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Happy New Year 2008

  Happy New Year!

To All our Clients, Colleagues and Friends
         From Linda Sherman and the staff at LSSLC



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Jurors Ask Questions: New Rule

Under new jury rules that go into effect on Jan. 1 in Florida, jurors will be allowed to ask questions of witnesses in criminal and civil trials. The ability to submit questions is the most controversial of several jury reforms recently approved by the Florida Supreme Court.

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Are You Missing OSIs? (Other Similar Incidents)









Other similar incidents or OSIs can be invaluable, paying off several times more than the investment cost for securing them. LSSLC, LLC has developed a process for finding hard to get OSIs in automotive and other product liability cases. How attorneys use this OSI information varies.

Click "Full Article."  Learn how to use OSI material successfully at mediation, settlement and in trial presentations.     

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Time to Re-Examine Use of Independent Contractors

Many law firms hire independent contractors, which is a good cost saving idea.
If your firm is one of them, make sure to comply with tax and benefit laws. A recent federal court decision and a California Supreme Court ruling are the latest setbacks facing FedEx Corporation's use of independent contractors as drivers. Take a look at details of the cases, along with some ways to help safeguard your firm from arguments alleging that independent contractors should be classified as employees.

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Before adjourning for the year, Congress passed new laws that will have a tax impact on many individual and business taxpayers. Click "Full Article" for details about the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act, which was signed into law by President Bush on December 20, 2007. In addition to helping homeowners caught in the sub-prime mortgage crisis, the wide-ranging law affects surviving spouses who want to sell their homes, real estate investors and more.
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While it's true that your corporation is not always liable for the intentional misdeeds of employees, keep in mind that there are situations when you can be held responsible for physical assaults committed by employees while on the job. Click "Full Article" to read about some businesses owners who wound up on the wrong side of a verdict.
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Polygraph tests are highly regulated, but they can be used in certain circumstances following very strict standards. Click "Full Article" for a look at the law and what companies need to know before they even suggest a lie detector test.
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Two Banks Fail In Midwest; Total Count Reaches 15
AllHeadlineNews.com - Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:45:43 GMT

 Britain And Iceland Talk About Frozen Funds
javno.com - Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:40:45 GMT

 Developing nations blast West for failed aid promises
gulfnews.com - Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:40:14 GMT

 Financial woes boost Democrats in Congress races
sfgate.com - Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:30:55 GMT

 GM, Chrysler talk merger, reports say
stltoday.com - Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:30:42 GMT

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