According to JAMA (The Journal of the American Medical Association), medical malpractice closely tails heart disease and cancer as the leading cause of death in the U.S. We would love to believe that our doctors are infallible — after all, we put our lives and the lives of our loved ones in their hands. But the unpleasant truth is, examples of medical malpractice are everywhere, and birth injury rates are especially high. Recent birth injury research indicates that as many as seven out of 1,000 babies will suffer some sort of preventable

Are you struggling with a recent divorce or trying to find resources to help you with child support services? Many Americans across the country need the assistance of family law attorneys to help them navigate the legal system, from reasons ranging from the legal to the financial, and get their lifestyle back on the right track. From child custody attorneys to divorce lawyers, trained professionals work day and night to provide everyday people with the tools they need to dissect their familial issues and find applicable solutions. There’s no shame in asking for the help you need, so let’s take a look at family law in the United States and how you can get st

When talking about a person’s estate, this term is referring to the net worth of the person either during their lifetime or afterwards. This includes all of their assets from legal rights and interests to property. There are many things that can be included in an estate document.

Do I need an Estate Planning Attorney?
The initial answer to this would be yes, but let me explain in a little more detail why estate lawyers can be helpful to you.

Misspellings
Just one word that is spelled wrong or a signature not in the right place can completely altar the will or the trust. A qualified estate lawyer can not only check your will or trust, but

In 2013, over 3,150 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes involving distracted drivers, and about 424,000 people were injured. Many of the survivors in these crashes received advice from a personal injury lawyer who helped them file personal injury claims. If you are involved in an accident, do you know your rights and how to file a personal injury claim? Filing personal injury claims can be complex for some people. It is best to hire a well qualified and knowledgeable personal injury lawyer who understands the filing process and personal injury law basics. It is the job of a personal injury lawyer to help you file the appropriate personal injury claim to fit your particular personal injury case. A personal injury law is sometimes called tort law. Personal injury law can apply to accident

Every company, large or small, is interested in expanding to a wider audience in the long-term. Doing so properly, however, takes extensive research, time and caution to execute properly. Private placement securities lawyers are professionals who are intimately familiar with the legal system and the ebb and flow of the modern economy, offering you both the resources and expertise you would struggle to find elsewhere. Whether you are seeking out a private placement securities lawyer to help you approach the stock market or a Continue Reading No Comments

The biggest news in this week’s stockbroker fraud lawyer updates is the story of Martin Shkreli. The 32-year-old Shkreli is the former executive for Turing Pharmaceuticals. He increased his notoriety today when he fired his stockbroker fraud lawyer and hired a more well known legal firm. In an attempt to avoid the charges he is facing after the company he was in charge of raised the price of a drug shortly after it was discovered the drug could be used to treat a dangerous parasite infection, Shkreli fired his current stockbroker fraud lawyer and hired a lawyer who is known for representing c

While one mother of an 18 year old boy in Nebraska still struggles to come to terms with the senseless death of her son, lawmakers in that same state attempt to pass a new law that could possibly make the tragedy that caused that young man’s death more likely.
In the summer of 2012 Jacob Dickmeyer, a minor, died in a car accident after he was served liquor by a 20 year old employee of a small town bar and restaurant. After serving what was later determined to be several drinks throughout a long evening in and out of the bar, the same waitress, also a friend of the 18-year-old, who served the drinks to the minor then gave the young man her car keys so he could borrow her car. The Nebraska courts are still trying to assign liability in this tragedy from three years ago.
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