Proper winterization of your property can help to protect your home from damage and save you a great deal in expensive repairs. However, it can also save you a great deal in expensive liability lawsuits. When your property is not properly winterized, your home is not the only thing at risk, and you can be held liable for the decision to not care for your property. Keep reading to learn more about how proper winterization can protect you from liability lawsuits.
Read More“Tort” isn’t exactly a term that comes up in everyday conversation. However, if you ever find yourself in the middle of a civil lawsuit, or if you’re consulting with a personal injury attorney, you might here the term “tort law” come up. What is tort law? This term actually covers a range of different areas in a legal practice, so we’ve provided the definition of tort law, as well as an introduction to the different types of torts below. Understanding where your case falls under tort law can help you to better prepare for court, so keep reading to learn more, and reach out to our personal injury attorneys for professional guidance and representation.
Read MoreThe Americans with Disabilities Act is designed to ensure that public spaces are accessible to all Americans, regardless of their physical abilities. However, complying with the ADA can be tricky for business owners. It’s important that you familiarize yourself with the ADA so that you can ensure you’re addressing any areas of concern. Keep reading to learn 4 key areas of your business that you should check if you’re concerned about your business’s ADA compliance.
Read MoreThe consequences of being convicted of a DUI are swift and often severe, but they can also be long-lasting, and have an impact on your life for years. Even after the fines have been paid and jail time has been served, a DUI conviction can continue to have consequences. Keep reading to learn more about the possible long-term consequences of a DUI conviction.
Read MoreBuilding a business with someone requires a certain degree of trust and respect between partners. However, that doesn’t mean that the partnership won’t have its fair share of disputes. For some partners, those disputes may be something that they can settle on their own for the good of the business. However, in some cases, disputes between business partners can escalate to legal proceedings and even the ending of their business partnership. What’s most likely to cause these kinds of disputes? Keep reading to find out.
Read MoreWorkplace discrimination negatively impacts the lives and careers of many American workers every year. While a great deal of these instances of discrimination will go unreported—and a great deal more will end with HR intervention—some will progress to the point of pursuing a lawsuit for workplace discrimination. However, employment law is complex, and it’s important to understand how to sue an employer for this type of discrimination, as well as the implications of such a claim. Keep reading to find out more.
Read MoreWhen pursuing a personal injury case, it’s important to think seriously about what you consider to be a fair settlement amount for your injuries. Typically, most people look at how much the injury has cost them in terms of medical bills, property damage, and perhaps pain and suffering. However, it’s important to bear in mind that your injury can have long-term consequences that you haven’t yet thought about. Be sure to consider the following costs when determining a fair settlement amount for your case.
Read MoreBeing involved in an accident with a semi-truck is an extremely serious situation to find yourself in. Even slow-speed collisions can cause major harm to you, your vehicle, and your passengers. Oftentimes, semi-truck collisions result in high-cost property damage and serious injuries that come with high medical bills. To cover these costs, many victims look to take legal action against the liable party. But who, exactly, is liable in a collision with a semi-truck? Keep reading to learn more about potential liable parties in these cases.
Read MoreThe person you were at 18 is a far cry from who you are at 40. And yet, a mistake you made when you were much younger can have lasting impacts on your life, regardless of how long ago that mistake occurred and how much you’ve changed since then. If you have a criminal record, you might be surprised by just how many people can access that information—potential employers, landlords, adoption agencies, insurance companies, and more. This can cause your criminal record to have ongoing negative impacts on your life. Luckily, there is an option that will give you a clean slate and the opportunity to improve your life significantly: expunging your criminal record. Keep reading to learn how expungement can make your life better.
Read MoreAs seniors age, they become more likely to sustain fall-related injuries. Oftentimes, these kinds of injuries are exactly why a senior and their family members will decide that it’s best for the patient to more to a senior care facility or nursing home. Naturally, you likely have some expectation that this type of facility can help to prevent such falls and injuries from occurring. But what happens if your loved one is injured in a fall in a nursing home or other senior care facility? Is the nursing home liable? What rights do you have to pursue a personal injury case in these circumstances? Keep reading to find out more about nursing home falls and how to pursue these kinds of cases.
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