Criminal negligence indicates the lowest level of responsibility or guilt, criminal intention being the highest. Gross negligence and criminal recklessness share the same intermediate level. What pushes an act over the line from criminal to gross negligence is the fact that the offender COULD foresee the prohibited or criminal consequences of hi

A background check is the best way to protect your business and your family especially if you own a small business. According to the government a small business is anyone who employs fewer than 500 people. If you are one of those businesses this can mean that your funds are limited as to what human resources you can use to protect yourself. If y

If you have a strong personal injury case, you will probably know it without even talking to a personal injury lawyer. However, without contacting a personal injury lawyer, you will have little chance of effectively advancing your case, which is why you must do this eventually. One of the first things you will notice upon hiring your personal in

Being arrested can be a traumatic experience, and the first thing to cross most minds is how to get out. The only way to be released from jail after being arrested is to meet the conditions of bail bonds, set by a judge, which usually includes a set amount of money. Bail bonds are set in amounts according to the crime and flight risk of the defen

Thank heavens for the lemon law. Here's why. You'd been over and seen Pam's new truck and it was just gorgeous. She'd called you the night before and told you all about the car warranty coverage, the extended warranty and how she was going to buy it there and then. Sure, the steering pulled to the right, but she was sure that was just because sh

The month of April rolls around and most of America is getting ready to prepare their income tax returns. Every year everyone who made an income are required to report income to the federal and state governments by filing an income tax return. Taxpayers must file two separate income tax returns. One income tax return goes to the federal governme

Making the decision to get a new career or add on to an existing one is a great idea. But, for those who want to enter notary work, the road may be a little different from state to state. How to become a notary public in one locale may differ greatly with another. In general, a notary public is a person who has been appointed by state officials

"Money laundering" as it is commonly called, involves the transfer of monies that are a product of criminal activity - whether that activity is drug trafficking related or white collar crime related. Although there is a fairly broad definition of money laundering, the federal money laundering laws were enacted to attempt to take the profit out of c

Violations of law at a bank or by using accounts of a financial institution are commonly prosecuted in federal court as "bank fraud." The United States Attorney Office will seek an Indictment (a charging document formally charging the person with a crime) for bank fraud based upon a relatively non-complex theft or embezzlement of monies by

Business or commercial world is not a perfect one. There can be a dispute or controversy in day to day business transactions. Commercial transactions can give rise to commercial disputes. Every business dispute, however minor it may look like, has the potential to become an expensive lawsuit. Commercial disputes often turn into litigation, and t

Animal abuse or animal cruelty refers to ill treatment or substandard care that result in needless harm, distress, or suffering. Standards of animal abuse laws, implementation, and tolerance vary across the US. So conditions that constitute abuse are decided on a case-to-case basis. For example, at least five issues have caused divided opinions

Bid rigging refers to the felony crime of conspiring with other competitors to raise purchase prices set for local, state, or federal government bids The US government often accepts bids for the procurement of goods and services. When competitors commit the crime of bid rigging, they agree among themselves in advance which competitor will put fo

Dolly the Sheep became an instant celebrity in 1996 when UK scientists (quite literally) created the world's first clone of a mammal using an adult cell. As controversial as Dolly's creation was her early death in 2003. The international press was abuzz: Does cloning violate scientific ethics? Is it right to produce a genetic copy that is eviden

If you've been accused of a crime, it's likely you'll want to hire an attorney for criminal defense. There are some times more than others where this is terribly important. The severity of the crime, your background or your innocence can really help determine how important it is to hire an attorney for criminal defense over going with what the publ

According to US federal law, bank fraud is knowingly committing or trying to commit some deceitful scheme to... 1. Defraud a financial institution; or 2. Obtain funds, assets, credits, etc., under the control or custody of a bank or financial institution through fraud, misrepresentation, or false promises. The maximum penalty for bank fraud