http://www.alkirelawyer.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_axn=feed&type=rss_2.0 Untitled 10 http://www.alkirelawyer.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000414&title=The+Federal+Employers%27+Liability+Act&source=feed <P></P> <P></P> <P></P> <P>The Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) deals with a railroad carrier's liability to its employees for industrial accidents. If the carrier is engaged in interstate or foreign commerce, the carrier will be liable... http://www.alkirelawyer.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000414&title=The+Federal+Employers%27+Liability+Act&source=feed http://www.alkirelawyer.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000620&title=Custom+as+Proof+of+Negligence&source=feed In some circumstances, custom may be used as proof of negligence in a personal injury action. <P></P> <P></P> <P>For example, a worker in a sawmill is injured when he or she accidentally puts his or her hand onto the blade of an electric saw.... http://www.alkirelawyer.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000620&title=Custom+as+Proof+of+Negligence&source=feed http://www.alkirelawyer.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000621&title=Federal+Teacher+Protection+Act+--+Preemption+of+State+Law&source=feed The federal Teacher Protection Act (TPA) preempts state laws to the extent that such laws are inconsistent with the provisions of the TPA. However, the TPA does not preempt state laws that provide additional protection from liability to school... http://www.alkirelawyer.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000621&title=Federal+Teacher+Protection+Act+--+Preemption+of+State+Law&source=feed http://www.alkirelawyer.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000622&title=More+Tort+Law+Versus+Criminal+Law&source=feed <P></P> <P></P> <P><STRONG>More Tort Law Versus Criminal Law</STRONG></P> <P>Apart from legislation granting a right to sue for a specific harm, personal injury law generally consists of tort law and the civil procedure for enforcing it. This... http://www.alkirelawyer.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000622&title=More+Tort+Law+Versus+Criminal+Law&source=feed http://www.alkirelawyer.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000623&title=Claims+against+the+Government&source=feed <STRONG>What is Sovereign Immunity?</STRONG> <P></P> <P></P> <P>Under the legal doctrine of sovereign immunity, the government cannot be sued without its permission. Sovereign immunity protects the federal government, state and local... http://www.alkirelawyer.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000623&title=Claims+against+the+Government&source=feed