Sandberg Haddon Law Blog

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…

Tripping Over an Electric Scooter: Who’s Liable for Injuries? Electric scooters have taken America by storm. These modern vehicles were once only popular in major American cities, but now they’ve found their way to suburbs and other more-spacious areas—which means the downsides of these scooters have gone beyond urban boundaries as well.  Yes, scooters are…

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…

In the United State civil legal system, tort laws are most commonly associated with personal injuries. There are, however, exceptions and exemptions that affect tort law, one of which is an “act of God.” An act of God refers to a circumstance that is unpredictable and impossible to prevent.  In tort law, an act of…

Nationwide employment requirements are enumerated in the Federal Labor Standards Act (FLSA), a piece of legislation that specifically sets standards for overtime pay, minimum wages, record keeping, and youth employment in both the private and public sectors. Nonexempt workers are entitled to receive a minimum wage rate of $7.25 under the FLSA, though this rate…

In the United States, there are nearly 140 million residential property units and more than 50 million commercial properties. Being the owner of a property comes with many responsibilities, including a duty of care to keep the premises safe. A dangerous building, property, or structure may cause unintended harm and/or injury to others; a property…