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insurance companies and other vested parties might pay particular attention to your personal behaviors and habits after you file a car accident lawsuit. Whether you are aware of them or not, blameless mistakes can affect your case.

think about how much time you spend on someone else’s property. If you are like most people, you likely spend the majority of time away from home in uncertain conditions. Most properties are safe to visit, but you can never be too sure about a property that does not belong to you.

california is the home to some of the nation’s busiest highways. With many tourists, industrial vehicles, and local commuters on the roads, highways can get relatively congested. For this reason, traffic congestion and automobile accidents happen all the time.

car accident injury victims commonly feel overwhelmed in the moments following a crash. The process of recovery in the days and weeks that follow can be equally challenging. There are many steps to take after a Los Angeles car accident to ensure that you get the medical treatment you need and that you set yourself up for success if you choose to pursue compensation from the party at fault for your injuries through a personal injury claim.

many types of serious, injury-causing accidents can occur at school. Playground accidents, slip and fall accidents, , auto accidents in the surrounding school zone, field trip accidents, sports injuries, and those caused by negligent supervision are just some of types of accidents can all trigger your child’s legal right to compensation.

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the insurance claims process after a car accident can be overwhelming for anyone. If you have been in an accident involving an Uber, the claims process can be even more complicated by the addition of another company and its army of lawyers.

a pedestrian or bicycle accident can be devastating for any family. When the victim is a child, the injuries can be even more life-changing. Some permanent injuries will never fully heal. Your family has the right to be fully and fairly compensated for a child’s injuries.

after a car accident, you have legal rights which can be immediately placed in danger. Insurance companies have an array of tactics that are designed to reduce the amount of money you get. This can start as soon as the accident occurs – even statements you make on the scene of the accident can be used against you later.

after a car accident, you have legal rights which can be immediately placed in danger. Insurance companies have an array of tactics that are designed to reduce the amount of money you get. This can start as soon as the accident occurs - even statements you make on the scene of the accident can be used against you later.

large, heavy commercial trucks are some of the most dangerous vehicles on the road. The added weight of their cargo creates more momentum, which in turn causes more force during a collision. This leads to more serious injuries for the victims of a truck crash.

distracted driving accidents have become a significant public health risk all across the United States. Especially here in California - where heavy traffic can lead to road rage and other types of distractions - road users are put in danger by distracted drivers.

in response to a $140 million judgment Hulk Hogan, known legally as Terrence Bollea, obtained against, inter alia, Gawker Media, LLC (“Gawker”) and its founder and erstwhile CEO Nicholas G.A. Denton in connection with Mr. Bollea’s allegations that Gawker damaged him by publicizing a video depicting Mr. Bollea and the wife of his friend engaged in sexual intercourse, Mr. Denton filed a chapter 11 bankruptcy case seeking to discharge his personal obligations arising from the judgment and other debts. See In re Nicholas G.A. Denton, Case No. 16-12239 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.).

bankruptcy courts are special courts. They are neither Article III courts (Northern Pipeline Constr. Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co., 458 U.S. 50 (1982)) nor their adjuncts (Stern v. Marshall, 564 U.S. 462 (2011)), but nonetheless have inherent powers (Law v. Siegel, 134 S. Ct. 1188, 1194, 571 U.S. __ (2014)) and—pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 105—certain equitable powers. This means that they have broad powers to order equitable remedies—such as specific performance—where no adequate remedy at law exists, to the extent not inconsistent with any other provisions of the Bankruptcy Code. See Law v. Siegel, 134 S. Ct. at 1194, 571 U.S. at __. This is the backdrop against which inequitable conduct by a creditor may lead to subordination of its claim in a bankruptcy proceeding under established, codified, equitable principles. Subordination means that a claim, by judicial decree, is lowered, in whole or part, in priority relative to its ordinary position in respect of one or more other claims.

this article discusses Minnesota law relating to the removal (“discharge”) of judgments following a judgment debtor’s bankruptcy.

done properly, chapter 13 provides certain above-median wage earners—and others with special considerations, often relating to a mortgage—with debt relief.

the Internal Revenue Code ("I.R.C." or the "Code") broadly defines gross income as "all income from whatever source derived, including . . . [i]ncome from discharge of indebtedness" I.R.C. § 61(a)(12). Although the I.R.C. does not define "discharge," this has long been understood to include the taxpayer's release from a monetary obligation such as debt forgiveness or by way of a discharge in a bankruptcy case.

many debtors—and a few attorneys—are unaware that the Bankruptcy Code provides a way for debtors in a chapter 7 case to "redeem tangible personal property intended primarily for personal, family, or household use, from a lien securing a dischargeable consumer debt, if such property is exempted [by the debtor] . . . or has been abandoned . . . [by the trustee], by paying the holder of such lien the amount of the allowed secured claim of such holder that is secured by such lien in full at the time of redemption." 11 U.S.C. § 722. There is quite a bit to unpack here, but at bottom, almost any non-commercial physical personal property subject to a security interest can be exempted and redeemed in a chapter 7 case.