Archive for January, 2006

Most Credit Counseling Agencies Are Honest; States Try To Keep Them That Way Posted By :

Tuesday, January 31st, 2006

The recently passed Bankruptcy Abuse and Consumer Protection Act requires anyone considering a bankruptcy filing to undergo credit counseling first. That’s a great idea; it is an attempt to prevent future problems by educating consumers now.
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What Is A Wage Garnishment(R) Posted By : Henry Byers

Friday, January 6th, 2006

A wage garnishment is a legal procedure through which a percentage of a person’s earnings are withheld by an employer for the payment of a debt. Most wage garnishments are made by court order. Other types of wage garnishments are of legal or open procedures made by the IRS or state tax collection agency levies […]

Sarbanes-Oxley: The Wrong Solution To A Legitimate Problem Posted By : Joseph Quinones

Thursday, January 5th, 2006

Sarbanes-Oxley Act or the accountants full employment act as I like to call it, refers to legislation introduced by Senator Paul Sarbanes (D) MD and Representative Michael Oxley (R) Ohio and passed in July of 2002 in response to the Enron and Worldcom scandals.
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Courtroom FEA: But how does FEA work(R) Posted By : Steve Roensch

Monday, January 2nd, 2006

Many legal professionals are exposed to Finite Element Analysis (FEA) in the courtroom. Having a fundamental understanding of how the method works can help an attorney (i) recognize when FEA can strengthen a case, (ii) choose a capable expert and (iii) develop meaningful challenges to the opposition’s expert. But how does it work?
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Courtroom FEA: But My Expert Has Hand Calculations Posted By : Steve Roensch

Monday, January 2nd, 2006

It is very important that design engineers do hand calculations. It is very important that engineering expert witnesses do hand calculations. Hand calculations are good. But they aren’t good enough in a high stakes courtroom battle.
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