Whether you’re in the process of filing for divorce, bankruptcy, filing a personal injury or workers’ compensation claim, or suing for defamation of character, legal matters can be both intimidating and confusing, especially if you’re not familiar with laws relating to the nature of your lawsuit. Regardless of the nature of your case, it’s important…
One of the most common causes of personal injury claims and lawsuits in the U.S. is traffic matters. There are about five and a half million car accidents per year, and distracted driving is one of the most common reasons. Here are some of the most common sources of distractions on the road. 1. Devices…
Everyone has had that moment, right before passing under a traffic light, when it flicks from yellow to red. Red light violations can be significant, and in fact are one of the more serious traffic violations. Deciding to fight a red light ticket can be the best option available. Yellow lights can be hard to…
Some criminal defense attorneys will try just about anything to get their clients’ charges dropped. Their attempts can range from the mild — “Was my client really at fault here?” — to technical — “What is considered domestic violence, anyways? Is that what my client did?” — to the downright preposterous. Here are a few…
People slip and fall at work, get whiplash in an accidents, and suffer injuries in a myriad of other, typical ways. Just ask the personal injury attorneys, who will also be able to tell you that some people get hurt in other, rather uncommon ways. Here are a few of the most bizarre personal injury…
In a famous briefing from 2002, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said that there are known-knowns, which are the things we know we know; there are known unknowns, which are the things we know we don’t know; and then there are unknown-unknowns, which are the things we don’t know that we don’t know. Such is…
Do you have questions about what your rights are when it comes to getting a divorce? Does the legal jargon of divorce law make your head spin? Are you unsure of how to fill out custody court documents and paperwork and what to do with them? Anyone facing a complicated or possibly messy divorce needs…
Of the labor laws that protect workers from employment discrimination, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act is one that all women who are pregnant or considering pregnancy should know and understand, especially when a case is severe enough to require an employment discrimination lawyer. The PDA requires employers to treat pregnant employees the same way they would…
How long does it take your credit to recover after a major financial event? Building a good credit score takes a long time, and it can be discouraging to see that hard work ruined — and even more discouraging if you feel that you’ll never be able to reach a higher credit score again. The…
There are many aspects of immigration that people are woefully unaware of. People who arrive as an immigrant to this country have to figure out the maze of any new immigration laws created by the various states. It is a struggle for them because there could be language barriers that cause issues, and there is…
