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Drones are now available at a more affordable price point, but there are still plenty of legal issues to deal with while flying one. Whether you’re planning on flying one for fun or for profit, these tiny, buzzing aerial copters can be a magnet for trouble – legal and otherwise. So what exactly can happen, legally, when you’re flying a drone? Here are a few possible scenarios: You Can Potentially Be Arrested The joy of flight is unfortunately coupled by the sinking feeling associated with crashes....

Do you have a good handle on your high shipping and handling costs? If you don’t, it could cost you – especially during the holidays. As small-business retailers prepare for Cyber Monday, consider a recent survey that found 80 percent of Americans factor shipping costs into their purchasing decisions. What’s more, nearly half – 49 percent – say they’ve abandoned an online shopping cart because the shipping cost was too high, according to BizReport....

Most employers offer some health insurance coverage to their employees, and some extend it to their employees’ spouses. And after the Supreme Court’s ruling that same-sex couples have the fundamental right to marry, the pool of employee spouses just got larger. So are your employee benefit plans up to date with the new law? Are employers required to offer benefits to same-sex spouses? Department of Labor Guidance It’s up to employers whether to offer their employees benefits and whether to extend those benefits to spouses....

A 19-year-old Texas mom of two girls made the tragic choice to leave them in a hot car overnight while she partied in a nearby shed, even engaging in sexual activity in the morning, prior to checking on them the next day. When she found them unresponsive, she began to weave a web of lies, trying to exculpate herself from any liability. According to police reports, Amanda Hawkins intentionally left her two daughters, Brynn Hawkins, 1, and Addyson Overgard-Eddy, 2, in a car overnight on June 7, 2017, while she partied with friends in a nearby shed....

A recent lawsuit against Ford Motor Co. regarding the denial of a disabled woman’s request to telecommute is making headlines. The lawsuit, which has not yet been resolved, may leave people wondering if companies must allow disabled workers telecommute. In general, companies aren’t required by law to allow employees to telecommute. But if telecommuting is determined to be a “reasonable accommodation” for a worker who’s classified as disabled under the Americans with Disabilities Act, then companies may have to allow it for that person....

Starting July 17, 2017, a new immigration program to the United States will be available for international entrepreneurs that meet certain qualifications. The program is geared toward allowing startup founders to temporarily reside and work in the US in order to manage rapidly growing startup businesses. It is aptly called the International Entrepreneur Rule. One of the major purposes behind the new International Entrepreneur Rule is to provide temporary immigration relief for international entrepreneurs whose immigration into the country would provide for a public benefit to the US, such as through US job creation....

The buzz about NFL concussions is growing. With the Super Bowl coming up this weekend, it’s a good time to talk about NFL lawsuits. Two class action lawsuits are being prepared against the NFL by players with serious brain injuries. In response, the league has announced that it is going to take a deeper look at concussions in the NFL, ESPN reports. This season, the league handed out some big fines for big hits and intentional shots to the head....

Adopting a child requires adoptive parents to assume all legal responsibility for the child in the same way that non-adoptive parents are legally responsible for their biological children. When adoptive parents divorce, adoption’s don’t just get reversed. Courts treat adopt children exactly as they would treat a biological child. That means all the same considerations the court makes regarding a child’s best interest will come into play if the parties cannot work out a custody agreement on their own....

For people with blood clotting issues, the IVC filter, or inferior vena cava filter, can be a help. This medical device is implanted in patients who don’t tolerate anti-coagulants or blood thinners. The filters are designed to prevent clotting, but increasingly they are drawing attention for the dangers they present to patients. There are numerous lawsuits against the device makers by injured patients and the Food and Drug Administration has issued advice to doctors on monitoring and removal of IVC filters....

Injury cases are often highly controversial. For example, people often disagree strongly about whether legal remedies are required to compensate for an injury, or whether the person received a fair or excessive amount. Myth 1: Large Jury Verdicts Are Not Deserved Perhaps one of the most commonly believed myths about personal injury cases is that large jury verdicts or large settlements are not deserved by the injured victims. People often cite the famous McDonald’s coffee case, where a 79-year-old woman received nearly three-quarters of a million dollars after she was severely burned by spilt McDonald’s coffee....

You’ve got questions … we’ve got answers. If you have not yet asked or answered a question in FindLaw’s Answers community, what are you waiting for? This amazing free resource supports a dynamic community of legal consumers and attorneys helping each other out. Simple as that. We see a lot of great questions in our Answers community every day. Here’s a look at some recent questions relating to injuries, accident, and torts from our FindLaw Answers boards....

It is a sad reality that those who most need assistance are also most likely to be neglected or abused. For example, recently, two New York nursing home workers were indicted for endangering a patient. They ignored his cries for help while he writhed on the floor. But even less extreme cases end in injury, if not in criminal cases. Caring caregivers can sometimes be overwhelmed by the difficulty of their jobs and that leads to accidents....

Regardless of whether the injury is the result of hospital negligence, medical malpractice, or just ordinary negligence, veterans can sue the VA in court. A recent medical malpractice settlement against a VA hospital neared seven figures. In that case, a veteran underwent an unneeded surgery that caused him further, and life changing, injuries. First Steps in Suing a VA Hospital While most states have strict requirements when it comes to suing doctors and hospitals, pursuing a claim against a VA hospital requires an additional step....

Once again, California is taking extreme measures to deal with the $19 billion budget deficit still not addressed by the state legislature. This time, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger ordered on July 1, that almost 200,000 state workers to be paid the federal minimum wage this month. The state still does not have a budget for the next fiscal year, which also began Thursday, July 1. Department of Personnel Administration Director Debbie Endsley sent a letter to the California State Controller ordering that affected state employees receive only $7....

Sometimes we need to change doctors. Sometimes a medical condition needs to go to an expert. And sometimes, a medical emergency prevents us from giving our complete medical history to the doctors and nurses treating us. In any case, the quality of health care that we receive is only as good as the accuracy of our medical records. And while it may be impossible to calculate exactly how many errors are hidden in our medical histories, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology estimates that nearly 1 in 10 people who access their medical records online end up requesting that they be corrected....

In a day where there was no shortage of news about the rising drug-related violence in Mexico, CNN now reports that the body of U.S. marshal Vincent Bustamante has been discovered in Juarez, Mexico, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. Details are still scarce at this early stage and CNN noted that Marshals Service spokesman Jeff Carter wouldn’t comment on the apparent cause of death, but did Carter did mention that there was actually a “warrant for Bustamante’s arrest on charges of criminal theft of public property....

On a Southwest flight from Dallas to Albuquerque on Monday, August 16, a mother slapped her crying 13 month old baby. This was witnessed by the flight crew. An attendant then asked the mother if she could help with the baby and took the baby into her care. The incident was reported. On arrival at the Albuquerque International Sunport, the police were waiting to examine the slapped baby for signs of injury....

Plenty of people have tax problems, rich and poor, and many people, no matter how much money they have, take a similar approach. They ignore the problems for as long as possible. So if you are one of these people, you have company. But you should address your issues and the Internal Revenue Service is certainly willing to accept late filings. Working It Out You have 3 years from a tax return due date to make a claim....

For a small business, hiring discrimination sounds like an easy way to get sued. But in some cases, it may be perfectly legal. Businesses may discriminate in hiring if they can prove that the position requires a bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ). This exception to discriminating based on gender, religion, and age has been narrowly carved out by case law, as illuminated in these three types of jobs: When a childcare business seeks to hire a wet nurse, the business is looking for a woman who can breastfeed and care for a child....

The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld, for now, part of Arizona’s SB 1070 immigration law that requires officers to check a driver’s immigration status during a traffic stop in some situations. “There is a basic uncertainty about what the law means and how it will be enforced,” the Court’s opinion states. But at this stage, “it would be inappropriate to assume” the statute will be enforced in an unlawful way, the Court explained....