If you’ve been injured while working, you may have a lot of questions, but one question to consider is whether or not you should contact an attorney. In a perfect world, you’ll simply get reimbursed for the money you deserve, but the world is far from perfect, and you may be owed more money than you’re getting. If you want to determine if you should contact an attorney, consider these three questions.…
Read More »You carry a child waiting for the moment that you will be able to hold your healthy baby in your arms. Unfortunately, if something goes wrong during the delivery, your child could suffer from perinatal asphyxia. If this condition lasts long enough, you may find yourself caring for a newborn with special needs, or in severe cases, it could cause your child to die. If your child has been affected by perinatal asphyxia, knowing more about this condition may start to answer some of your questions and may help you determine whether or not you need the services of a birth injury attorney.…
Read More »If you live in one of the handful of states that have no-fault insurance laws, you might be a little frustrated trying to figure out how the state laws affect your ability to file a car accident lawsuit. Unlike states with conventional car accident liability laws that assign fault, no-fault laws put you in the interesting position of pursuing your own auto insurance policy for compensation when you’ve been injured. As you can imagine, this is somewhat different from suing another driver or their insurance company.…
Read More »Lane-splitting is the practice of driving a motorcycle between other vehicles and the white lines on the road. While it is thought that lane-splitting can limit the risk of rear-end collisions in heavily congested traffic, California is the only state to legalize the practice. Along with the potential benefits of lane-splitting, though, comes an added danger – there’s always a chance that one of the drivers a motorcycle is passing might open their car door without warning.…
Read More »Everyone loves a good celebration. For many people, celebrations often include good food, good fun, and a lot of alcohol. This does not pose a problem until the person who is intoxicated chooses to get behind the wheel of their car. It is then that they become a hazard not only to themselves, but to every other driver on the road. If you have been injured by a drunk driver, not only is the driver liable, but you may also have a case against the establishment where they were drinking at.…
Read More »Every prescription medicine comes with side effects. However, not all side effects show in clinical trials, and no one knows about them until someone becomes injured after it’s prescribed to them. Other times, doctors make mistakes by overprescribing or misdiagnosing patients. When someone dies or becomes seriously injured from a prescription medication, the person’s family deserves compensation for the hardship it causes. If this happened to your loved one, here are some of your options regarding lawsuits.…
Read More »Did you know that there are a variety of cases where you can be held liable for an incident despite the fact that you did not commit the crime or act of negligence? This is especially common when someone is driving a car that you own and is involved in an accident. One such case is through vicarious liability. Throughout the course of this brief article, you will learn a number of things about vicarious liability, mainly, how to adequately define the term and what sort of consequences being charged with vicarious liability will have for you.…
Read More »If you suffer an injury at work in Florida, workplace compensation laws allow you to claim compensation from your employer. Workers’ compensation laws set out to make it easier for injured workers to get financial help without the need for complicated, lengthy litigation, but reforms in states like Florida mean that the process is not always as fair as the original legislators intended. If you need to claim workers’ compensation in Florida, find out why changes in the law could mean you face an unacceptably difficult task.…
Read More »Some disabilities are more obvious than others. If you are using a wheelchair or are blind, for example, you may not have to face the same scrutiny from social security that you might encounter when you have a mental illness. Mental illnesses can be debilitating, but people are often hesitant to believe that a mental illness is a valid reason for disability claims. Hiring or consulting with an attorney who has experience getting mentally ill patients disability payments can help you avoid denial when you file for disability with social security.…
Read More »Even though lawsuits may be demonized, they serve a good purpose. They allow businesses and individuals to be penalized and punished for negligence, bad behavior, or just plain wrongdoing. The entire legal system places great importance on the recourse available to private citizens, like you, through civil courts. When considering whether or not to file a lawsuit, however, time has to be a consideration. What are known in the legal world as statutes of limitations put a cap on the time period under which a suit can be filed, and its important that you understand what statutes of limitations are when you are considering filing a lawsuit.…
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