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How Many Plaintiffs Do You Need For a Class Action Lawsuit?
Class Action Lawsuits bring together those who seek compensation for injuries or financial losses caused by the same party. The goal of a Class Action Lawsuit is to consolidate all similar cases into one single Class Action. This is an effective way of litigating for those people who suffered from the actions of the same […]
Nurses, Negligence, and Malpractice
More and more nurses are being named defendants in malpractice lawsuits, according to the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB). From 1998 to 2001, for instance, the number of malpractice payments made by nurses increased from 253 to 413. The trend shows no signs of stopping, despite efforts by nursing educators to inform nurses and student […]
Contributory Negligence
Contributory negligence is a rule of law that has been largely abolished in the U.S., as it deemed that a plaintiff who was even partially at fault for the incident, due to his own negligence, could not recover any damages from the defendant, who supposedly caused the incident. Contributory negligence refers to some amount of […]