Sentences with phrase «whether other victims»

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Among them are the rights to: bullet joint parenting; bullet joint adoption; bullet joint foster care, custody, and visitation (including non-biological parents); bullet status as next - of - kin for hospital visits and medical decisions where one partner is too ill to be competent; bullet joint insurance policies for home, auto and health; bullet dissolution and divorce protections such as community property and child support; bullet immigration and residency for partners from other countries; bullet inheritance automatically in the absence of a will; bullet joint leases with automatic renewal rights in the event one partner dies or leaves the house or apartment; bullet inheritance of jointly - owned real and personal property through the right of survivorship (which avoids the time and expense and taxes in probate); bullet benefits such as annuities, pension plans, Social Security, and Medicare; bullet spousal exemptions to property tax increases upon the death of one partner who is a co-owner of the home; bullet veterans» discounts on medical care, education, and home loans; joint filing of tax returns; bullet joint filing of customs claims when traveling; bullet wrongful death benefits for a surviving partner and children; bullet bereavement or sick leave to care for a partner or child; bullet decision - making power with respect to whether a deceased partner will be cremated or not and where to bury him or her; bullet crime victims» recovery benefits; bullet loss of consortium tort benefits; bullet domestic violence protection orders; bullet judicial protections and evidentiary immunity; bullet and more...

It was terrifying, but I dared to imagine that other victims — whether related to my incident or not — would come forward and initiate their journey of justice and wholeness.

That is why in McVeigh's case the argument turned in other directions» in particular to whether families of the victims should be permitted to view his execution.

Three years after scandal forced the Assembly to overhaul its sexual harassment policy, victims of the old system say their careers are still suffering and wonder whether the new one will protect other women like them.

So their ability to be trained to look for warning signs, to identify potential issues and / or a potential victim based on, whether over-intoxication, whether it being left alone by other friends or seeing somebody that appears to be a perpetrator, particularly eyeing someone out will be beneficial,» Synder says.

Lawmakers in Colorado and New Mexico began revising their sexual misconduct policies Friday, joining other legislatures that are facing questions about whether they are doing enough to deter predatory behavior and protect victims.

«When harassment is subtle or non-concrete, other people might not take it seriously, and it can make the victim question whether it's really happening.»

The lesson focuses on the idea of whether Macbeth is truly a victim or not and requires pupils to consider a GCSE - style question on this where they must analyse an extract but also comment on other parts of the play.

These included: Student grades and academic status, whether they were from two - parent families, whether they were social isolates or not involved in extracurricular or other school - related social activities, whether they had school discipline problems or had been involved with law enforcement, whether they had threatened their eventual victims.

On the other hand, your renters insurance will be able to make you whole after a loss whether or not you're a crime victim, and whether or not they know who did it.

So far, Clement is the only SES employee reassigned to speak out publicly and file a formal complaint; whether and when others who are victims of these mass - transfers will come forward remains to be seen.

As our nation continues to mourn the victims of the senseless Virginia Tech massacre, many bloggers» thoughts turn to the question of whether this tragedy could have prevented or whether others like it can be prevented in the future.

For more than three decades, car accident victims and their families have come to Langdon & Emison to investigate their auto accident case and determine who is responsible for their injuries or loss, whether it be an automaker, cab company or other negligent party.

Whether you have been the victim of a dog bite, motor vehicle injury, motorcycle injury or if you have slipped and fallen due to the negligence of another, our legal team will assist you in properly documenting your loss of income, medical records, present your injuries, pain and suffering and other costs and we will expertly valuate your cliam so that you obtain the most favorable outcome from any insurance or third party claim.

That is to enable others to know whether we have taken a decision in accordance with our stated criteria... [P] rovide, though our victims» right of review procedure a practical and effective way of challenging our decisions.»

Whether it be a Massachusetts car accident, slip and fall, or any other type of personal injury case, the injury victim must prove the following elements in order to win a negligence case against a defendant:

We must watch and see whether other courts follow the lead of Justice Lederer, particularly in the situation more commonly seen where the deceased person is not the alleged sexual abuse victim as in Fox v. Narine, but rather the alleged wrongdoer.

Whether you are the victim of a motor vehicle collision, construction accident, workplace mishap, slip - and - fall accident, dangerous or defective product injury, medical malpractice and surgical errors, nursing home abuse or any other type of personal injury accident, we will do everything possible to get you the compensation you deserve.

Other claimed crimes may be domestic in nature, or not, depending upon whether the government is claiming a person was a «victim» who had some special family, sexual, or living - arrangement relationship with the person accused.

And a fire still burns in me as a Cincinnati personal injury attorney to seek justice for accident injury victims whether it be as a car accident lawyer or other personal injury loss.

In California, a dog owner is strictly liable for any dog bite regardless of whether he or she failed to protect others from the attack, or had no reason to know the dog was dangerous, provided that the victim was not trespassing or provoking the dog

(2) When a court grants parenting time rights to a parent who is not the residential parent, the court shall determine whether that parent has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of section 2919.25 of the Revised Code involving a victim who at the time of the commission of the offense was a member of the family or household that is the subject of the proceeding, has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any other offense involving a victim who at the time of the commission of the offense was a member of the family or household that is the subject of the proceeding and caused physical harm to the victim in the commission of the offense, or has been determined to be the perpetrator of the abusive act that is the basis of an adjudication that a child is an abused child.

The remaining areas of contention then become whether others who may directly or indirectly have facilitated the sexual assault, such as an employer, are also liable, and how much compensation (i.e., damages) the victim should receive.

The injuries that a person may experience in an auto accident may vary depending on the circumstances surrounding the collision, the «crashworthiness» of the vehicle, whether the victim was wearing a seatbelt, and a number of other factors.

Whether you've been injured in a motor vehicle accident, hurt on the job, had your wages illegally withheld, or were the victim of some other form of negligence or improper activity, we may be able to help.

Whether the result of a motor vehicle collision, motorcycle crash, a construction accident, a fall on badly - maintained grounds, a slip and fall accident or other cause, brain and spinal injuries are complex neurological injuries with negative impacts in all aspects of the victim's life.

The authors note that additional research needs to be undertaken to find out «whether the revisions made to residential tenancy law in other jurisdictions has been helpful for victims of domestic violence» (at 10, 56).

However, regardless of whether the victim is also a tenant or not, the perpetrator who is a tenant is entitled to keys and to access unless the victim has a protection order with a condition for exclusive possession of the residential premises under the Protection Against Family Violence Act, RSA 2000, c P - 27 (PAFVA) or other legislation discussed by Professor Koshan.

The damage to the vehicles and injuries to the parties all depends on the rate of the speed the cars were travelling at the time of the accident; the size / weight of the vehicles involved; whether or not the parties were wearing their seatbelts; along with any other factor involved (airbags, weather, physical condition of the accident victim before the car accident, etc..)

The rule waives the requirement for individual agreement if the victim is unable to agree due to incapacity or other emergency circumstance and: (1) The law enforcement official represents that the protected health information is needed to determine whether a violation of law by a person other than the victim has occurred and the information is not intended to be used against the victim; (2) the law enforcement official represents that immediate law enforcement activity that depends on such disclosure would be materially and adversely affected by waiting until the individual is able to agree to the disclosure; and (3) the covered entity, in the exercise of professional judgment, determines that the disclosure is in the individual's best interests.

The final rule waives the requirement for agreement if the covered entity is unable to obtain the individual's agreement due to incapacity or other emergency circumstance, and (1) the law enforcement official represents that the information is needed to determine whether a violation of law by a person other than the victim has occurred and the information is not intended to be used against the victim; (2) the law enforcement official represents that immediate law enforcement activity that depends on the disclosure would be materially and adversely affected by waiting until the individual is able to agree to the disclosure; and (3) the covered entity determines, in the exercise of professional judgment, that the disclosure is in the individual's best interests.

The NPRM would have allowed covered entities to disclose protected health information about a victim of a crime, abuse or other harm to a law enforcement official, if the law enforcement official represented that: (i) The information was needed to determine whether a violation of law by a person other than the victim had occurred; and (ii) immediate law enforcement activity that depended on obtaining the information may have been necessary.

The covered entity must make the decision whether to disclose only in limited circumstances: when there is no mandatory reporting law; or when the victim is unable to provide agreement and the law enforcement official represents that: the protected health information is needed to determine whether a violation of law by a person other than the victim has occurred, that the information will not be used against the victim, and that immediate law enforcement activity that depends on such information would be materially and adversely affected by waiting until the individual is able to agree to the disclosure.

Comment: One commenter questioned under what circumstances proposed § 164.510 (k) would apply instead of proposed § 164.510 (f)(5), «Urgent Circumstances,» which permitted covered entities to disclose protected health information to law enforcement officials about individuals who are or are suspected to be victims of a crime, abuse, or other harm, if the law enforcement official represents that the information is needed to determine whether a violation of law by a person other than the victim has occurred and immediate law enforcement activity that depends upon obtaining such information may be necessary.

Under no - fault auto insurance plans, accident victims can collect benefits from their own insurance companies, regardless of whether the other party has insurance coverage (see Background on: No - fault auto insurance for more information).

On the other hand, your renters insurance will be able to make you whole after a loss whether or not you're a crime victim, and whether or not they know who did it.

(b) In determining whether there has been a history of domestic violence, the court shall consider whether a party has committed an act of domestic violence as defined s. 741.28, or child abuse as defined in s. 39.01, against the other party or any member of the other party's family; engaged in a pattern of behaviors that exert power and control over the other party and that may compromise the other party's ability to negotiate a fair result; or engaged in behavior that leads the other party to have reasonable cause to believe he or she is in imminent danger of becoming a victim of domestic violence.

The government agreed to widen the evidence threshold for assessing whether a victim of domestic violence is eligible for legal aid: Among other things, evidence from a GP, a refuge, a domestic violence support worker, or a police caution will be sufficient to assess eligibility for victims of domestic violence to access private family legal aid.

In such cases, it is up to the judge in the Family Part of the Superior Court of New Jersey to determine whether the injury inflicted rises to such a high level that a jury trial should be allowed as requested by the victim spouse seeking monetary damages from the other spouse.

Most often it is the victim who must take the first step to end the abuse, whether it is to call the police, get a restraining order, and leave her partner or some other action which lets the abuser know that his behavior is unacceptable.

As a result, most DV advocates will not realize how dangerous the tool is to victims of abuse, just as most custody evaluators and others schooled in the family system dynamic will see it as validating their views (that downplay DV allegations and look to whether mothers alleging abuse do so to deny father access of their children).

The program includes (a) title screen and login, introduction, and consent to use the program; (b) assessment of demographics; (c) assessment and feedback on different types of bullying experienced and perpetrated in the past year, whether they happened in the past month, and whether they caused fear; (d) for participants experiencing or perpetrating physical bullying or multiple episodes of emotional bullying, or who are experiencing fear: assessment and feedback on help seeking; (e) for all participants: assessment and feedback on six healthy relationship skills, including step - by - step guidance on and videos demonstrating two skills the participant has been using the least; (f) assessment and feedback on stage of change for using healthy relationship skills; (g) assessment and feedback on up to five TTM stage - matched principles and processes of change for using healthy relationship skills; encouragement to increase use of stage - matched principles of change the participant is not using enough; (h) assessment and feedback on level of alcohol use and its relationship to bullying and peer violence; (i) assessment and feedback on readiness to offer help to others who are victims or perpetrators of bullying; and (j) assessment and feedback on readiness to seek help if a victim or perpetrator of bullying.

(In a clear instance of the proverbial silver lining, studies show that whether due to increased relaxation or other factors, the drunker the victim, the more likely he or she is to survive a traumatic injury.)