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HCA Healthcare Inc., the largest hospital corporation in the US has been accused of risking patient safety by deliberately understaffing its hospitals so it can pay billions in dividends to shareholders. While many HCA workers are paid less than $15 an hour – in 2021 HCA…
Health Corporation of America (HCA), the largest hospital corporation in the United States, faces staff shortages that put patients at risk, according to Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the union representing the hospital workers. The shortages are not due to financial issues, accordin
As the name suggests, an uncontested divorce takes out of dispute the issues that arise when spouses decide to go their separate ways. This means that you and your spouse agree on property distribution, child custody and visitation, how to address alimony, and other post-marital…
Divorce potentially leaves spouses burdened with financial responsibilities and little means to satisfy them. With a dissolution of marriage comes living expenses that you once shared with a spouse. Your former spouse may have served as the primary bread-winner, leaving you with the need to…
How long is a piece of string? That’s how some lawyer will describe how much a divorce will cost in the State of Florida. Much depends on the issues involved in the case. Depending on those issues, a divorce in Florida might cost as little…
How long is it going to take? That’s a question every divorce lawyer hears. It might be a short as 120 days or even less on an uncontested divorce when both parties are in agreement and work together. Those are the quickest divorces. Contested Divorces…
There are several different names for a Florida prenuptial agreement. The most commonly used is premarital agreement. They are all contracts that a couple signs off on before they get married, and before any divorce. The general rule is that a court is going to…
For many married people, the pursuit of a divorce doesn’t necessarily mean lawyers and a protracted process. Indeed, a divorce can be granted by a judge without lawyers being involved, so long as both parties to the marriage are in agreement on the terms of…
As the deadline for filing a sexual abuse lawsuit in California nears its expiration on December 31, 2022, names of new priest not previously named as sexual abusers is emerging. Recently, 10 names of priests serving primarily in the Archdiocese of San Francisco and Oakland…
Of the five Catholic cardinals personally implicated in the sexual abuse of a minor, former Cardinal McCarrick garnered the most media attention. There are several reasons for this. He is an American, powerful in the US but also very influential in the Vatican. News of…
In August Congress enacted the Camp Lejeune Justice Act (CLJA), which revives barred lawsuits. The CLJA creates a broad federal right to sue for anyone allegedly harmed by exposure to contaminated water at the base between 1953 and 1987, so long as they were there…
On October 27, 2022, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced the release of a 154-page report detailing allegations of abuse at Michigan’s seven dioceses, including the Diocese of Marquette. In Oct. 2018, Michigan law enforcement authorities executed search warrants at Michgian’s seven dioce
