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Don’t Accept An Infringement Of Your Civil Rights: Get Expert Help Too often in the news these days are stories of unarmed individuals being beaten, tased, shoved or shot by members of law enforcement. As many of these tragic instances are caught on video, more people are becoming aware of the injustices. Minneapolis, specifically, has…

Motorcycle Accident Advice: For Victims & Their Families Motorcycles are an exhilarating way to enjoy the road, but unfortunately accidents involving motorcycles happen often in the United States. In 2017 alone, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) found that motorcycle accident fatalities accounted for almost 14 percent of all fatalities on the road. Motorcycles…

Understanding Vicarious Liability Many car owners consider this question: “Can I be liable for someone else driving my car?” The answer is yes, and this is because of the vicarious liability principle (otherwise known as imputed negligence). Even if an owner is not present when someone gets in an accident using their vehicle, the owner…

What to Do if You’re Injured at a Hotel Hotel owners are legally obligated to safeguard guests from preventable accidents, and when they fail to do so they should be held liable. Nobody stays at a hotel with the assumption that they’re going to be injured, yet slip-and-fall accidents and other adverse events can still…

There are 80 million dogs in the U.S. at last estimate and close to 4.5 million dog bites are documented each year. Some dogs are truly dangerous, often because of poor treatment or training. If you or a loved one have been injured by what you believe to be a dangerous dog, it may be…

How to Make Hiring a Dependable Personal Injury Lawyer Easy Hiring an attorney for the first time can be overwhelming, especially if you’re someone who prefers avoiding confrontation. Sometimes, the only way to get deserved compensation for damages/injuries caused by another is through the legal system. You’ll need a highly skilled attorney to help you…

What You Need to Know Before Launching a Medical Malpractice Case Few professionals are trusted more in our society than doctors. In many cases, we truly do put our lives in their hands. The Hippocratic Oath, which all doctors swear by before officially becoming part of the cadre, essentially says that doctors must never knowingly…

What You Must Know If You’re an At-Will Employee Most individuals applying for jobs are not immediately thinking about how they could be fired or let go in the future, but it’s actually quite beneficial to know employer privileges and employee rights before entering into any kind of work arrangement. While it’s not widely known,…

Making a High-Quality Post-Accident Record: Zero in on These 3 Things To protect your right to fair compensation after a car accident, it is critically important to take good notes. Along with gathering accurate post-accident evidence to support your claim, writing down how injuries sustained during the accident have affected you since the event can…

While you may not have heard the term “repetitive stress injury” (RSI), you very well may have experienced one at some point in your life. If you’ve ever noticed a burning and/or aching pain after playing a sport, doing a job, or working for long hours on the computer, then there’s a good chance you’ve…