Wal-Mart is facing a $2 million slip-and-fall lawsuit filed by a Louisiana man. In the suit, the man is asking for $2 million in damages for medical expenses, physical pain and suffering, mental anguish, disability, loss of enjoyment of life, interest and court costs. A jury trial has been requested in the case. It will
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The friends-and-family special: Get your traffic violations dismissed
The case against a judge centers on Jason Pollard, a court clerk whose briefcase was discovered to contain roughly 90 citations for traffic violations, all of them the same citations both Pollard and the judge handled. As the News-Record reports, Pollard testified that at the end of the day – with no defendants and no attorneys
DNA Samples Retained, Supreme Court May Review
Late last month, the United States Supreme Court suggested it might review a case that will determine whether police can hold DNA samples of an innocent person and use a sample against them in another unrelated crime case. If the Supreme Court rules on the matter, it could affect cases across the country, including cases
Don’t Forget to Tell Your Auto Insurance Provider About Your Divorce
Going through a divorce will dramatically change your life. Surprisingly, it might also change how much you pay each month in auto insurance. A recent story on Fox Business serves as a reminder to divorcing couples: They need to inform their auto insurance providers when their marriage officially comes to an end. Laws vary by
Front Crash Avoidance Systems
Lately, the auto industry continues to be developing cars that offer devices to foresee an upcoming wreck, consequently using wheels that are automated. A California-based car protection team has recently emerge with their scores on these methods. Regardless of the large prices with this attribute, it has had very good results. The vehicle safety party
Child Custody
Frank and Jamie McCourt have had one of the most costly and public divorces in recent years. Surely the fate of the Los Angeles Dodgers, which they own, has something to do with it. The divorce, which has been in process for years, has been extremely costly after speaking with child custody lawyers. Just how
NEW JERSEY RENEWS DISTRACTED DRIVING FOCUS
Though Superstorm Sandy is the focus of all New Jersey residents currently, dangers not related to catastrophic weather still abound in the Garden State. It can be difficult to focus on anything not related to Sandy at the moment, but other dangers still merit attention. For example, too many New Jersey residents are dying in serious auto
VW Failure
A 2006 Volkswagen Beetle was involved in a terrible accident two years ago this week. The parents of one of the victims, a 6-year-old girl, recently filed a lawsuit against the automaker. They claim that the vehicle’s defective design was not only responsible for their daughter’s death, but that VW’s failure to use an alternative
Foreign corrupt practices act
Our export trade practice draws on years of experience in practice before the Departments of Commerce, State and Treasury on export licensing, compliance and enforcement issues. During the last 20 years – one of the most eventful periods in the history of export controls — we have helped numerous clients adapt their business to constantly
Car accidents and workers comp
…If your doctor gives you some restrictions, then it is up to your employer to accommodate those restrictions. If they can accommodate the restrictions, then you simply return to work within the modifications. If your employer cannot accommodate the restrictions, then you may be entitled to vocational rehabilitation. If you go into vocational rehabilitation, then