Criminal and civil cases both involve disputes over the rights and responsibilities of the individuals involved. In a civil case, the issue usually involves money. In a criminal case, the defendant can be ordered to pay a fine or be sentenced to probation, jail, prison or death.

What Distinguishes A Civil Case from a Criminal Case?

The possibility of losing one’s freedom or life is what distinguishes criminal penalties from civil penalties. A defendant in a civil case...

Expecting the unexpected? Would you know what to do in an accident at work? Confused on what you should be doing further. Lay down worries and get to know what has to be done. It is just so simple.

It is fully the responsibility of the employer when an accident occurs in his premises. It is duty of the employer to ensure the safety of all his employees and should double check the safety of his employees. He should make the work place safe from any hazardous objects. The work place...

A Richmond man has been arrested in a hit-and-run car accident in Vallejo, California that killed a 72-year-old man, and injured two people.

The car accident occurred on October 20th at about 4:15 pm, when Antonio Fisher ran a red light as he was driving along Tuolumne. He broadsided another vehicle, driven by 72-year-old Pablo Mata. There were two other passengers in Mata’s car – 51-year-old Donna Mata, and 27-year-old John Mata. Later that night,...

Each group has legitimate reasons why the expenses have gone up. Doctors claim their insurance has gone through the roof and that they must spend so much on their own insurance which they pass on to their patients. They also are practicing more and more "defensive" medicine, ordering tests and procedures that are geared mainly toward protecting themselves from lawsuits. This is a definite cause for the increased costs of health care.

Medical Malpractice vs. Medical...

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, over 42,000 people were killed in auto accidents in the United States in 2005 alone. That statistic is staggering and amounts to one death every 13 seconds. Some occupations require that people spend more time in their automobile per day than anywhere else. We rely on our vehicles and often take driving for granted. According to statistics, everyone will either be in an accident or know someone who is involved in an...

Over 500,000 are injured every year from ladder accidents and it is estimated that around 300 people die every year falling from a ladder. The numbers are startlingly large, especially because there are many ways that these accidents can be prevented. Because of improper safety precautions and work conditions, many ladder accidents for people on the job. The OSHA, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, has protocol for ladders on worksites:

• All ladders must be...

l information to carry out a crime under a false identity.

In 2003, the Federal Trade Commission said that reports of identity theft were up 33% from the year before, that they were aware of over 200,000 cases of identity theft in 2003. States with the most reported cases of identity theft were Arizona, Nevada, California, Texas, and Florida. And for almost three quarters of the fraud cases reported, the use of victims' personal information was used for credit card, phone or...

While most people can develop a blood clot, certain things can make this risk unacceptably high. Women who take birth control pills are at a higher risk level for blood clots, especially if they take birth control and are also a smoker, or over 35, or have a family or personal history of blood clots.

One type of blood clot, called a pulmonary embolism, is caused by a blood clot traveling from one part of the body where it was formed to a lung. The Bayer Corp. manufactured Yaz and...

Taking birth control pills or undergoing any family planning method need a lot of advice from your health provider.  Prescription is usually required for the latter as there may be some adverse effects.  Knowing a lot about Nuva ring and side effects is essential to protect yourself from the dangers that the contraceptive could bring.  Provided that you could read the product insert on information about the product, it is better to pose your questions to your doctor to...

Stress is the unseen killer that plagues all sectors of British business across the UK. Affecting employees at all levels and at any stage of their careers, stress is one of an employer's greatest competitors.

Although a certain level of stress is required by some staff in order to effectively focus on their objectives, an employer is faced with a delicate balance between fostering a competitive working environment and ensuring that stress does not overwhelm his or her...