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Whether you’re an employer looking to protect your business or an employee wondering just how binding your employment contract is, there can be many reasons to question the consequences of violating a non-compete clause. If an employee leaves a business and goes to work for a competitor, or establishes a new business in the same field, does the former employer have legal rights to sue that employee? The truth is non-compete clauses can be more complicated and less enforceable than they might initially appear to be. Keep reading to learn more about what happens when an employee violates a non-compete clause.
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Sometimes, accidents happen and nobody is truly at fault. In other cases, however, another person’s negligence can directly cause injuries that wouldn’t have otherwise occurred. This is especially true in automobile accidents, when negligence can very quickly have disastrous consequences. But how can you prove that the accident was a direct result of that negligence, and not simply an unfortunate accident? Here’s what you need to know about proving driver negligence if you’re injured in a car accident.
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Prescription medications are supposed to ease your symptoms and help you live a healthier, happier life. But what if the opposite happens, and your medication actually causes more harm than good? Medication-related injuries are surprisingly common, and if it happens to you, you might feel uncertain about your rights to pursue compensation for prescription-related injuries. Who can be held liable when you’re harmed for your medication? How can you prove that liability? Keep reading to learn more about this particular form of liability, and who can be held liable under different circumstances
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Amusement parks are a common outing for families during the summer time. Most of the time, these outings go off without a hitch—except, perhaps, for a few tantrums along the way. But what happens if your family outing turns into a hospital trip? If you or someone you’re with is injured at a theme park, can the park be held liable, or is it considered an acceptable risk when you enter the premises? Keep reading to learn more about premises liability, and where the line is drawn between accepted risks and neglectful actions.
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Personal injury law is a very broad umbrella that includes many types of cases. In essence, it can cover any type of injury—physical, emotional, or economical—caused by the neglectful or malicious actions of another. Everything from assault and battery to slips and falls would be included under the umbrella of personal injury law. At The Harr Law Firm, we specialize in handling all types of personal injury cases. Keep reading to learn more about the common types of cases we handle that fall into this area of the law.
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When you entrust your loved one into the care of a nursing home or similar care facility, you entrust that they will not only be treated well, but that they will receive an even higher level of care than you could provide yourself. This is largely why families choose to place their senior loved one into a care facility in the first place—because you want them to receive better care. So when that trust is broken and you find that your loved one is being neglected, it’s natural to want to seek justice for the neglect. However, proving nursing home neglect is much more difficult than it might seem, and can even be harder than providing nursing home abuse. Keep reading to find out why.
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The complexities of a defamation lawsuit have recently become mainstream news due to the Depp-Heard case that has dominated social media and news outlets for the last few months. From a distance, however—and especially amid all of the different perspectives and theories that circulate online—it can be quite difficult to truly understand what makes a successful defamation case. In this article, we’ve outlined the key elements required to prove defamation, so you can better understand how these elements impact this and other cases.
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When you’re injured by a defective product, you should be entitled to compensation for those injuries. Your case might seem pretty cut-and-dry to you, and you may believe that collecting that compensation will be simple. However, this is rarely the case. Product liability cases can be notoriously difficult to win. What makes these types of cases so hard to handle? Keep reading to find out.
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Accidents between pedestrians and vehicles can be particularly devastating, and there is little doubt that the pedestrian will sustain the more serious injuries in most of these accidents. But does that mean that they are always considered the victim in terms of liability and legality? Is it possible for a pedestrian to be considered liable when they are struck by a vehicle? These cases can be complicated, but we hope that this article will clear up some of the key issues surrounding liability in pedestrian-vehicle accidents.
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When you’re injured due to another person’s carelessness, you’ll likely end up working with their insurance provider to reach a settlement. This may be a business’s liability insurance, an individual’s homeowner’s insurance, or an at-fault driver’s car insurance. Whatever type of insurance company you’re working with, most will send you a settlement offer with a few weeks or months of filing a claim. When it finally comes, you’ll likely be ready to follow the included instructions telling you to sign and return the offer as soon as possible. But before you do that, here are some things you should know.
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