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One of the worst moment of your life is to get involved in road traffic accident. If such accident happens due to a drunk driving of other, then you have to look for liability. Our culture actually enjoys alcohol party when it is birthday parties or weddings. People get drunk at this event as they want to enjoy every single moment of life. But what if those drunk people start driving the car at the end? Well, have a look towards laws of a nation that punish drunk driving. A person gets involved in drunk driving and causes accident have to meet legal terms. The victim is eligible to file a claim against a negligent party. Is it possible that driver is not responsible for an accident while the establishment is responsible? Yes, it happens in some cases – let's have a look towards commercial and social host liability. Commercial host...

Bankruptcy is a federal debt relief process that allows individuals, businesses, or farmers to obtain federal protection for elimination or reduction of their debts. (A debtor may also repay all of their debts under revised repayment terms as well.) There are two main types of bankruptcy - re-organization and liquidation. Chapter 7, which is a liquidation bankruptcy, is the most common bankruptcy and is filed by consumers. Chapter 13, which is a re-organization bankruptcy, is gaining in popularity since congress passed an act in 2005 preventing abuse of chapter 7 bankruptcy filing (filing chapter 7 when the debtor was able to pay off their debts) A chapter 7 bankruptcy is known as a liquidation bankruptcy because when you file under chapter 7, your bankruptcy trustee will take any of your non-exempt property and sell (liquidate) it to repay your creditors (ie, the people you owe money to.) However, some of your property...

Weight loss can often be intimidating, but it does not have to be. Weight loss is a real possibility for anyone who is willing to give it a try and use some Kankusta Duo determination. Following these effective tips, you will be able to see how easy weight loss can really be.A simple way to lose weight is by eating Kankusta Duo a salad before every dinner. There is a lot of fiber in salads and they can fill you without giving you too many calories. Avoid extra salad dressing or adding cheese, as this only adds calories and fat.A great weight loss tip is to have some milk prior to eating Kankusta Duo. It will fill you up and prevent you from eating too many calories. Additionally, milk is full of calcium; this helps with strong bones and muscles.A daily walk is an excellent way to boost your weight loss....

It should be of little surprise that asbestos related lawsuits are continuing to climb across Australia considering it has the second highest rate of mesothelioma related deaths in the world. It is for this reason that the funds available to compensate these victims are diminishing at an alarming rate. Asbestos and mesothelioma in Australia Many experts believe that Australia's shockingly high incidence of mesothelioma (second only to the UK) is directly related to the extensive use and mining of asbestos during the 1950’s through to the 1970’s. It is believed that during this time Australia had the highest per capita rate of asbestos use in the world. Asbestos is known to cause a wide variety of diseases, mesothelioma being considered the most serious. There are 3 major types of mesothelioma, pleura mesothelioma, peritoreal mesothelioma, and pricardial mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is considered to be fatal, and there is no known cure. It starts...

My friends at Thompsons have been helping people who have asbestos related diseases for many years.  Many people think that asbestos exposure is an old problem as there are many rules and regulations in place to ensure that workers and members of the public are not exposed to such dangerous substances.   Unfortunately that is not the case and I was shocked to see that a tradesman and a 17 year –old trainee employed by outside contractors were installing CCTV cameras at the Recreation Centre at Aston University last July when they drilled into material containing asbestos. At a court hearing, it was discovered that the university failed to follow its own procedures on managing, planning and preparing for the installation of the CCTV.  The university admitted to 2 charges of breaching health and safety regulations and was fined £4,000. The CCTV contractor also admitted an offence under the control of asbestos...