Perhaps the single most emotionally devastating of all the trials that can take place in court is one where a death is involved. For the crime of murder, the survivors usually count on the state to prosecute a criminal and see that justice is served,...
Most people are familiar with the idea of someone taking a lawsuit to court for the purposes of getting money from someone that has wronged that individual. But there are lawsuits, and then are punitive lawsuits that go down in both legal and financi...
A legal term that is used regularly when we get into the world of lawsuits is “damages.” When you go to trial for a lawsuit and sue someone, what you are suing them for is damages. Of course, in this case, when legal professionals talk about damages,...
Emergency situations seem to bring out the best in residents. Hurricane Irma recently ravished our coastal community, and catastrophic storms appear to be growing at an alarming rate. So, if you were lucky enough to come out unscathed after Irma, jus...
Time management in one form or another is an essential tool to help one complete daily tasks. However, even with these instruments, there never seems to be enough time on any given day. Between work, school, and spending a minuscule minute with the f...
A familiar sight and concept in the American legal process is that of a jury. It is one of the fundamental rights of every American that, no matter what they have done, if they are going to court to determine innocence, guilt, or financial responsibi...
Employees do a lot of crazy things to satisfy ownership and management. Depending on your line of work, some acts may be more dangerous than others. Regardless of what industry a person works in if an injury occurs while on the job, the employee may...
One of the great things about the American legal system is that it gives power to the people to take matters into their own hands for justice. While it’s true that criminal law is supervised and enforced first by the police, and then by the courts, c...
When you decide to take someone to court for a personal injury lawsuit, you are going to trial. This means that some of the things you may have read about in crime fiction, or seen in film and television will be familiar sights. There will be a court...
For many home owners or landlords, the idea of home repair runs the spectrum from an easy DIY fix, to something that can require a considerable investment. Fixing a dangling gutter on the roof, for example, might be as easy as grabbing a ladder and d...
An accident can come from out of nowhere, and when it does it can leave anyone struggling to regain their sense of direction and start working towards a recovery. And while physical and mental healing is obviously the utmost priority, the fact remain...
One of the things that many leisure seekers notice in the 21st century is the abundance of contracts and waivers that some recreational activities require people to sign. The fact that these are documents, with your signature on them does indicate th...
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