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The People’s Lawyer’s Tip of the Day
As a general rule, a business is not liable for a slip and fall injury simply because it owns the property where the injury occurred. For the business to be responsible the injured person must show the business was "negligent" and that is why the injury happened. For example, if the business knew there was a slippery spot on the floor and did not take reasonable steps to clean it up, it would be liable to a customer who was injured as a result of its negligence.
Not Everybody Files a Return. What are the Rules?
Believe it or not, some people make it through tax-filing season without any hassle. That's because the Internal Revenue Service doesn't require a return from them. Click here for more.
Resolutions Schmezolutions
We're already a few days into 2007. Did you make resolutions at the start of the year? What about the ones for 2006? What was your success rate? Click here for more.
Job Outlook for Class of 2007
Post-college job pastures are going to get even greener in 2007 -- 17.4 percent greener, to be exact. That's how much the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) predicts college hiring will increase in 2007, making it the fourth straight year that new graduate hiring is expected to grow by a double-digit percentage. Click here for more.
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For the Lawyers
Charges that arbitration clause is unfair must be heard locally in court. In an en banc hearing, the U.S Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that a one-woman franchise operator in California cannot be forced to go to Boston to challenge a national company's mandatory arbitration clause before an arbitrator in its home town. Click here for more.