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Can You Sue a School? When, Why and How?
Each state, and the federal government, has enacted its own laws imposing specific procedures which must be followed precisely before a claim can even be considered in court. This article looks at the Massachusetts law. A High School teacher gave his class a football and instructed the class to go […]
Boston Bomber Trial: Impartial Jury & Change of Venue
Can Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect Dzhokar Tsarnaev get a Fair and Impartial Trial in Boston? Defense attorneys filed repeated motions for a change of venue, claiming massive news coverage of the April 2013 marathon bombings makes selecting an impartial jury impossible. Tsarnaev stands trial for his alleged role in the […]
Liability Waivers: Attempts to Avoid Injury Claims
People injured while pursuing activities with known risks sometimes find that their efforts to bring a legal claim can be challenged due to their having signed a liability waiver in advance. It could be a ski injury, an accident at the gym or a personal injury sustained in any sporting activity. […]
2015 CALENDARS
This year’s calendars went out in the mail last week. Free offer: a few 2015 calendars are available. email us your snail mail and we will send one to you free. The 2015 calendar features an inspiring sunrise pic. As they say: while supplies last. Happy New Year. 2015 Calendar There’s not […]
Obesity Can Reduce the Value of Personal Injury Claims
Obesity can hurt personal injury claims. Just when the USA faces growing realization that other prejudices are still around, growing voices indicate that obesity can hurt personal injury claims by overweight people who through no fault of their own are injured in accidents. More than one-third of all American adults and […]
Sony Hackers: Crushing a Movie and Exposing Private Information
How do hackers from a midget country darken movie screens nationwide in the USA? Sony hackers did just that. One Monday in November, 2014, workers at Sony Pictures, the $8 billion dollar a year movie production company arrived at work to find the corporate computer system down. A red skeleton on monitors […]
Double Impact Car Accidents & Complex Accident Claims
I was stopped at a red light when my car was rear ended. The driver of that car came over immediately and apologized. There were two impacts, that one and then another right away. Apparently a pickup truck struck her. Now her insurance company is denying liability, and the pickup […]
The Yelp Bill & Prohibiting Bad Reviews Online
What do you do if you order a gift for someone online and it never comes? You call, you email and nothing? When this happened to one couple, they posted a negative review. But then, trouble started. The company that failed to deliver sent a $3,500 invoice for violating their […]
Drowsy Driving: 5 Reasons Driving Without Enough Sleep Can Be as Dangerous as Drunk Driving
One in five fatal car accidents is caused by drowsy drivers. Drowsy driving causes over 100,000 U.S. crashes a year, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. An estimated 1,550 deaths and 71,000 injuries link back to drowsy driving in the U.S. every year. Physicians believe that losing one […]
Thanksgiving & Pardons: Turkeys and Famous Pardons
Thanksgiving tradition sees the president of the United States pardoning a turkey. Sometimes a pair of turkeys. They come from the National Turkey Federation. Spared from the dinner table, the turkeys go to a safe home at Virginia Tech. They live out their life under the care of the school’s […]
