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Prescription Error, Pharmacy Negligence & Damages
Prescription error unfortunately presents a growing problem. A legal cause of action exists against a pharmacy that negligently provides the incorrect prescription. It may be the wrong medication. Other times the wrong dosage is indicated for the “right” medication. Pharmacy negligence was relatively unheard of at one time but has actually become […]
Bankruptcy Discharge
The point of filing a bankruptcy, most often, is to discharge debt. What debts are discharged and what debts are not? A bankruptcy discharge means that the legal obligation to pay a debt is wiped away. For all intents and purposes, the debt is gone. This applies in a Chapter […]
Personal Injury – Preexisting Injuries and Conditions
“Bad things happen to good people.” But, what if they happen twice? You suffer an injury, and while healing you have an accident. Or, you have a medical condition worsened by an accident. Preexisting injuries and conditions are not as unusual as you might think. Basic Law on Preexisting Injuries and Conditions A person […]
First Meeting With Attorney: Bankruptcy – What To Take
First meeting with attorney: prior to giving advice a bankruptcy attorney needs facts. The more facts provided, the better the quality of the advice. So, here are some basics: Gather Documents Tuck all bills in a folder. Many people don’t even like looking at bills. That’s OK. Put them in […]
How Can Waiting to File a Personal Injury Claim Hurt?
Letting the clock run on a personal injury claim rarely helps. Statutes of limitations require a case to be filed in a court with proper jurisdiction within a given time after an injury or the claim is barred forever. Such statutes generally vary from one to three years. When people […]
Personal Injury: Claims Against The Government
Government Immune to Claims The concept of sovereign immunity historically shielded government entities at all levels against liability, meaning they could not be sued. “The King can do no wrong” is the way it was put in the distant past. Even though there was no King in the United States, […]
What Will The Bankruptcy Trustee Ask at the Creditors Meeting
A bankruptcy trustee is assigned to each petition filed in the bankruptcy court. The trustee conducts a creditors meeting approximately 30 days after Chapter 7 or 13 bankruptcy petitions are filed. But, despite the name, creditors often don’t show up. More important is preparing for questions by the trustee. Take your driver’s license or other government issued photo ID […]
Contingent Fee Agreements
Contingent fee agreements allow those who have sustained an injury to retain an attorney to pursue their case with no initial payment and no monthly legal bills. Instead, the attorney gets a percentage in the end. While there has been some controversy about this arrangement in the past, and some […]
How the Insurance Company Will Minimize Your Injury Claim
Insurance companies are in the financial services business. Contrast this with the ‘do the right thing for the consumer’ business. Investing premiums in real estate and settling injury claims at bargain basement prices are two ways insurers maximize profit and minimize cost. “Delay, deny and defend” are three well documented insurance industry practices aimed […]
Credit Counseling: Bankruptcy Requirement
Bankruptcy filings require preparation. Bankruptcy law makes credit counseling one step in the process. You can’t file a valid chapter 7 or chapter 13 without completing credit counseling, earning this step the name ‘Ticket In’ to bankruptcy. Credit Counseling: “The Ticket In” Under bankruptcy law people, not businesses, must take credit counseling before filing under Chapter 7 or 13. Credit counseling can […]
