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Fire Safety and Related Sites:
National Safety Counsel - a non-profit non-governmental public service organization dedicated to improving safety, health and environmental well being of all people. American National Standards Institute - a non-private non-profit national and international standards group which promotes and facilitates voluntary consensus standards and their integrity. American Fire Sprinkler Association
Campus Firewatch
Fire Protection Contractor Magazine
First Alert
Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition
Internat'l Association of Arson Investigators
National Candle Association
National Electrical Mfgrs. Association
National Fire Sprinkler Association
National Institute of Science & Technology
National Safe Kids Campaign
Noveon (formerly BF Goodrich)
Polyurethane Foam Association
Plumbing Engineer (magazine)
Residential Sprinkler Association (UK)
Sleep Products Safety Council
TYCO
Underwriters Laboratories
United States Fire Administration
UPONOR/Wirsbo Corporation
Courts: United States Courts - This is the official website of the entire Federal Judiciary. There are links to all federal courts as well as other relevant information. United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit - This is the official website to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit which is located in Richmond, Virginia. The Fourth Circuit is comprised of all federal courts located within South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland. Other states or the District of Columbia fall within one of the other eleven federal circuits. There is a convenient map showing in which circuits all states or the District of Columbia fall and there is a convenient link to those circuit courts at the above “United States Courts” site. We provide this link, independent of the United States Courts site, because it is the appeals court where most of our appealed cases end up. South Carolina Judicial Department - This is the official website for all courts located in the State of South Carolina, which is our firm's “home base” of operation. United States District Court for the District of South Carolina - This is the official website for the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. The firm can handle cases anywhere in the country through associated counsel, but the majority of the firm’s ERISA and insurance cases are filed with this court. United States Judges’ Biographies - This site provides biographies for all sitting and past Federal Judges as well as additional information relevant to the Federal Court System. Bar Associations: South Carolina Bar Association - This is the official site for the South Carolina Bar Association which is our home state Bar. Since all of the attorneys in our firm are members of the South Carolina Bar and since we are headquartered in South Carolina, we have included this site for our clients and potential clients as the site contains information about us and our practice. Federal Bar Association (General) - This is the site for the national Federal Bar Association. The Federal Bar Association is a professional organization for private and government lawyers and Judges in federal practice. The firm's ERISA and insurance attorneys are members of this bar through the South Carolina Chapter. Federal Bar Association (SC Chapter) - This is the South Carolina Chapter site for the Federal Bar Association. American Bar Association - This is the national professional organization for lawyers. Legal Resources: PACER - This is the official service for the federal court system which allows attorneys and individuals to track case filings in the federal courts. In order to access content on this site, you must be a registered user. Registration is free and can be accomplished on-line. There is a nominal charge for access to court documents of 8¢ per page. You must provide a credit card number in order to register. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure - These rules govern all civil cases filed in Federal District Courts. Cornell University Law School’s Legal Information Institute has graciously provided this site. United States Code - The United States Code is the official code for all U.S. laws. ERISA is found in Title 29 beginning at § 1001 et. seq. This is a link to Title 29. Code of Federal Regulations - The Code of Federal Regulations contains all federal regulations that are implemented by the various Federal Government departments charged with enforcing such statutes. The Code of Federal Regulations pertaining to ERISA are found at 29 C.F.R. § 2509. United States Department of Labor - The Department of Labor is the Federal Agency charged with enforcing ERISA. There is an abundance of information at this website pertaining to ERISA. LEXIS 1 - This is a legal website directory established and maintained by LEXIS which is one of two major legal information providers. Martindale-Hubbell - This site is maintained by Martindale-Hubbell. Martindale-Hubbell is the country’s oldest on-going source of legal ratings. Martindale-Hubbell rates lawyers by assigning two letters to each lawyer. The first letter relates to a lawyer’s legal ability and the second relates to a lawyers ethical ethics. Firm ERISA and insurance Attorney Rob Hoskins is rated AV which is the highest rating Martindale-Hubbell can assign to a lawyer. Bar Registry of Preeminent Lawyers - This site is a subdivision of Martindale-Hubbell. A Martindale-Hubbell rating is assigned to an individual lawyer. The Bar Registry of Preeminent Lawyers addresses ratings for law firms. Foster Law Firm, the creator of this website, is listed in the Bar Registry of Preeminent Lawyers in the areas of employee benefits and insurance. BestLawyers.com - Lawyers selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers™ are peer reviewed by some of the country’s top lawyers, and considered among the most respected attorneys in practice. Mr. Foster was selected for inclusion in 2009 in the area of personal injury litigation. General Resources: American Burn Association - Dedicated to improving the lives of everyone affected by burn injury through patient care, education, research and advocacy.". Wikipedia - This is the famous user created web encyclopedia. Merriam-Webster - This is an online dictionary and thesaurus of the venerable Merriam-Webster Co. Legal Dictionary - This is an online dictionary for looking up legal terms. The Official U.S. Time - This is one of my favorite sites because you can go to it and find out exactly what time it is and you can set all of your time keeping devices by it. National and Local Weather Forecast - This is the Weather Channel’s website. Very good for predicting weather in your “neck of the woods”. Map Quest - This is a great site for directions. Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations - This is a good source for finding familiar quotations. Medical Dictionary - This is a good site for looking up medical terms. Find a Person or Business - This site is 411.com which allows you to find people or businesses and their phone numbers. What is very cool about this site is that you can do reverse telephone number and address searches. The Huffington Post.com - This is a great internet site that deals with political issues. What is very neat about it is that you can see all political donations made by any person. You can check your own donations and the site will give you a map and show you how much and to whom your neighbors are giving political money. LinkedIN - Over 35 million professionals use LinkedIn to exchange information, ideas and opportunities Experts: GBHInternational.com - Dr Marcelo Hirschler, Fire Science Expert. FCAFire.com - Dr. Joseph Zickerman, Fire Science Consulting Expert. Summit Engineering - Bryan Durig, Fire Cause and Origin, Miscellaneous: Notice.com - Notice of class actions filed, automobile and product recall, consumer complaints, etc. Thomas Register of American Manufacturers Internet Directory of Expert Witnesses Lawyers Weekly - National newspaper for small-firm lawyers (searchable) Foster Law Firm
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