Most businesses in the United States have an arbitration clause in their contracts with customers, suppliers, and anyone else they do business with on a daily basis. While many business owners adopt the premise that arbitration is the best way to handle disputes, they may not know that there is very little chance of having an adverse arbitration overturned in court....
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America has had special laws protecting service members dating back to the Civil War. Such laws have protected the legal rights of members of the armed services who cannot sue or defend a lawsuit while they are on active duty....
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The landlord/tenant relationship is a special one. Most of the time there is harmony as the tenant is enjoying his or her stay at the landlord’s property. It’s fulfilling for the landlord to provide shelter for a member of the community while also making a tidy little profit. But like many good relationships, sometimes they go bad. And when this happens, the tenant is generally at a distinct disadvantage due to his or her lack of experience in the way landlord/tenant disputes are resolved according to Texas Property Code Chapter 92....
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While everyone experiences memory lapses or a mild slowing of cognitive abilities as they age, dementia is a pathological condition that impairs thinking to the point of disability. Having dementia may affect a wide range of cognitive abilities including language comprehension, attention span, memory, reasoning skills, learning capability, and even personality traits. Dementia causes many problems, both for the person who has it and for the person’s family....
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Every day, millions of computer users share files online. Whether it is music, games, or software, file sharing can give people access to a wealth of information. To share files through a peer-to-peer (P2P) network, you download special software that connects your computer to other computers running the same software, which often is free. Sounds promising, right? Maybe, but make sure that you consider the tradeoffs....
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