http://www.emwlawyers.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_axn=feed&type=rss_2.0 Untitled 1 http://www.emwlawyers.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000350&title=Federal+Volunteer+Protection+Act+--+Preemption+of+State+Law&source=feed The federal Volunteer Protection Act (VPA) preempts state laws to the extent that such laws are inconsistent with the VPA. However, state laws that offer additional protections to volunteers are not preempted by the VPA. The following laws are... http://www.emwlawyers.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000350&title=Federal+Volunteer+Protection+Act+--+Preemption+of+State+Law&source=feed http://www.emwlawyers.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000351&title=Truth+and+Privilege+Defenses+to+Defamation&source=feed <P></P> <P></P> <P><STRONG>Truth and Privilege Defenses to Defamation</STRONG> </P> <P></P> <P>Defamation lawsuits are not easy to win because the plaintiff must both prove the difficult elements of his or her case and avoid the many defenses to... http://www.emwlawyers.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000351&title=Truth+and+Privilege+Defenses+to+Defamation&source=feed http://www.emwlawyers.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000352&title=Res+Ipsa+Loquitur&source=feed <STRONG>What is res ipsa loquitur?</STRONG> <P></P> <P></P> <P>In a personal injury action, a plaintiff usually must prove that a defendant was negligent and that the defendant's negligence caused the plaintiff's injuries. However, in some... http://www.emwlawyers.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000352&title=Res+Ipsa+Loquitur&source=feed http://www.emwlawyers.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000353&title=Federal+Laws+Regarding+Recreational+boating+accident&source=feed <P></P> <P></P> <P></P> <P>Federal law applies to a recreational boating accident when a lawsuit is brought in a federal district court based upon the federal court's admiralty or diversity of citizenship jurisdiction. A federal court's admiralty... http://www.emwlawyers.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000353&title=Federal+Laws+Regarding+Recreational+boating+accident&source=feed http://www.emwlawyers.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000303&title=The+Bill+Emerson+Good+Samaritan+Food+Donation+Act&source=feed <STRONG>What is the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act?</STRONG> <P></P> <P></P> <P>The Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act is a federal law designed to encourage the donation of food and grocery products to nonprofit... http://www.emwlawyers.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000303&title=The+Bill+Emerson+Good+Samaritan+Food+Donation+Act&source=feed