You probably did not visit a personal injury law website in the hopes of reading about divorce law, but it might be relevant to your case. Except for issues of child custody, deciding how to divide assets between the two halves of a divorcing couple is the most difficult thing about divorce. Illinois is an…
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In many types of personal injury lawsuits, there is theoretically no limit to the amount of money a court can award the injured plaintiff for his or her pain and suffering. Despite this, you are unlikely to become a billionaire by suing the driver who was at fault in the car accident that left you…
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Age discrimination is real, as anyone above the age of 35 who has ever interviewed for a job knows. It is also an unfortunate fact that it is virtually impossible for judges to be completely unbiased in their decisions. Even though the law requires them only to consider relevant facts presented during the case, judges…
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Close to six million car accidents take place in the United States each year. And of those collisions, almost 90% of them had driver-related factors such as error, impairment, and distraction. But determining who is at fault for a car accident is not clear cut. Read on to learn how fault is determined in a…
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If you went to school during the era of New Math, you probably had to solve at least one set of word problems where only some of the information was relevant to the question you were trying to answer. The problems might have gone something like, “Betsy bought three pounds of cherries and used them…
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Hiring a competent, experienced lawyer can make all the difference. Car accident injury lawyers are used to thinking in terms of presenting relevant and compelling evidence. They can help you think logically about moving forward after a devastating accident, even when your physical and emotional pain have been foremost on your mind since the accident. …
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“Does being a car accident reconstructionist sound like a fun job?” is one of those “yes or no” questions that will never elicit a response of “maybe.” Some people, perhaps even the majority of them, would never want to devote all their working hours to reconstructing the details of traffic accidents, especially those that involved…
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If you are involved in a car accident where no one is seriously injured, the protocol for after the accident is usually exchanging insurance information with the other driver, reporting a claim to your insurance company while the details are still fresh in your mind, and then waiting. You usually take your car to a…
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If you do not personally know someone who has suffered a serious injury at work, then your mental image of on-the-job injuries probably fits the media stereotype. You probably imagine that the injured worker is a young man who works in a job that includes heavy lifting and walking on slippery surfaces. For example, you…
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As more and more people use the Internet to pay bills and for personal communication, the percentage of postal mail that recipients classify as junk has increased. Clipping coupons from a circular might be more satisfying than scanning a code from your phone, but besides that, many people do not even open most of the…
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If you work in a profession where you have to pay for insurance that covers you if you are named as a defendant in a lawsuit, you might grumble that there are too many lawsuits. If you are involved in an accident that leaves you with long-lasting and costly injuries, though, you may easily think…
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At a great Midwestern summer barbecue, it doesn’t take long for people to start reminiscing about their youth and the cars they drove in those memories: the car you drove on your first interstate road trip, your senior prom, or your first date with your spouse. You loved your first car, but if your kids…
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To be successful in a lawsuit, especially in one that goes to trial, a client and his or her attorney must work closely together. Unless the case is resolved very quickly and easily, you and your lawyer will get to know each other well over a long period of time. While the relationship between an…
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In the state of Missouri (and everywhere else in the United States), employers are legally required to pay workers’ compensation to employees who are injured on the job. Workers’ compensation ensures that honest, hardworking employees are able to maintain their income while recovering from work-related injuries. Were you recently injured on the job? Wondering how…
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There have been more than 2.8 million work-related injuries recorded in the past year. Most of these injuries involve a workers comp claim. Not everyone will get accepted though. Even the claims that insurance accepts, not all claims will get the compensation they deserve. This issue of compensation comes down to understanding when and how to file…
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