Keeping Your Wits About You In Court

Posted on: 6 February 2015
While situations involving a wrongful death can be heartbreaking and challenging for the family of the deceased, it is important to know your rights. If the death of a person under 21 years of age involved alcohol, you will want to ensure justice gets fully served and you are compensated for your pain and suffering. Death by Alcohol Unfortunately underage drinking is all too common in the United States. According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 5,000 people under the legal drinking age of 21 die each year from alcohol-related incidences including:
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Posted on: 29 January 2015
Although the Social Security Administration generally gives a treating doctor's opinion significant weight when considering a disability claim, that's not always the case. Your doctor must provide evidence that your medical impairment will prevent you from performing any substantial gainful activity continuously for 12 months or more. If your treating doctor doesn't provide adequate information relating to your impairments and how they limit what you can do, your claim may be denied even if your physician feels you are disabled.
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Posted on: 23 January 2015
If you are thinking of filing a personal injury lawsuit, there are a couple things that you need to do before you make it official. If you don't take some preliminary steps, you could waste your time and money in a frivolous case. Here are 3 steps you need to take before you file a personal injury lawsuit. 1. Try To Negotiate With The Insurance Company In many cases the reason that you are not getting the compensation that you feel you deserve is that the insurance company is not holding up their end of the contract.
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Posted on: 22 January 2015
If all the evidence is against you and the court offers a plea bargain, should you take it even if you are innocent? This is always a big decision to make, especially for a person that knows he or she did not commit the crime in question. As you contemplate this offer, here are two things to think about and to discuss with a criminal defense attorney, such as Scott L.
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