What’s in a pill? The drug manufacturing industry is a massive one that is growing bigger each day. While our gamut of diseases, and affinity for pills, is definitely one reason for the boom, the other reason is the heavy marketing costs incurred ...
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In most situations, criminal cases are handled differently than civil lawsuits, as the stakes are higher in the former. In federal criminal cases, it is the responsibility of the public prosecutors (U.S. attorneys) to represent the Government of t...
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Sexual misconduct is a heinous crime, and it is designated as the first-degree crime in some states of the country. Sexual abuse or misconduct can be a lot harmful to both the physical and mental health of the children. The minor who is below the ...
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Having a lawsuit or a conviction mentioned in your criminal record can affect your life negatively. It can be difficult for you to get a job, receive a bank loan approval, and even rent a house. To avoid these consequences, many people try to conc...
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Originally enacted for religious purposes, a "blue law" is a law created to prevent people from working on Sunday in order to observe the Sabbath. Although the impact of blue laws has been drastically reduced over the last few decades, many states...
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Often, we come across conversations that oversimplify the use of certain legal terms. One such term is ‘theft,’ which is commonly understood as stealing someone’s property. The legal interpretation of theft is when a person intentionally and fraud...
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Sometimes, people get wrongly accused of criminal charges such as theft, battery, or homicide because of misleading evidence/testimonial of an eyewitness. However, it gets difficult to fight charges like larceny, wherein the accused intentionally ...
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The third-party doctrine states that an individual cannot claim a legitimate expectation of privacy for information that the he voluntarily conveyed to a third party and therefore the information is not subject to Fourth Amendment protection....
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Some crimes are committed out of necessity, and are thefts that are motivated by need instead of financial advantage or greed. When it comes to personal theft charges, the sentencing and legal repercussion are comparable; unarmed, non-violent thef...
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The most recent Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) statistics estimate that healthcare expenditures total $2.4 trillion, representing 14 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP). By the year 2016, CMS estimated total healthcare sp...
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