands of legal posts on our site by state and jurisdiction. Using Tapatalk, you can post your legal question and [...]

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Avatar Lawsuit – Let’s Just Make it a Class Action

Just a few weeks ago, screenwriter Eric Ryder sued movie director James Cameron claiming that his screenplay became the basis for the story line of “Avatar“, the highest grossing movie off all time. This week a man named Bryant Moore is suing Cameron, this time for $2.5 billion, claiming that it was his screenplay which was used [...]

Verizon’s Convenience Fee – Here Today Gone Tomorrow

Within 24 hours of creating a maelstrom of anger in announcing a “convenience fee” for online bill payments, CEO Dan Mead announced that Verizon Wireless would drop the attempt to charge customers. After this record setting performance of arrogance or stupidity (take your pick, especially in light of the Bank of America fiasco), the company’s [...]

Verizon Wireless to Charge Fee for Online Payments

Verizon Wireless set off shockwaves around the Internet by announcing a $2 convenience fee for online credit card payments entered by customers and those made by telephone. What has aroused the ire and attention of customers is the fact that bill payments made by telephone involves the company incurring the cost of third party service provider – [...]

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Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect

How to identify signs of nursing home abuse and neglect, how it occurs and where to report it - lawyers, state and federal agencies, administrative personnel.

Civil Recovery Demand Letters for Shoplifting

An explanation of Civil Demand and Civil Recover, letters you may receive, what you might expect to happen and suggested courses of action.

Joint Representation – Sharing a Criminal Attorney

How the court handles situations where one criminal attorney represents multiple defendants and conflicts of interest that arise before and at trial. Also covers the waiver process for defendants who still want the attorney to serve as counsel in spite of conflicts of interest.