True Story: A photographer recently settled for $275,000 with the Dallas Cowboys after the Cowboys used one of his pictures on clothing and other merchandise without permission. But after the settlement was reached, the Cowboys barred the photographer from ever working in Texas Stadium where the...

Investing or selling real estate will probably the largest transaction you will undertake. In addition to the enormous financial commitment, real estate buyers and sellers face numerous details and a lapful of paperwork, much of which has been drafted in indecipherable legalese. It is indeed a diffi...

If you run a business, you undoubtedly feel many pressures on your time and money. Why would you want to add "giving to the community" to your "to do" list? Here are six reasons ..... 1. It feels good. Making contributions to the community is personally rewarding. Our values are important to ...

It`s funny how three simple letters can create such fear and loathing in your average citizen. But the IRS are people too. Keep this in mind and you`ll find that dealing with the IRS will be easy and stress free. What does the IRS want from me? Normally a visit from the IRS may be about the most tri...

New employment regulations came into force in the UK in October 2004 in the form of the Employment Act 2002. This article explains the impact of these new rules on your business. It also examines how, as an employer, you can turn the new employment legislation to the advantage of your business. In o...

There can be much unhappiness, depression ill health and stress which can be brought on by bad working conditions & unfair working practices. In many cases, there are good grounds for claiming compensation for stress at work For example: Unrealistic service levels or deadlines at work causing stress...

One: I hate my children and want them to never speak to each other again after the battle over my estate. Two: I hate my spouse and want him or her to suffer the agony of attempting to probate my estate without a will. Three: I think foster care is great and I want my minor children placed there whi...

The powers of Congress, and the limitations set upon those powers, are set forth in Article I of the United States Constitution. Section 8 specifies both the power to collect, "Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises," and the requirement that, "Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the...

DUI. Driving Under Influence. You`ve been told a thousand and one times that you shouldn`t drive and drink. Or take drugs for that matter. But when you do get into that sticky DUI situation, here are important information that will get you through your ordeal. Arrested for DUI.
Once you`re arres...

I have compiled a list of mistakes that claimants make in Virginia Workers Compensation Cases. These are the ones people should avoid. 1. The mistake that can easily get your claim denied is to fail to report your accident promptly to your employer when you are injured. Also, you must report a "s...

Let?s assume that you would like to begin saving for your children?s education fund. At the end of each year, for the next 8 years, you will contribute $2,000 into a Coverdell Education Savings Account (Education IRA), using your after-tax dollars. The money grows tax-free, and neither the contrib...

Mefloquine is an anti-malarial drug marketed under the name Lariam. Doctors are still unsure exactly how Mefloquine protects a patient from malaria, but it is generally theorized that it prevents the malaria parasite from breaking down a substance in the blood called haemin by making the haemin toxi...

A patent is an official document given by a national government to an inventor (or business or corporation) who wishes to have sole rights over a product for a limited amount of time. Once the patent is granted, no one else has the right to make, sell, market, or profit from the invention. In the Un...

Want to know the secret of creating MEMORABLE promotional copy? Sales copy that actually stays with your customers long after they`ve finished reading it? Then master the art of using words to create pictures in your customers` heads. If you can describe your products or services in such a way t...

Officially known as the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act, the California Lemon Law is there to protect the consumer. If you have found yourself to be the owner of a lemon car, truck, RV, or puppy, the California Lemon Law will make sure that you get your purchase replaced or refunded to you. How ...

When the founding fathers came to draw up a constitution, although all of them had been born and bred in what Thomas Jefferson described as the ?orthodox doctrines of British liberties,? they necessarily found but scant guidance looking at the English model because that country had never found it ne...

As we wave goodbye to 2005 and charge into 2006, it is time to get your house in order. This is particularly true for the legal issues in your life. Legal Planning As drab as it may seem, legal planning can help you avoid disasters in your life. With the turn of the calendar, now is the time to give...

The costs to get a patent and the time it takes to get one due to the bureaucracy of the US Patent and Trademark Office is out of control. No longer can small garage inventors afford to get a patent for something they built in their garage that the world really needs. Instead the idea is stolen and ...

The amount of personal injury settlement depends on many factors, and there is no fixed value for any compensation package. The amount settled on depends on factors like age of the claimant, severity of injury, net financial loss, medical expenses incurred, medical prognosis, extent of liability, et...

Sometimes it`s a struggle to figure out what`s the best thing to say.

You`re writing a heading, the first sentence of an email, the introduction to a newsletter, a short description on a homepage.

But what should you say? When you have just a few words, what`s the best message?

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As we begin 2006, you?re probably not thinking about taxes at all. This is a mistake as deadlines are approaching for issuing and filing 1099s to independent contractors. What is a 1099 MISC? Generally speaking, the IRS requires you to report certain payments you made during the year to independent ...

Statistics for Individuals Unfortunately, the IRS increased its rate of auditing individuals in 2003 when compared to 2002. The increase was approximately 14%, but still constituted only 6.5 audits for every 1,000 taxpayers. Put another way, the risk of being audited on your personal return is less ...

No, this isn`t an article about Roe v. Wade. It is about your rights as an author of art. When you own a copyright, you get to: ? To reproduce the copyrighted work; ? To display the copyrighted work publicly; ? To prepare derivative works based on the copyrighted work; and ? To distribute copies of ...

Social Security Disability is not available for everyone who has an impairment. If you are under age 50 and are still capable of some kind of employment in the national economy then you probably cannot get Social Security Disability. What you can do is contact your state Department of Rehabilitatio...

Here we are and it is that time of year again when professors from top Universities and Colleges across the country are assigning projects to their Business Students. We get hundreds of calls each year from students just who are doing projects on franchising. They ask us all sorts of questions, ord...

You?ll often see a copyright ?notice? ? the familiar © or the word ?copyright? with a date and name of the copyright owner - posted on works of authorship. This copyright notice is no longer required for copyright protection, but it may be a good idea to use it. Copyright is a legal form of prote...

The old adage, ?an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure? is particularly true when you are dealing with the tax man. Although this article assumes that the reader/taxpayer is a Canadian resident, is subject to the Income Tax Act (?ITA?) and will be dealing with the Canada Revenue Agency (?CR...

Inventors should review hiring a top tier patent attorney, versus filing on their own or even worse doing nothing to protect their most important asset. A patent is the property right given by the U.S Patent and Trademark Office to an inventor. It gives the inventor an exclusive right over the inven...

The sell and purchase of taxable goods can be conducted by e-commerce means. It could be retailing and wholesaling of the goods which are taxable under sale tax Act 1990. The Schedules of sale tax Act 1990 has provided the list of the supplies which will be subject to imposition of the taxation. Ele...

Believe it or not, there are ways to convert taxable income into non-taxable income, without any fear of an IRS audit. Here`s one of my favorites. It`s been part of our tax code for over 30 years, yet many still don`t take advantage of it. What am I talking about? The IRA -- Individual Retirement...

Grab `em and don`t lose `em. Every marketer knows that one. Human beings have very short attention spans, so you can`t afford to waste your prospect`s time - give them the good stuff and then let them go as soon as you can. Writing effective marketing material is all about writing crisply with just ...

Year after year people make the same mistakes in direct-response copy and advertising. You can avoid the most common and costly blunders by following these profit-enhancing tips... 1. WRITE IN DIRECT RESPONSE LANGUAGE: * Use short paragraphs and short words. This article has 68% short words-five...

An extremely common practice in the USA is for an American citizen (or legal permanent resident) to have a spouse who is a foreign national. When this happens, the citizen most often desires that their spouse shares in the same opportunities and privileges they have as an American citizen. The pro...

There are many attorneys around today, some of who specialize in particular areas of law and others that deal with a wide range of legal issues. When it comes to a sensitive and often complicated area such as mesothelioma litigation, it is always advisable to go through a specialist mesothelioma att...

You?ve finally done it. You bought that car that you?ve been looking at and thinking about for months. It`s all very exciting, right? Well, that?s what we hope for anyway. But what happens if that car turns out to be a ?lemon?. I know, this is something no one wants to think about, but unfortun...

There are times when a property owner is unable to pay the required property tax. At such a time they become a delinquent taxpayer and the appropriate governing authority is in charge for collecting property taxes. This collection can be achieved by a tax auction. That brings us to the question Wha...

As a professional contractor who wears many hats, you owe it to yourself and your clients to be as organized as possible. In a previous article, I discussed the importance of delivering an organized draft that your co-creators can easily work from. Following are some suggestions for freelance copywr...

People tend to read your ads and sales letters in 2 different ways: 1. Word For Word 2. Skim through it and see if anything catches their eye Which is the exact reason why you should incorporate at least 2 sub-headlines per page. You see, many people will skim through your ad or sales letter becau...

If you are going to form a corporation, you might be surprised to learn a ?C? corporation comes with a lot of tax benefits. While this article isn?t intended to replace the advice of a good tax professional, it may serve to open your eyes to the value of a ?C? corporation. ?C? Corporation The ?C...

How should you use a confidentiality agreement to protect your trade secrets and how effective are they anyway? Many commercial clients still regard a Confidentiality Agreement or Non-disclosure agreement (NDA) as routine documents that do not require detailed consideration or legal advice. Are yo...

One minute your in the bar, having a couple of laughs with someone you just met. The flirting rises as both of you chug down your drinks. As you drink more, you become bolder, so is the other person. Both of you now have a roaring good time. As the night ends, you exchange numbers, say your goodbyes...

For many people, Terri Schiavo was the face of an emotional struggle over the right to live and the right to die. It sparked a heated global debate and inspired even the most apolitical citizens to take a stand. Last Will and Testament and Living Will The point in the controversy over the Florid...

Plaintiff Funding is a controversial new finance area in which a plaintiff secures funding based strictly on the potential financial recovery from his or her pending legal claim. Similar to securing a mortgage against your home, a plaintiff can receive a cash advance against the potential future pr...

If you were not already aware of it, the world of personal injury is awash with a new buzz-phrase: the no win no fee claim. However, what is no win no fee and more importantly, what are the benefits of appointing a no win no fee claim solicitor? Origins With the spiralling costs of Legal Aid swa...

Do you ever wonder if the injury attorneys you see on television and billboards across the country are actually the people you speak to when you call the number posted? Most people would assume the answer is no. Certainly it depends on your prior perspective about attorneys in general. An educationa...

Having the right accident solicitor makes all the difference in the world when you make a whiplash injury claim. Choosing the wrong one means you`re back behind the wheel, at the accident. It happens all the time: long, tiresome travel, a moment of distraction or a sudden meeting with a road-hog -...

Our current jury system is ailing. It is beginning to fail us. O.J. Simpson being found not guilty is just one example of that problem. People with loads of evidence against them are found not guilty, while others with far less evidence against them are found guilty. Mass murderers are often sentenc...

Lawyers spend thousands of dollars on complex marketing plans. But then, often, other priorities seize their attention and their marketing plans gather dust. Here`s the marketing plan I use for my clients. STEP #1: Identify the services you want to market and the niche you want to fill. When pr...

Personal Injury Settlement is an art, not a science like many personal injury attorneys may think. Understanding all of the moving parts and motivation of all parties interested in the settlement process may be the most important aspect of achieving the highest settlement amount for a client. Comp...

Perhaps you`ve heard of or seen Hollywood`s portrayal of Swiss Bank accounts, Offshore Trusts and Corporations, and Tax Havens of the rich and famous as jet setting moguls live mysterious yet exciting lives. But in the real world, although these same financial structures (most administrated by re...