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For parents or guardians of children, an injury suffered at school is certainly cause for alarm. But whether or not a child’s injury should lead to a personal injury lawsuit may depend on a number of different factors. One of the most important factors is, of course, the type and severity of the injury suffered by your child. When an injury does not result in the need for medical treatment or create lasting physical or emotional harm, it may be difficult to recover damages in a lawsuit....

As every employer should know by now, they have an obligation to address harassment in the workplace. But as most employers are learning, the workplace is expanding past office walls, and employee interactions, and thus the potential for harassment, are extending as well, spilling out of the office into social media. While the First Amendment protects much employee speech on social media, what if that speech becomes threatening or makes other employees feel unsafe?...

You can afford it. Hire a lawyer now that you have that lottery money. In fact, be smart and do it before you collect. For people who owe money in certain states, that is practically a requirement. Winning the lottery is amazing, obviously. Money will solve a lot of problems, like debt. But having such cash means you need expert money management. It’s not that more money necessarily means more problems; however, having a counselor – or two – is critical to safeguarding and making the most of your lottery loot....

The U.S. Department of Justice plans to sue South Carolina prison officials who are segregating inmates who test positive for HIV. Corrections Department attorney David Tatarsky, has challenged the government on the issue, arguing that from both a public health and security perspective, the prisons are better off when segregated in such a manner. The prison is set up to house HIV-positive inmates together in maximum security facilities. Some HIV-positive inmates would not be in maximum security facilities were it not for the segregation....

Where there’s a will, there’s a way. Criminals are quickly finding ways to use drones to carry out crazy, sophisticated, and often successful, crimes. With few statutes regulating drones, criminals are currently one step ahead of the law, limited only by their creativity and nerve, for now. Drug smuggling is no longer limited to people using planes, trains, and automobiles to transport packages across the country, or the border. Commercially available drones can carry up to 22 kilos, equivalent to 44 pounds....

The incidence of birds flying into aircraft and causing damage is on the rise, and the highest rate of reported bird strike problems can be found at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and Sacramento International Airport in California, according to bird strike figures released today by the Federal Aviation Administration. The new On-Line National Wildlife Strike Database, which lets users look up summaries and details of strike reports by date, airport, state, operator, aircraft, and/or species of animal, is being made available to the public for the first time, and is maintained by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University....

Most business owners would be stunned to learn an employee is accusing them of illegal or unethical business practices. And more than a few would be angered to the point of retaliation. That would be a bad idea. Facing a whistleblower case would be anyone’s nightmare, but here are three ways to avoid making it worse. 1. Don’t Kill the Messenger Both literally (obviously) and figuratively: don’t fire a whistleblower. Most state whistleblower laws provide statutory protections for whistleblowers, including penalties for employers who fire employees who report illegal behavior....

For most individuals filing taxes, April 15 is the deadline. However, if you’re a procrastinor – or if you were unable to file your taxes by the deadline for other reasons – the IRS may give you an extension. If you’re running late, here’s how to get a tax filing extension, along with a few words of caution: To receive an extension on filing your federal income tax, you must fill out and file Form 4868 (Application for Automatic Extension of Time To File U....

We here at FindLaw know that legal jargon can be confusing. We hear people misusing legal words and phrases all the time. So we’ve decided to help you better understand all the legal phrases tossed around on Law & Order. Here is a new educational series we like to call FindLaw’s Legalese 101. What is a living trust? What’s the difference between a trust and a living trust? And, do you need a trust lawyer to draft your trust?...

The Listeria death toll continues to rise as eight people have died from the bacterial infection. In response, attorneys around the country are preparing to file more Listeria lawsuits. In total, the outbreak has sickened 55 people in 14 states. The CDC has traced the Listeria bacteria to cantaloupe produced by Colorado-based Jensen Farms, CBS News reports. Jensen Farms voluntarily recalled the contaminated fruit, which was shipped from July 29 - Sept....

Amid the current controversy over the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) that has been making headlines for the last month, last week the United States Department of the Interior announced the cancellation of 15 oil and gas leases on the land of the Blackfeet Nation, a Native American tribe. Fortunately, the lands that were leased had not been tapped for oil, nor developed, which makes the cancellation a much simpler, and much more cost effective process....

In an earlier post we provided a broad overview of the concept of bartering for small business and considerations a small business can keep in mind as they move towards a barter agreement. Once your company has decided on what to barter, it will have a choice of how to find a barter partner. A common way is through word of mouth. If your business is involved in any lead-generating organizations or affiliated with the local Chamber of Commerce, you may have opportunity to meet a number of other sole proprietors in different sectors....

The deadly love triangle between three Florida teenagers has finally come to an end. Rachel Wade has been sentenced to twenty seven years in prison for killing her rival, Sarah Ludemann, on July 23. Wade was convicted of second degree murder, according to CBS News. The complicated teenage rivalry pitted Rachel Wade and Sarah Ludemann competing for the affections of the same boy, Josh Camacho, over a period of months. The jury heard testimony about the many confrontations between the two girls, including profanity-laced text messages and voicemails leading up to their final encounter....

The Obama administration is considering a more flexible Miranda rule when it comes to handling terrorism suspects. The proposal, supported by Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr., is before Congress and would allow investigators to interrogate terrorism suspects before advising them of their rights, the New York Times reports. The proposal comes against the backdrop of criticism over the handling of Faisal Shahzad, the suspect in the Times Square case and terror suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who is alleged to be involved in the Christmas Day airline bombing attempt....

While accidentally marrying a criminal sounds more like the subject of TV drama (or comedy) than a real life occurrence, it does happen in real life. Unfortunately, even when a person marries a criminal on accident, there could be real life consequences. Most often, legal consequences for uninvolved spouses stem from organized, or white-collar, criminal activities. For instance, spouses that agree to put things in their names, or sign checks, or take other relatively passive roles, can find themselves looking at actual jail time....

The same lasers military officials say have saved civilian lives might be blinding some US troops. Troops at checkpoints, on vehicle patrol and in military convoys use “green dazzler” lasers to get drivers’ attention. One problem with this: it looks like the lasers can cause permanent eye damage including blindness, at least when used improperly. As detailed in Star & Stripes, there have been 45 documented injuries to soldiers from lasers, with at least two including permanent eye damage....

Bruises, scratches, and a chipped tooth sound like a pretty normal sighting at a typical hospital emergency room. The problem with this description is that it is increasingly being applied to ER nurses, as a new survey reveals that assaults on ER nurses is on the rise. The increase in alcoholics, drug addicts, and psychiatric patients coming to ER facilities is the primary factor for the climb in hospital violence....

One accusation of sexual harassment is bad. Ten thousand? That’s an epidemic. But that’s how many women, so far, have joined a class action lawsuit against Sterling Jewelers, with allegations of harassment and discrimination stretching back as far as 2003. And it might even get worse for Sterling. Court documents indicate the potential class for the lawsuit could be as many as 44,000 current and former female employees. Sterling is a division of Signet Jewelers, which also owns Zales, Kay Jewelers, and Jared’s Galleria....

Alimony, also known as spousal support, is money paid from one ex-spouse to another following a divorce. Not all divorces include alimony agreements and the amount of spousal support can vary depending on your particular circumstances as well as state law. But there are some general guidelines to paying and receiving alimony, including how long spousal support payments will last, how to adjust the payment amount, and what to do if your ex stops paying....

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