According to U.S. News & World Report, the average cost of a private room in a nursing facility is $8,365 per month, or more than $100,000 a year. A couple can very easily burn through their retirement savings at these rates. One way that families can plan ahead is through purchasing long-term care insurance. However, […]
Did you know that only 20% of veterans and surviving spouses who are eligible for veterans benefits actually receive them? Many veterans and their families miss out on life-changing benefits because they aren’t aware of the available benefits or their eligibility. Eligible veterans and family members often lose their rightful benefits because of the […]
Compensation is nearly always required after a truck accident. Since truck accidents often cause so much damage and cause a person to suffer from such intense injuries, they require a fair monetary settlement to help them make up for the damages which were clearly not their fault. The way in which compensation is determined depends […]
There are various reasons why a truck driver may end up crashing their vehicle while on the road. However, there is one common factor in all truck accident cases and that is negligence. Some party must have acted negligently for the collision to occur. Whether it is one of the drivers, the trucking company, or […]
Event data recorders (EDRs) otherwise known as black boxes are collision recording devices that are installed in most commercial vehicles, including 18-wheelers. EDRs record vehicle information a few seconds before a collision occurs. The recording generally starts right before the accident and continues onwards during and after the collision as well. There are various models […]
Operating a larger vehicle can be difficult and the individual driving the larger vehicle should always stay vigilant if they want to ensure they maintain proper control of the vehicle. A sudden loss of control in such vehicles is not uncommon, as was dsiplayed on November 29 in Maricopa, Arizona. 4 Individuals who were driving […]
There are many types of work visas that are issued to foreign nationals who are looking to work in the U.S. temporarily. While work visas do vary by type as they are issued based on your experience and the industry you want to work in, one thing that is the same among all visa types […]
Wendy’s Restaurants across the U.S. have been accused of violating child labor laws and a Franchisee has been ordered to pay a six-figure fine. Wendy’s is breaking child labor laws and several Florida franchises are involved. Employment lawyers are valuable to fight for young people’s rights, after the identification of breaches in the Fair Labor […]
Before tensions between a married couple begin to result in violence, it is best to speak to a family law attorney to avoid any possible incidents that could result in criminal charges or injuries to either person. Local news for Alabama reported on a former police officer who has been charged criminally for possible involvement […]
When a parent gets in serious legal trouble, the government may get involved and make their own determination as to whether one or both parents are allowed to maintain custody of their children. Domestic violence and crime can have serious effects on the custody rights of parents. An incident in Alabama resulted in two children […]
Claiming for punitive damages is a possibility for drivers who have gotten into a truck accident in West Chester, PA. When a driver gets hit by a truck, the consequences are often dire, and they can even be fatal. If the investigation uncovers that the truck driver had been driving in an unbelievably aggressive manner […]
The Humane Society of The United States (HSUS) is always pushing for drastic changes in the area of animal cruelty across the United States. In 2010 they made some progress when President Barrack Obama signed a bill stating that extreme levels of torture towards animals should not be recorded and uploaded online, doing so would […]
According to the New York times, two police officers have been fired for the wrongful arrest of adult performer Stormy Daniels in Ohio at a strip club in 2018. The officers in question worked for the city of Columbus. The local police chief had already disciplined two other members of the same department with suspensions […]
A group of parents who were deported from the U.S. are back in America, after an unprecedented court ruling. Nine parents who were deported as the Trump administration separated thousands of migrant families landed back in the US late on Wednesday to reunite with children they had not seen in a year and a […]
Federal laws. Federal legislation in 2018 deemed hemp to be outside of the category of illegal controlled substances. The rise in the use of CBD products, from makeup to stress relief products in the United States marketplace could cause some confusion regarding previously placed standard operating procedures and human resource screening tools outcomes for drug […]
A divorce is a serious, life changing event that can cause the parties involved to act strangely. Some divorces even end with disastrous or criminal results because of the tension between the two spouses. Once it becomes obvious that a marriage cannot be saved, it can be beneficial to contact an attorney and formally end […]