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How Pain and Suffering is Calculated in Personal Injury Lawsuits
If someone experiences a personal injury due to the negligence or intentional actions of another party, the legal system allows them to recover compensation. Compensation can span for a variety of damages, including medical expenses, lost wages, and pain and suffering. While medical expenses and lost wages are relatively easy to [...]
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How to Find a Good Criminal Defense Attorney
If you or a loved one are facing criminal charges after an arrest, you may be considering hiring a criminal defense attorney to help your case. When looking for an attorney, you may wonder what makes someone qualified to defend your rights and protect your freedom. Ultimately, you may ask “what makes a good criminal […]
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5 Common Traffic Violations That Lead to Serious Car Accidents
Even though driving has been limited due to stay-at-home orders, people are still finding reasons to travel. From being essential workers to leaving the house for supplies, commercial vehicles are still populating the roads. Unfortunately, this still leaves room for user error that can result in life-changing accidents. Traffic [...]
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What Types of Accidents Are Runners At Risk For?
For many, running represents many things besides just exercise. A quick jog around the block can be a mood booster or a long run down a new path can be a meditation session. Unfortunately, there are many common factors for the everyday runner that can disrupt the peace of a well-planned run. Poorly maintained roads, […]
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Is Transgender Discrimination Prohibited by Federal Law?
In 2013, then 52-year-old Aimee Stephens was contemplating sending her employer a letter. Having spent her entire life knowing that she was a transgender woman, she wanted to start dressing that way at work. After six years of positive reviews and performance, she thought that it would not be an issue. But, after finally telling [...]
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Sanctuary Cities: What and Where are they?
As part of his crackdown on immigration, sanctuary cities across the country are firmly in President Trump’s crosshairs. The president has threatened to weaponize federal funding for cities that that refuse to comply with ICE deportation requests. However, many sanctuary cities have refused to lie down and California has begun fighting [...]
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A Plaintiff’s Duty to Mitigate Damages
According to the “Mitigation of Damages” doctrine, victims in the United States are responsible for minimizing or avoiding (or mitigating) damages – even if they were not responsible for causing the initial harm in the first place. Mitigation of damages comes in to play most often in contracts, but it can also play a [...]
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Back on the Bus: Is Your Child Wearing a Seat Belt on the School Bus?
Across the country, millions of children are heading back to school. However, before they can spend the day learning, playing and growing, they have to get to school. Some children walk or bike to school. Others have their parents drop them off. Approximately 55 percent of K-12th grade students ride the bus to school every […]
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Charges Dropped Against Officers Involved In Freddie Gray’s Death
Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced yesterday that she dropped the charges against the three remaining officers (the other three were acquitted of charges earlier this year) in the death of Freddie Gray. She cited, among other things, that “without real, substantive reforms to the current criminal justice [...]
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Scammed By Their Grandson: Financial Elder Abuse in Thousand Oaks
Helen and Hank Kawecki have lived in their Thousand Oaks, CA home for 56 years, but are now facing eviction after defaulting on three large loans that their grandson took out. The Kaweckis deeded their house to their grandson, Chadd Moore and, in turn, were swindled and robbed blind by a family member they thought […]
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