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CLASS Act Could Change the Way Seniors Pay for Long Term-Care

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 [...]

[ More ] December 22nd, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Elder Law, Estate Planning, Featured |

Premises Liability – A Common, but Challenging, Area of the Law

Premises liability is a bit of a strange duck in the legal arena, and proving slip, trip and fall injuries is sometimes hard work.
Oddly enough, premises liability deals with personal injuries. On the surface one would think it is about a landowner, and obviously the conduct of the property owner needs to be examined. However, [...]

[ More ] January 25th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Featured, Personal Injury |

Not Having Health Insurance is the Leading Cause of Bankruptcy

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 [...]

[ More ] January 14th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Bankruptcy, Featured |

Connecticut’s Wrongful Death Statute Is the Most Dangerous Tort of All

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 [...]

[ More ] December 30th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in Featured, Personal Injury |

When Your Credit Gets Frozen in Georgia

If you live in Georgia be prepared to have your identity stolen. It’s a fact. Georgia has the unenviable status of ranking in the top ten states for identity theft crimes.
Now this isn’t a reputation anyone would be proud of, is it? You have to give Georgia a great deal of credit though (pardon the [...]

[ More ] December 21st, 2008 | 1 Comment | Posted in Featured, Special Needs Planning |

The Safety Issues with Children’s Toys

Of all the things in this world that you would think should be safe for your children, you would think toys would be. In most instances they are; in others, they can cause untold harm.
What is this world coming to when we cannot even rely on the safety of innocent toys for our kids? Things [...]

[ More ] December 21st, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in Featured, Personal Injury |