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What is sexual harassment in New York?

There's no one clear definition of sexual harassment in the state of New York. It can take many forms. Essentially, it is offensive, unwanted conduct based on your gender. So, it can be a man sexually harassing a man or a woman sexually harassing a woman. And it could be subtle. It just has to be because of your gender. That's why it's sexual harassment. If someone's just being mean to you, that's probably not sexual harassment. My name is Walker Harman. I'm the Managing Attorney of the Harman Firm. If you believe you've been the victim of illegal employment discrimination we are eager to speak with you. Please give us a call.

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attorney: The Harman Firm, P.C.

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What is mesothelioma?

Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer, it is caused by exposure to asbestos. It generally applies into the lung, the stomach or in rare instances to the heart. I'm attorney Jim Sokolove. If you've been injured call us.

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attorney: Law Offices of James Sokolove, LLC

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What is bankruptcy?

Bankruptcy allows debtors to get relief from their debt and protection from their creditors. In many cases bankruptcy will allow somebody to save a home from foreclosure or a vehicle from reposition. I'm Stuart Alford, an bankruptcy lawyer with the law firm of Alford & Bertrand. I've been practicing bankruptcy law for almost 20 years.

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attorney: Alford & Bertrand, LLC

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What is mesothelioma?

Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer that is caused by exposure to asbestos. It generally applies to either the lung, the stomach, or in rare instances to the heart. I'm attorney Jim Sokolove. If you've been injured, call us.

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attorney: Law Offices of James Sokolove, LLC

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Who's at fault in a medical malpractice case?

Medical malpractice case, by definition, involves the failure of the health care provider to provide proper care - or, who provided negligent care. So, that would obviously include a doctor, a hospital. It could be a nurse. It could be a technician. It could be a chiropractor, a dentist, or any health related feild falls within the term of medical malpractice. I'm Steven North, I specialize in medical malpractice litigation. My office is located in a townhouse in the upper east side of Manhattan. We welcome your call.

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attorney: Steven E. North

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What is predatory lending?

Preditory lending involves a series of unfair and deceptive acts and practices commited by lenders and mortgage brokers whereby they put borrowers in worse loans than they would have otherwise qualified for, or they put borrowers in loans that have extremely high interest rates that were not disclosed to the borrowers when they first signed up for the loan. It's a way to take advantage of the borrower and give them a bad loan that they cannot repay. My name is Damian Nassiri, I'm a partner in the law firm Howard/ Nassiri, we're based in Southern California, and we help people save their homes. If you've been the victim of a preditory loan or you're facing forclosure, give us a call.

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attorney: Howard | Nassiri, LLP

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What constitutes an armed assault & battery in Massachusetts?

In Massachusetts, an armed assault and battery is really an assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. That dangerous weapon can be anything. It can be a shoe. You've probably heard of assault and battery with a shod foot, that's a-, a foot with a shoe in it. It can be a gun, it can be a car, it can be a pencil. It can be anything. The fact is any item can be used as a weapon. If any item is used as a weapon, armed assault. I'm Sam Goldbert lead counsel for criminal defense matters at Altman and Altman at Cabridge, Massachusetts. I have 25 years of experience. If you're in trouble and you need someone in your corner, who cares and will fight for you, give me a call.

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attorney: Altman & Altman, LLP

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What is workers' compensation?

If somebody in Massachusetts has an injury while they're at work and they are unable to earn their wages and/or require medical care, they're going to be covered for their lost wages and their medical treatment. The question or the issue of fault is irrelevant. We don't ask the question of "Was it John's fault when he fell down a flight of stairs at work, or lifted the box at work," that's not the question. The question is whether or not they were an employee, whether or not they were hurt while they were working and whether or not they are disabled from performing the functions of their job and/or require medical care, period. My name is Attorney Steven Kantrovitz of Kantrovitz and Associates. For the past twenty years we've been representing individuals in the Greater Boston area in worker's compensation, personal injury, and Social Security disability claims.

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attorney: Kantrovitz & Associates, P.C.

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What is medical malpractice?

Medical malpractice, and I think not even in New York but universally, is carelessness or negligence on the part of a health care provider. It's as simple as that. It's a negligence case involving professional negligence by a physician or a dentist, a chiropractor or whatever as compared to a lay person. It's as simple as that. I'm Steven North. I specialize in medical malpractice litigation. My office is located in a townhouse on the upper east side of Manhattan. We welcome your call.

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attorney: Steven E. North

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What is Cerebral Palsy?

Cerebral palsy is basically damage to the brain through trauma. It has many potential causes. Some are not preventable, some are. The ones that are preventable typically involve the treatment that's rendered to the mother and the child during the birth process. Leaving the child in the birth canal too long, a forceps delivery, vacuum extraction. Perhaps the failure to perform a cesarean section when the child is too large to pass through the birth canal. I'm Attorney Tom Kiley. I've been representing the seriously injured and their families in Massachusetts for over three decades.

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attorney: Thomas M. Kiley and Associates, LLP

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What is Erb's Palsy?

Erb's Palsy happens as a result of damage to the brachial plexus, which is in your chest. Many times it happens as a result of birth trauma. It can damage the nerves that run through your shoulder and down through the arm, basically depriving the person of use of their bicep and many times a dead arm that basically hangs by the side of the person and is useless. So in lawsuits in Massachusetts, we're looking to provide compensation for a person who is deprived of the use of one arm. I'm attorney Tom Kiley. I've been representing the seriously injured and their families in Massachusetts for over three decades.

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attorney: Thomas M. Kiley and Associates, LLP

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What is a loan modification?

Well, a loan modification is just that. It's a modification of the terms of the existing loan. The borrower stays in the same loan, but the terms are changed. Typically, we're dealing with an interest rate reduction where the interest rate is lowered to bring the payment down. Another way the loan can be modified is by extending the terms, so a thirty year loan can be made into a forty year loan to bring the payment down a little bit more that way as well. Another common thing that we're starting to see is principal reductions, where the actual amount that the borrower owes is lowered by sometimes tens of thousands of dollars, sometimes a hundred thousand dollars to get the price of the monthly payment down to a point where the borrower can actually afford the payment. My name is Damien Nassiri, I'm a partner in the Law Firm Howard and Nassiri. We're based in Southern California and we help people save their homes. If you've been the victim of a predatory loan or you're facing foreclosure, give us a call.

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attorney: Howard | Nassiri, LLP

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What is predatory lending?

Predatory lending basically encompasses the unscrupulous lending tactics that lenders and mortgage brokers engaged in giving home loans to homeowners. Basically, they were not disclosing the material terms of the loan. And that, in and of itself, is part of the reason why a lot of these loans are predatory in nature. They withheld the material terms and didn’t disclose certain things in the loans to certain homeowners, and that basically is what encompasses what is a predatory loan. I’m Vincent Howard, senior and managing partner of Howard Nassiri. We work hard every day, representing the consumer, from our headquarters in Orange County, California. If you need an attorney you can trust, go ahead and give us a call.

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attorney: Howard | Nassiri, LLP

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What is debt settlement?

Debt settlement is an aggressive approach to reducing the amount of unsecured debt that a person owes. The length of time in a program can vary, but it usually ranges anywhere from six months to four years depending on how aggressive of an approach the consumer wants to take. I'm Vincent Howard, Senior and Managing Partner of Howard Nassiri. We work hard every day, representing from our headquarters in Orange County, California. If you need an attorney you can trust, go ahead and give us a call.

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attorney: Howard | Nassiri, LLP

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What does fair debt collection mean?

Fair Debt Collection simply means that debt collectors, when they are engaging in the business of collecting on their debts, they must engage in fair practices in doing that. They can't do anything false or misleading or anything that would be considered unfair. I'm Vincent Howard, Senior and Managing Partner of Howard/Nassiri. We work hard every day representing the consumer from our headquarters in Orange County, California. If you need an attorney you can trust, go ahead and give us a call.

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attorney: Howard | Nassiri, LLP

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What is wrongful death lawsuit?

In New York, we do have an area of law called wrongful death. It obviously means the death of someone resulting from someone else's fault. No one really needs to know that, you're dealing with the tragedy of the death of a loved one. Contact a lawyer who knows the law involved in wrongful death, knows the limitation periods involved and will help guide you through that system. Hello, my name is Mitchell Ashley of Shandell, Blitz, Blitz and Ashley. We've been helping people for over thirty years when they've been hurt through someone else's negligence. If you've been injured, let us help you.

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attorney: Shandell, Blitz, Blitz & Ashley, LLP

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What constitutes a hate crime in Massachusetts?

In Massachusetts, any crime can be elevated to a hate crime if the circumstances surrounding the offense merit it. In other words, if there is an assault case, or a malicious destruction of property, and it is done because of hatred based on race, gender, sexual orientation, that type of thing, it's going to be prosecuted as a hate crime. As a result, the sentence involved if there is a conviction in the case is going to be stiffer. I'm Sam Goldberg, lead counsel for criminal defense matters at Altman & Altman in Cambridge, Massachusetts. I have 25 years of experience. If you're in trouble, and you need someone in your corner who cares and will fight for you, give me a call.

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attorney: Altman & Altman, LLP

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What is product liability?

A product liability lawsuit is when, uh, someone is injured, and the thought is that the manufacturer of the product is negligent in there manufacturing or design of the product, and that product caused catastrophic injury. A very good example is when Ford Motor Company made their gas tanks that they knew were gonna cause some severe injuries. It’s a case of putting profits ahead of people. I’m attorney Chip Sokolove. If you’ve been injured, call us.

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attorney: Law Offices of James Sokolove, LLC

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What is a loan modification?

In New York, as in other states, a loan modification is where the bank and the borrower reach an agreement, which generally reduces the monthly payment that the borrower has to make. In some cases, they throw that unpaid amount at the far end, so that the length of the mortgage is more it's greater length in order to pay back the money that isn't being paid today, but all that is subject to negotiation. I'm Carl Person, and a New York lawyer and a fighter to keep people in their homes!

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attorney: Carl E. Person

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What is a mortgage kicker?

A mortgage kicker is what I see as an extra amount of income that the lender can expect down the line without the borrow realizing it, often. And that is that, if the lender recognizes that the borrower probably is going to be in default, and the bank will then be able to get the property back, the bank will also charge a lot of extra legal fees, a higher rate of interest, and then the bank will resell the property to comeone else, another victim, and go through the same thing again, and that's like a kicker, an equity kicker, for the bank. I'm Carl Person, I'm a New York lawyer, and my job is to help people stay in their homes.

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attorney: Carl E. Person

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What is considered a trip and fall injury in New York?

In a trip and fall accident in New York, in order to be compensated, it's not enough that you sustained injuries, you also have to show that the owner of the premises has some sort of fault for the injuries. That could be, by the nature of the defect that caused the fall. For example, a chipped stairway can cause somebody to fall and sustain injuries. Or it could be a loosed handrail that causes somebody to sustain injuries. If there is a defect that causes injury and the defect is not of a transient nature, which means it can't be somebody just dropped a coca cola right before you slipped, then you're entitled to be compensated for the injuries sustained by the fault of the land owner. I'm Mitchell Pronner. If you're looking for an experienced, skilled attorney to represent you or a loved one in New York, contact me today.

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attorney: Proner & Proner

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What is a trip and fall injury in New York?

In New York you’re often hear about people tripping and falling because of a defect in the sidewalk, or because of a carpet that is laid incorrectly and so there’s a bubble in it. And when people trip and fall on these defects, there injuries can be as varied as what caused the injury in the first place. From broken arms and legs to a serious injury to someone’s face or even broken necks and backs. Those all come about because of the variety of, uh, circumstances that cause someone to trip and fall in the first place. Hello, my name is Mitchell Ashely of Shandell, Blitz, Blitz, and Ashley. We’ve been helping people for over 30 years when they’ve been hurting from someone else’s negligence. If you’ve been injured, let us help you.

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attorney: Shandell, Blitz, Blitz & Ashley, LLP

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What is Estate Planning in California?

Estate planning is a process whereby you preserve, protect and transfer your assets. It involves many times a living trust, but it's much more than that, there's wills, powers of attorney, medical healthcare directives. There are also other vehicles for preserving your assets and not just disposing of it. I'm Jeff Matsen and I'm the founding and managing partner of Wealth Strategies Counsel. We help people preserve, protect and transfer their legacy to the next generation in the most cost-saving and efficient manner possible.

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attorney: Wealth Strategies Counsel