Achtung, heißer Kaffee! Beispiel für Schadenersatz in USA anhand des Falls Liebeck vs. McDonaldʼs Vielen Europäern, darunter auch Deutschen, ist das US-amerikanische Gerichtsverfahren im Gedächtnis geblieben, bei dem der Klägerin Frau Stella Liebeck nach verschüttetem...
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Green Card, Permanent Resident USA
Green Card, Permanent Resident USA Wenn Sie in den USA arbeiten wollen, dann ist es grundsätzlich möglich, eine dauerhafte Arbeitsgenehmigung für die Vereinigten Staaten zu erhalten. Diese dauerhafte Arbeitsgenehmigung ist als Green Card bekannt. Um einen Antrag auf...
Best Probate and Estate Planning: Tips on Finding the Right Legal Services
International Probate and Estate Planning Law: What You Need to Know Will You Need an International Probate and Estate Planning Lawyer? This article will look at international probate and international estate planning and what constitutes both fields of law. It will...
Germany Estate Planning
Germans, in general, enjoy traveling and living abroad. Germans devote 80 billion euros annually to vacation in countries like Spain, Italy, Austria, Turkey and the United States. Top destinations for German emigration include the United States and Switzerland....
Urban Thier & Federer, P.A. Wins $11.3M Verdict in Wrongful Death Lawsuit
A grandmother must pay $11,362,500.00 to the father of her five-year-old grandson, whom she drowned while vacationing with her husband and the child in St. George Island, Florida in January of 2010. A United States District Court Judge awarded the damages on August...
Dispelling the Myths of Litigation in the United States of America
Dispelling the Myths of Litigation in the United States of America Liebeck v. McDonald’s Restaurants, also known as the “McDonald’s coffee case” and “the hot coffee lawsuit,” was a 1994 product liability lawsuit that became a flashpoint in the debate in the United...
Spanish Law 57/68 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Spanish Law 57/68 Bank Guarantees and Recovery of Deposits Paid in Relation to Spanish Property Investments Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQ”) Please also see our related articles (Making and Litigating a Spanish Law 57/68 Claim) and (Spanish Law 57/68 Bank...
Walkthrough of a Civil Lawsuit
Unlike criminal lawsuits, where the government seeks to impose penalties on individuals for violating laws, a civil lawsuit acts to resolve matters between two individual parties. Individuals and corporations alike can participate in civil lawsuits, and may sue or be...
Business Organization in New York: For-Profit versus Not-For-Profit Corporations
Business Organization in New York: For-Profit versus Not-For-Profit Corporations The incorporation or organization of an entity as either a for-profit or not-for-profit corporation carries significant benefits over an unincorporated body, including personal asset...
FSCS Claims Frequently Asked Questions
FAQs for Instant Access Properties/IAP/Inside Track and FUEL Victims who used Mortgage Funds or Pension Funds Please see our related 2017 article on Instant Access Properties and Fuel Investments for a detailed summary of which Instant Access Properties/IAP/Inside...
