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In the USA, removal is governed by statute, 28 U.S.C. §1441 et seq. With rare exceptions, a case may be removed only if, at the time of removal, the case could be filed in federal court. Removal requires an independent ground for subject matter juris ... |
| Jurisdictional Issues | details | | | Removal Proceeding
Pursuant to Section 238(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), the Attorney General, may determine the removability of aliens, who are not lawful permanent residents, but have final conviction for an aggravated felony, in administrative rem ... |
| Immigration Law | details | | | respondeat superior
Under the respondeat superior doctrine, an employer is liable for torts of an employee acting within the scope of employment. The employer is liable if the employee’s conduct was motivated by an intent to serve the employer’s interests and connected ... |
| Agency/Employment | details | | | Revocation of Will
A will or any part of it may be revoked or altered by:
a new will; an act of burning, tearing, cutting, cancellation, obliteration, or other mutilation or destruction performed by the testator (the person signing a will), or another person at testa ... |
| Elder Law and Estate Planning | details | | | robbery
Robbery is the unlawful taking or obtaining of personal property from the person or in the presence of another, against (his)(her) will, by means of actual or threatened force, or violence, or fear of injury, whether immediately or in the future, to ... |
| Criminal Law and Procedure | details | | | SMGR
SMGR stands for a Statutory Major Gifts Rider. Statutory major gifts rider is a new term adopted by the NY Legislature in 2008. The Statutory major gifts rider (SMGR) must be a part of a valid NY Statutory Short Form of a Power of attorney. |
| Power of Attorney | details | | | SSI
..stands for Supplemental Security Income, a program established nationwide to pay monthly benefits to individuals with limited income and resources who are blind or disabled, or age 65 or older. |
| Social Security Law | details | | | Statutory major gifts rider
Statutory major gifts rider is a new term adopted by the NY Legislature in 2008. The Statutory major gifts rider (SMGR) must be a part of a valid NY Statutory Short Form of a Power of attorney. |
| Power of Attorney | details | | | Stowaway
An alien coming to the United States secretly on an airplane or vessel without legal status of admission. Such an alien is subject to denial of formal admission and return to the point of embarkation by the transportation carrier. |
| Immigration Law | details | | | strict liability
a legal doctrine that makes a persons responsible for damages their actions or failure to act cause, regardless of any "fault" on their part. Plaintiff if such action does not have to prove "negligence". |
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