Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

The family of a 24-year-old man fatally shot by Santa Fe police this summer has filed a wrongful death lawsuit claiming the shooting exemplifies the city’s failure to properly train its police force ...

"Assault and battery" is a phrase that we hear often, to the point where "assault" and "battery" are used almost interchangeably, at least colloquially. But is there actually a legal difference ...

Tort law is an area of law which is meant to protect the people from any wrong-doing. The purpose of this law is to ensure that the wrong-doer has to pay damages to the victim. Physical injury falls ...

Under Florida law, negligence is the failure to use reasonable care. Negligence is the failure to use the care that a reasonable person would use under the same or similar circumstances or the doing ...

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