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New Year’s Resolutions: Legal and Financial Matters
Resolutions: Lose weight. Exercise. Eat Healthy. Great. But, here are some smart New Year’s resolutions to upgrade your legal and financial status: 1. Balance & review all accounts monthly or more often. Rampant identity theft and big box store security breaches make this one of your top resolutions. Some people […]
WORKERS COMPENSATION: Injuries
Workers compensation covers injuries at work. The injuries can be caused by accidents, falling down, or by a machine. Sometimes, repetitive motion causes harm. Examples are constant typing at a computer or handling of machine controls and parts. Other workplace hazards include exposure to toxic chemicals or loud noise. Experiencing […]
PERSONAL INJURY: CAUSATION AND NEGLIGENCE
An unbroken chain must connect cause-and-effect between an accident and an injury in any case. It may seem obvious. But, causation is a fundamental element underlying every claim of negligence. As the question below shows, the critical legal element of causation must never be overlooked: Attorney Myers: My wife had […]
WORKERS COMPENSATION: BENEFITS DEFINED BY LAW
Employees injured on the job become eligible for workers compensation benefits to help them back on their feet. The compensation system represents a state mandated insurance system spelling out certain defined benefits to employees who suffer job related injuries and illnesses. Each state has its own workers compensation laws. What […]
Backing Into Illegally Parked Car: Who is at Fault?
Question: One night it was extremely dark and I backed into a car. It was in a tow zone and there aren’t supposed to be any vehicles parked there. I go to this place all the time so I did not expect there to be a vehicle there. Am I […]
PERSONAL INJURY: Reasonable Person Standard
Negligence happens when a person does one of two things: Fails to do something that a reasonable person would do, guided upon those considerations which ordinarily regulate the conduct of human affairs; or Does something that reasonable person would not do. Common law evolves slowly. The reasonable man concept is […]
Can a Personal Injury Case be Reopened After Settlement?
Question: When symptoms come back years after an accident is it too late to file a claim? My niece was in a car accident four years ago and broke her neck. She received a settlement check and her medicals bills were paid. Now, she is experiencing renewed pain and she […]
Injury Cases: 10 Reasons Not To Do It Yourself
Injury cases at first might seem deceivingly simple and straightforward. But once you run into unknown legal hurdles and insurance tricks you realize it’s not so simple. Here are 10 reasons not to try the do-it-yourself approach on your injury case: 10. Notice Provisions Many people understand statutes of limitation. […]
PERSONAL INJURY: Negligence Law & “Torts”
In the law, the word “tort” means a civil wrong. Latin play less of a role in the law as in previous eras. But, the word tort comes from “tortum” or “tortus” meaning injury. Personal injury law in its purest form is taught as “Torts” in law schools. The most […]
WHY DO PERSONAL INJURY INSURANCE CLAIMS TAKE SO LONG?
It can take a long time for an injury claim to crawl through the insurance claims handling process. The maze of the insurance claim handling process frustrates injured people waiting for full fair settlements, but also attorneys wanting a satisfied client and a closed file. Of course, it depends on […]
