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Family Law involving divorce, child custody, spousal support, common law, adoption and same sex marriage.
Train Crashes alleging death, injury, exposure to deadly chemicals and forced evacuations.
Health Insurance alleging health insurance companies have forced patients to pay more than they should when using doctors and hospitals outside their insurer's networks.
