Lawsuits seem to be as common as the cold these days. Nowhere is that more evident than when it comes to people suing businesses for a perceived wrong.
If anyone has taken the time to read some of the warnings printed on products or in user’s manuals, the inevitable conclusion is that someone must have actually [...]
In early December, the CLASS, or Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act, survived a vote aimed at removing it from the Senate health reform bill. The House and Senate bills both contain a version of the act.
Although the CLASS Act is buried deep in both bills and has garnered little media attention, its potential [...]
Two years have passed since the highly unusual death of 28-year old Jennifer Strange from drinking too much water.
It was a case that rocked the legal landscape and rightfully so, as it involved a very unusual manner of wrongful death; death by consuming too much water, or water intoxication. “This isn’t something that happens too [...]
Cash during a recession is a rare and appreciated thing.
It’s when economic setbacks hit that one really finds out how well run a business happens to be. It’s essential for them to be paid on time and get the money right to the bank. Now is not the time to cut corners on things like [...]
Everywhere you turn these days there is construction of some type under way. Accidents on the jobsite happen regularly and to deal with the damages, you need an excellent Sacramento personal injury lawyer.
One of the leading occupations in the U.S. today is working in the construction industry. Whether it’s on a road crew or a [...]
It was a difficult case that involved years of appeals, but the case was eventually affirmed.
In 2001, registered nurse, Yuko Yamamoto, was hit by a taxi cab and knocked to the ground. She sustained serious injuries to her neck. Oddly enough, when she filed her lawsuit attempting to recover damages for pain and suffering, a [...]
Setting up your own business? The first thing you will need help with is the kind of legal structure that will best suit your needs.
While it might seem like a straightforward thing to do – setting up a company – there are a lot of options that you may choose from and that becomes confusing [...]
It shouldn’t have taken eight long years to settle, but it did. The Rutherford family of Janesville sued for medical malpractice and won.
The facts of this case are that the littlest member of the Rutherford family, Jared, was born in 2001 with shoulder dystocia, a result of medical negligence during labor and delivery. In this [...]
People think whiplash isn’t that serious because they can’t see it.
While many think that whiplash is a silent wound and not that serious because it’s not visible, it is one of the more common injuries sustained in car crashes. Whiplash damage turns the most mundane of tasks into a painful activity and affects daily living. [...]
In a country rather famous for being litigious, it should not come as much of a surprise that there is something available to plaintiffs called a lawsuit pre-settlement loan.
In most instances where a lawsuit is going to take a long time to settle, the plaintiff may find themselves in a real bind financially. Whether the [...]
In early December, the CLASS, or Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act, survived a vote aimed at removing it from the Senate health reform bill. The House and Senate bills both contain a version of the act.
Although the CLASS Act is buried deep in both bills and has garnered little media attention, its potential [...]
As the cost of health care increases, many people are turning to the internet. Using health insurance comparison services, many people and families are lowering costs.
During tough economic times, many individuals and families start looking at their monthly budget to determine where they can cut costs. Unfortunately, for families that do not have group health [...]
Wrongful death verdicts are rarely less than $1 million, no matter what the precipitating circumstances.
Wrongful deaths are the saddest events of all, so it makes sense that the ensuing verdicts arising from these invariably emotionally devastating cases are the most fruitful as to settlements and awards. No matter who dies “wrongfully” as precipitated by negligence [...]
