If you are injured by a tractor trailer, the owner of the company in question will have a professional on their side. If you are the victim of a tractor trailer accident, you should have a professional on your side--someone who is an experienced personal injury lawyer...
Year: 2015
Criminal record after graduation
A recent article in The Wall Street Journal told the story of a person who had a 2001 conviction for misreporting the status of a loan on the books of a bank where he was employed. As a result of that conviction, this person lost his job in May 2015 when a background...
Sex assault on college campuses
The National District Attorneys Association is proposing a bill that would change the way campus sexual assault cases are handled by colleges and universities. The thrust of the bill is that university should consult police before punishing these potentially criminal...
What is uninsured and underinsured motor insurance?
When you purchase or renew your motor vehicle insurance you are given the option of purchasing uninsured and underinsured motorist insurance. These insurance options protect you even if you or your family is in a collision with another driver who has no insurance or...
Car accidents: Do I need full tort motor vehicle accident insurance?
You only full coverage with your insurance company if you have a full tort policy. A full tort policy gives you the right to make a claim for pain an suffering. You do not need to file a lawsuit to make that claim. If you have limited tort policy it hampers your...
Before you send that email
In a high profile criminal case, the prosecution is showing the jury a series of e-mails sent by the defendant. The prosecutors allege that these e-mails show the defendant's intent to commit fraud. The defense attorneys are arguing that the defendant clients were...
Defendant in a drug charges testing case
If you were a defendant in a case involving drug charges that were tested in a laboratory, you may be interested in the following story. The top court in Massachusetts is set to decide how to handle defendants convicted with evidence that was tested at a crime lab...
Selling Structured Settlements
A structured settlement for a personal injury case can be a wonderful way to preserve money especially for children injured in accidents. For example, if a ten-year-old is seriously injured in a motor vehicle collision, the settlement monies are put into a structured...
Gun control and domestic violence
People who prefer tighter gun controls are trying a new approach: adding gun restrictions linked to domestic violence. A proposed South Carolina law would require someone convicted of domestic violence to turn over his or her gun to the county sheriff. A Missouri law...
College men fight allegations of sexual assault
Recently, a former undergraduate male student sued Cornell University, alleging that the school wrongly accused him of assaulting a female student. The student alleges in the suit that the college "cherry-picked witness statements, ignored important statements and...