2018

  • Three Important Legal Actions to Take After Suffering a Severe Auto Accident That You Didn't Cause


    Auto accidents are sometimes devastating and can leave you left with a host of injuries. If you weren't responsible for causing one, you shouldn't be accountable for its aftermath. To ensure you're not, you need to take the following legal actions quickly.  File a Police Report Wherever and however the auto collision occurred between you and another driver, the police will come out to document what exactly happened. It's important to stay around the scene of the crime to talk to this officer so you can make an official report.
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  • Injuries Sustained During Cancer Surgery: What Steps Should You Take?


    Were you recently diagnosed with a type of cancer? If so, part of the treatment plan may have involved surgical intervention to help remove the tumor or other tissue areas. Because it's a complex type of surgery, there's an increased risk of injury and further complications, even by the finest team of surgeons. If you've suffered from a medical mishap or complication that you feel could have been avoided, you may wish to seek legal counsel to help determine what's next.
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  • 3 Types Of Costs To Include In Your Brain Injury Lawsuit Compensation


    Were you recently in an accident in which you suffered a brain injury? Traumatic brain injury is one of the most serious types of injuries you can suffer in an accident because the symptoms can last for such a long time. Broken bones and sore muscles can mend. However, the effects of a brain injury can last for years, or even for life. You may be suffering from fatigue, memory loss, the inability to sleep, or even the loss of cognitive functions.
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  • What Does A Personal Injury Attorney Do?


    You may think that just like a supercenter that finding an attorney is sort of like one-stop shopping, but that's not the case. Although many attorneys dabble in several areas, for the most part, they specialize in one field or a few similar fields. For instance, a criminal defense attorney may often also do immigration law because the cases sometimes mesh together when they have to deal with illegal re-entry cases. The area of law that this article is going to focus on is personal injury.
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  • How An Attorney Can Help You In What Seems Like A Frivolous Personal Injury Suit


    Personal injury lawsuits don't always happen for obvious reasons. For example, a friend jumping into your pool and injuring themselves may seem like a weak reason for a lawsuit. However, it has happened before and thrown unprepared people for a loop. That's why it is critical to take these cases seriously and to hire an attorney. The Judge May Allow What Seems Frivolous To Continue  In your eyes, your friend's personal injury lawsuit may seem to have no merit.
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  • Taking A Trip Down Divorce Street


    If you and your spouse have decided to call it a day, you may be wondering "what's next?". Going from married to single is a process, and a great deal of how it goes depends on you and your soon-to-be ex. You can make your divorce quick and easy or contracted and difficult; and when you can work issues out yourselves instead of using the courts, you will get away with a divorce that is cheaper, faster, and easier.
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  • Involved In A Slip And Fall Accident? Three Steps You Should Take After The Accident


    When you slip and fall, the first thing on your mind is not a personal injury lawsuit. Instead, you may be concerned about your health and potential injuries, ensuring this doesn't happen to anyone else or even being embarrassed after falling. While a personal injury claim is not likely on your mind at this point in time, the steps you take after the accident can impact any claim you may potentially file in the future.
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  • Online Libel: What To Know


    The advent of the internet and social media has brought profound changes to the way people communicate, get information and are entertained. These positive effects are all well and good, until they end up causing harm. Anything posted on web sites, social media and more are subject to a particular form of personal injury known as libel. As a reminder, defamatory statements can consist of slander, which is the spoken offense and libel, which is the written form of the offense.
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