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How to Maximize Your Personal Injury Damages

Here are seven tips to help maximize your damages with a personal injury claim.

ICE Increases Number of Worksite Investigations and Form I-9 Audits

On May 14, 2018, the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detailed recent worksite enforcement investigations.

FAQs

The following summarizes answers to the most frequently asked legal questions such as: How Much Is My Case Worth? How Long Will My Lawsuit Take? Who Makes the Decision To Go To Trial? How Much Do I Get If I Settle?

Parents Alerted: Inaccurate Baby Monitors, New Study

Parents relying on their baby monitors to prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) are being cautioned against its accuracy. According to new research published in The Journal of the American Medical Association, baby monitors used at home for vital sign readings are inconsistent at best.

Car Kills School Mom Trying to Save Students

A Texas mother shielded students outside an elementary school by coming between them and the accelerating car that killed her. According to witnesses, Karisma James put herself in front of a car who’s driver had seemingly lost control.

Safety Tips For Road Trips

If summertime beckons you to go on a road trip, make sure safety preparations are at hand. Or else, once on the road, it may be too late to avoid a motor vehicle accident that possibly could have been prevented.

Study:Drivers Don’t See Texting-Driving Dangers

The majority of drivers refuse to believe texting while driving is dangerous. Yet, drivers who text are six times more likely to be involved in an automobile accident, according to the Society for Risk Analysis reports.

ICE Attorney Sentenced for Identify Theft Scheme

On June 28, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Raphael A. Sanchez, former Chief Counsel of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA) “was sentenced to 48 months in prison for a wire fraud...

Check the Box

Businesses have the option of telling the IRS how they want to be taxed by the “Check-the-Box,” or “Select-the-Box” method.

Business Entities

This article will provide an overview of the basic business structures, including non-entity and entity structures of business, and how a business lawyer can help with the decision-making process.

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