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What To Do In Auto Accidents

Once you’ve got yourself taken care of, you’ll want to think about hiring an attorney. Insurance companies can be difficult to deal with when seeking compensation for an accident.

What You Need To Know About Personal Injury Cases

If you have been injured and feel you may have a right to compensation for your time and suffering, there are a few things you should know.

What To Do When You Get Pulled Over By the Police

No one wants to get pulled over, but it seems like one of those things that just happens sooner or later. Make sure you know what to do if you get pulled over to best protect yourself and your rights.

Traveling With Pending Charges

What happens if you have charges pending against you and you need to travel? Maybe you travel often for work, or were arrested in a state where you don’t live. Are you within your legal rights to do so?

DOJ Releases Statistics on Immigration Judge Surge

In Executive Order 13767, President Donald Trump directed the U.S. Attorney General to assign immigration judges to detention facilities. The DOJ began to implement this provision of Executive Order 13767 shortly after its issuance on January 25, 2017.

Why Truck Accident Claims Differ from Other Cases

When a commercial truck, such as an 18-wheeler, is involved in a wreck, many more elements come into play than in passenger vehicle crashes, and this makes injury and other damage claims more complicated. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, nearly 85% of fatalities in large truck crashes are either occupants of a passenger vehicle or pedestrians. An out-of-control truck poses many dangers to those is shares the road with. When a large truck causes a collision, the driver may have been... • Speeding • Distracted • Tired • Impaired • Inexperienced.

Can I Discharge My Private Student Loans in Bankruptcy? Not Likely!

Student loans continue to push more and more consumers into bankruptcy, but student loans themselves cannot be discharged in most cases, whether privately funded or taken out through the federal government.

5 Reasons to Hire a Product Liability Lawyer

Attorney Scott Sandler on Defective Product Injuries: 5 Reasons to Hire a Product Liability Lawyer

Medical Malpractice – More Common Than It Should be

Medical Malpractice – More Common Than It Should be

Latvian Ministry of Welfare Missing Post-Adoption Reports from Adoptive Parents of Latvian Children

On September 26, 2017, the U.S. Department of State issued an alert explaining that it has been informed by the Latvian Ministry of Welfare that it is still missing post-adoption reports from U.S. families who adopted children from Latvia.

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