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| | RICO (law) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | RICO could be alleged if it can be shown that lawyers and/or their clients conspired and collaborated to concoct fictitious legal complaints solely in retribution and retaliation for themselves having been brought before the courts. | | | Anti-SLAPP (strategic lawsuit against public participation) laws can be applied in an attempt to curb alleged abuses of the legal system by individuals or corporations who utilize the courts as a weapon to retaliate against whistle blowers, victims, or to silence another's speech. | | | When the U. Attorney decides to indict someone under RICO, he has the option of seeking a pre-trial restraining order or injunction to prevent the transfer of potentially forfeitable property, as well as require the defendant to put up a performance bond. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RICO_(law)
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| | RICO ACT, Jeff Grell, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations, RICO, Attorney at Law - Civil RICO in a Nutshell |
| | Regardless of whether a RICO claim is predicated upon state or federal criminal violations (or a combination of both), the defendant need not be criminally convicted before a civil plaintiff can sue for treble damages under RICO. | | | A RICO claim can be predicated on not only numerous federal criminal violations, but also on violations of certain state criminal laws. | | | RICO does not provide redress for individuals injured by other wrongful acts, such as negligence or breach of contract. |
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http://www.ricoact.com/ricoact/nutshell.asp
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| | Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico |
| | No law shall be held unconstitutional except by a majority of the total number of Justices of which the Court is composed in accordance with this Constitution or with law. | | | The number of Justices may be changed only by law upon request of the Supreme Court. | | | The laws shall be promulgated in accordance with the procedure prescribed by law and shall specify the terms under which they shall take effect. |
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http://welcome.topuertorico.org/constitu.shtml
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| | The Problem with RICO Laws |
| | West Hartford ultimately lost its case, but on January 24 the the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that, by the letter of the RICO law, anti-abortion protests may qualify as "racketeer influenced and corrupt." Whether such protests are protected by the First Amendment will be decided in another case later this term. | | | In January, 1970, while testifying on the bill, Lawrence Speiser, legislative director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), endorsed the government's efforts to control crime but warned that there was "a serious danger that the government's zeal in the pursuit of organized crime may result in a pervasive undermining of important civil liberties... | | | Very few such criminal cases have been brought to trial, and most of the defendants (i.e., motorcycle gangs) were still not the originally intended targets of the law. |
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http://www.thirdamendment.com/rico.html
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| | RICO ACT, Jeff Grell, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations, RICO, Attorney at Law |
| | Everyone was trying to depict civil claims, such as common law fraud, product defect, and breach of contract as criminal wrongdoing, which would in turn enable the filing of a civil RICO action. | | | In the 1980's, however, civil lawyers noticed section 1964(c) of the RICO Act, which allows civil claims to be brought by any person injured in their business or property by reason of a RICO violation. | | | Any person who succeeded in establishing a civil RICO claim would automatically receive judgment in the amount of three times their actual damages and would be awarded their costs and attorneys' fees. |
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http://www.ricoact.com
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| | CIVIL SUITS AGAINST INSURERS, PRO SE, USING RICO |
| | Rico is not such a law, and does not mention or attempt to regulate insurance, an so by the Justices' reasoning cannot be a federal statute whose application is prohibited by M-F. | | | This should have as a consequence that even if State law prohibits the remedies of compensatory or punitive damages that the application of RICO is still valid, and further that its provisions for remedy must prevail, when Federal RICO laws are invoked. | | | It is, of course possible, that while a State's law may permit, by not specifically forbidding either compensatory or punitive damages, there may not exist substantial case law to show that such damages have been recognized in specific cases by the State's courts. |
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http://graham.main.nc.us/~bhammel/INS/ProSe.html
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| | RICO Laws Becoming the Last Resort of American Workers |
| | The legislature passes laws which are enforced not by the executive but with the use of private attorneys. | | | All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works. | | | The laws have civil enforcement provisions which have an attorney's fees clause. |
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/fr/1052625/posts
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| | Center for Immigration Studies |
| | RICO allows private plaintiffs to seek compensation from any citizen or entity that causes injury to his business or property by engaging in a pattern of specific criminal acts, called predicate offenses. | | | Additionally, the RICO provision regarding the unlawful encouragement of illegal immigration could justify a suit against a private entity, such as a bank, that accepts foreign-issued identification cards that are only needed by illegal aliens. | | | Another predicate act that would make an employer liable under RICO is encouraging or inducing "an alien to come to, enter, or reside in the United States, knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that such coming to, entry, or residence is or will be in violation of law." |
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http://www.cis.org/articles/2003/back1103.html
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| | PUERTO RICO HERALD: Labor laws weigh heavily on Puerto Rico’s employers |
| | Federal law requires all hours worked in excess of 40 a week are paid at the rate of time and a half the employee’s regular hourly rate. | | | Puerto Rico’s vast employment regulations govern the individual employment contract, including the flexibility of hiring through part-time and fixed-term contracts, and conditions of employment, including the maximum number of hours in a workweek, premiums for overtime work, paid annual leave, and a minimum wage. | | | When it comes to labor laws, Puerto Rico is the most heavily regulated jurisdiction within the U.S., more than any federal or state jurisdiction. |
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http://www.puertorico-herald.org/issues2/2005/vol09n34/CBLaborLaws.shtml
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| | US Code Title 18, - RICO LAWS |
| | Expedition of actions In any civil action instituted under this chapter by the United States in any district court of the United States, the Attorney General may file with the clerk of such court a certificate stating that in his opinion the case is of general public importance. | | | Evidence In any proceeding ancillary to or in any civil action instituted by the United States under this chapter the proceedings may be open or closed to the public at the discretion of the court after consideration of the rights of affected persons. | | | Venue and process (a) Any civil action or proceeding under this chapter against any XYZZY person may be instituted in the district court of the United States for any district in which such person resides, is found, has an agent, or transacts his affairs. |
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http://graham.main.nc.us/~bhammel/INS/RICO.html
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| | ILLINOIS CAR INSURANCE LAW |
| | NJ Office of The Attorney General - Department of Law and Public. | | | Currently 13 states have no-fault auto insurance laws that in some way restrict the right of parties to file legal suits. | | | The statutes which cover Auto insurance laws are recorded in State Statute.. |
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http://law8.dnamr.info
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| | Puerto Rico Government |
| | Unless specifically stated, Puerto Rico is also subject to all laws and most regulations of the U.S. government, which sometimes cause jurisdictional problems. | | | The structure of the Judicial System includes a Court of Appeals, Superior Court, a District Court (civil & criminal), and Municipal Court. | | | Puerto Rican civil and commercial codes are fashioned after Spanish models; penal, procedural, and public (including constitutional) law are fashioned after U.S. models. |
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http://welcome.topuertorico.org/government.shtml
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| | broadband » News » RIAA Gangsters? - Woman sues industry under RICO laws |
| | Intellectual property is clearly protected by copyright laws, and although many of us feel that the RIAA is overreacting, they are still within their rights under these laws to collect damages. | | | Why is it a misuse or abuse of the law for the RIAA to file suit against persons (or try to settle with persons) who have allegedly broken the law and violated its rights? | | | The RIAA has been taking advantage of a few grey areas in copyright law so they can sue file swappers. |
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http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/39102
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| | Use of the RICO Act Against Pro-Life Groups |
| | NOW lost the case at the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. | | | It allowed the courts to attack "enterprises" that engage in a "pattern of racketeering." A similar piece of legislation, the Hobbs Act of 1946 makes it a crime to take property from another with force. | | | The ruling released Joseph Scheidler of Operation Rescue and others from having to pay $258,000 in judgments. |
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http://www.religioustolerance.org/abo_rico.htm
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| | USATODAY.com - Court: Puerto Rico Supreme Court should decide election |
| | Rossello's supporters said they were examining the ruling and hadn't decided whether to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. | | | The Supreme Court ordered them counted as valid, while Dominguez ordered election officials to count the ballots, but not to add them to the final tally until he rules on their validity. | | | In Wednesday's ruling, a three-judge panel of the 1st Circuit concluded that "it was an abuse of discretion for the District Court to exercise jurisdiction over this local election dispute." |
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http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2004-12-15-puertorico-elections_x.htm
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| | ProfNet Government Leads: RICO Laws/Fire Safety February 28, 2003 |
| | Blakey, who drafted the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act in 1970, believed the RICO law was being used to drag demonstrators into the federal courts, where damage awards and the attorneys' fees exceed those of the state courts which customarily hear such cases. | | | DAVID KAIRYS, constitutional rights attorney and professor at Temple University's Beasley School of Law, has litigated high-profile civil liberties cases and can address freedom of speech and any other civil liberties and civil rights issues. | | | Abortion protest must be fully protected under the First Amendment, and those who protest have an obligation to respect the rights of others, as much as others respect their right to speak," says Kmiec. |
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http://www.forrelease.com/D20030228/hsprof1.P3.02282003150221.28037.html
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| | benefits |
| | These letters, were written by such professionals as Accountants, Paralegals, IRS Enrolled Agents, Attorneys, (that have served with the Tax Court, served as prosecuting attorney, served as defense attorney in tax trials in federal court, etc..) former magistrates, former judges, and even a letter on U.S. Senate letterhead from a prominent U.S. Senator. | | | The Common Law is, in simple terms, just plain common sense and has its roots in the Ten Commandments. | | | Example; How to verify if an IRS lien or levy is legally filed and the one person in Washington, D.C to call for that verification; Subcommittee Hearings on Ways and Means in 1953 where the Director stated and much more... |
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http://www.theawaregroup.com/benefits.htm
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| | FRAUD AND RACKETEERING BY INSURANCE INDUSTRY |
| | Although this document is dated from November 1997, it is a lengthy exposition of definitions, entitlements, laws and statutes, together with citations of case law; it may therefore be a useful reference. | | | The Alaskan Supreme Court applies the wording of the policy as a contract of adhesion to the specific facts of the case. | | | At issue - a question of law: may an insurer subrogate against its own insured. |
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http://graham.main.nc.us/~bhammel/ins.html
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| | Puerto Rico |
| | 1974 Puerto Rico’s new criminal code creates a unique sodomy law in the United States in that anal sex is illegal between any two persons, but oral sex is illegal only between people of the same sex. | | | If there are increasing circumstances, the penalty could be risen up to a maximum of twelve years; if there are extenuating circumstances, it could be reduced down to a minimum of six years". | | | San Juan Prepares Review of Sodomy Law - February 22, 2001 |
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http://www.sodomylaws.org/usa/puerto_rico/puerto_rico.htm
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| | T E X T F I L E S |
| | Sometimes the law has radically changed since the file was written, or the file falls under that special "The US never submitted a full approval to all 50 states so actually you can punch a cop" type of conspiratorial section. | | | Eavesdropping on the Electromagnetic Eminations of Digital Equipment: The Laws of Canada, England, and the United States | | | Dangerous Copyright Law by Stephen Haynes (October 2, 1990) |
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http://textfiles.markscudder.org/law
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| | Rico Laws by Lothar of the Hill People |
| | Many states also have laws that allow them to confiscate proceeds of drug enterprises. | | | If you don't declare the income, they nail you for back taxes, plus penalties, plus the criminal charges for failing to file, attempting to defraud the government, etc.. | | | Rico Laws by Lothar of the Hill People |
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http://www.overgrow.com/edge/showpost/p-750165.html
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| | Puerto Rico -- Sources [ ALSO! -- U.S. Law ] |
| | See also links to state court web sites in a list maintained by the National Center for State Courts. | | | links to web sites of all U.S.-published law reviews and periodicals. | | | Law on Customs Duties • Ley de Aranceles |
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http://www.lawsource.com/also/usa.cgi?xpr
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| | NRA-ILA :: Gun Laws |
| | Gun Laws, Culture, Justice & Crime In Foreign Countries | | | to see a letter from the U.S. Justice Department to Congressman Don Young clarifying federal firearms transport regulations and information about certain states that do not adhere to federal law. | | | BATFE's State Laws and Published Ordinances - Firearms (26th Edition) |
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http://www.nraila.org/GunLaws/Default.aspx
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| | Puerto Rico Homeschooling Laws - A to Z Home's Cool |
| | Only "primary or secondary academic" schools which " declare, promises, announces, or expresses the intention of granting certificates, diplomas, degrees, or licenses" are required to be licensed. | | | Non-governmental schools are not clearly defined or regulated by law. | | | The reason the laws are on that site is because 4 years ago, there were very few places that the laws regarding homeschooling in Puerto Rico could be found on the internet. |
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http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/laws/blPR.htm
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| | RICO LAW Newest Weapon in the Hands of Angered California Injured Workers |
| | The erosion in delivery of health care to patients is a direct result of the "constant meddling in Workers' Compensation by the cash register governor," as she puts it. | | | She hauled San Joaquin Community Hospital into court under RICO laws. | | | Bakersfield, CA (PRWEB) October 19, 2005 -- According to Barbara Clark, a Registered Nurse Practitioner who is successfully suing her ex-employer under the racketeering influenced and corrupt organizations law (RICO, Superior Court of Kern County Case No. S-1500-CV-0000245966). |
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http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/10/prweb299313.htm
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| | PUERTO RICO CIVIL CODE INDEX, 31 P.R. Laws Ann. Sec. ___ |
| | § 1062 Movables By Nature Or By Disposition Of Law | | | § 1702 Law Governing Servitudes For Public Utility | | | § 2913 Injury To Legal Portion Of Heirs By Force Of Law |
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http://nersp.nerdc.ufl.edu/~malavet/seminar/prcodein.htm
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| | U.S. to Pursue Tobacco Case Under Federal RICO Laws |
| | She specifically refused to block the Justice Department from seeking the disgorgement of all of the industry's profits since the 1950s. | | | • U.S. to Pursue Tobacco Case Under Federal RICO Laws | | | U.S. to Pursue Tobacco Case Under Federal RICO Laws |
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http://www.tobacco.org/news/50854.html
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| | Community bands together to fight RICO laws - The Daily Orange - News |
| | Ellis would not respond to questions about the law actions they were planning to take or whether they even had any. | | | The group's main fear is that the accused men are being charged with crimes they didn't commit, and crimes where individuals have already been charged. | | | The mothers of these men have come together with friends and family members to stand against the law responsible for the arrests, entitled the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act. |
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http://www.dailyorange.com/news/2003/11/07/News/Community.Bands.Together.To.Fight.Rico.Laws-551992.shtml
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| | Puerto Rico. Laws of Puerto Rico Annotated. 42 vols. thru 2001 supps. - LEXISNEXIS |
| | Ex-corporate law library with stamps to inside covers, else very good. | | | * Provides the official statutes, fully annotated with annotations based on all Puerto Rico cases and federal cases arising in Puerto Rico. | | | They offer full satisfaction and normal prices - no markups, no hidden costs, no overcharged shipping costs. |
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http://www.antiqbook.com/boox/law/39942.shtml
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| | GUIDE TO LAW ONLINE: Puerto Rico |
| | Supreme Court - includes decisions from 1998 in RTF; see also LEXJURIS, MICROJURIS, and Publicaciones JTS | | | Tribunal General de Justica de Puerto Rico - includes information in Spanish about the Supreme Court, Superior Courts, and Municipal Courts; and leyes y reglamentos | | | Guide: U.S. States and Territories: Legal Links (Law Library of Congress) |
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http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/us-pr.html
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| | Rico - RICO (law) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | RICO or the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act is a United States The RICO laws can be alleged in cases where civil lawsuits or criminal | | | (2) “State” means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, any territory or possession of the United | | | Unattributed: Victim Sues RIAA Under RICO Act, P2pnet October 5, 2005 Posted by Downes October 5, 2005. |
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http://webinfosites.com/q/rico.htm
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| | FBI seeks to apply RICO laws to hackers The Register |
| | FBI seeks to apply RICO laws to hackers | | | FBI seeks to apply RICO laws to hackers | | | The statutes also enable the Feds to seize property pursuant to a conviction, leaving an exonerated suspect with the burden of recovering his or her property from various federal agencies notorious for their slow response. |
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/000217-000002.html
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| | Law-Lib: Puerto Rico Laws and regulation |
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http://lawlibrary.ucdavis.edu/LAWLIB/March03/0152.html
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| | Re: laboratories and RICO laws |
| | Previous by thread: RE: laboratories and RICO laws | | | Next by thread: Re: laboratories and RICO laws | | | Prev by Date: RE: laboratories and RICO laws |
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http://www.pcc.com/lists/pedtalk.archive/0407/00094.html
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| | HSLDA Home School Laws |
| | Below is brief summary of the homeschooling law in Puerto Rico. | | | Establish and operate a home school as a non-governmental school | | | State forms and other resources along with an online form to contact your staff |
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http://www.hslda.org/laws?State=PR
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| | RICO Laws Defined |
| | Posted At Go here to read the RICO laws. | | | This message board has been closed in regard to posting new messages and follow-ups although pages can be viewed. | | | I am a patient of a shoulder operation where the insurer is denying payment for physical therapy, does RICO have any applicability? |
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http://www.injuredworker.org/forums/injuredworker/posts/267.html
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| | LexJuris (Leyes y Jurisprudencia) de Puerto Rico |
| | Biografías, Historia de P.R. Pueblos de Puerto Rico, Profesiones, Otras Búsquedas | | | Para mejor búsqueda de información jurídica en LexJuris de Puerto Rico. | | | © 1996-2005 LexJuris de Puerto Rico - Derechos Reservados |
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http://www.lexjuris.com
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