You may feel stressed and overwhelmed if you recently experienced an injury due to another person’s negligence. Filing a personal injury claim with the at-fault party’s insurance company can help you secure the funds necessary to move forward. However, you may not realize that the actions you take now can impact your payout. For example, … Read more
Within the insurance industry, we understand that in order to remain relevant and retain market share we need to be agile, innovative and adopt new technologies. From a technical point of view, this means that insurers need to be able to adapt their enterprise architecture quickly and sustainably in order to reinvent themselves and grow. … Read more
Petitions of the week By Kalvis Golde on Sep 23, 2022 at 4:51 pm The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here. Defendants appealing a case in federal court have to follow a series of … Read more
The ongoing sentencing trial of Nikolas Cruz, the 23-year-old Florida man who in 2018 murdered fourteen students and three staff members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine’s Day, will test whether the seven men and five women on the jury hearing his case can hate the sin but muster the courage to spare the … Read more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has tossed out a lawsuit alleging pregnancy discrimination against a Walmart distribution center, ruling the center had shown a “legitimate, nondiscriminatory justification” for offering lighter duty to employees injured on the job, but not to pregnant workers, since the injured-worker policy was tied to the state … Read more
If you are considering filing a personal injury claim, you may be wondering how much goes in your pocket if the case settles. Typically, the answer depends on how much was spent to get to a settlement in your case. Costs related to your claim include attorney’s fees, case costs, medical liens and expenses. These … Read more
Home Daily News Second mistrial in murder case declared after… Criminal Justice Second mistrial in murder case declared after prosecutor mistakenly texts judge By Amanda Robert August 19, 2022, 2:31 pm CDT Image from Shutterstock. A mistrial has been declared in a case involving a man charged with killing his girlfriend’s 3-year-old son—after a prosecutor … Read more
While the California courts allow anyone to take legal action on their own, as long as they are not acting as executor, trustee, or agent (all of whom must be represented by attorneys in court), this decision is highly discouraged. Many downplay the need to hire a personal injury attorney without realizing the advantages they … Read more
In October, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) v. Ross—a challenge by the pork industry to a California law that was adopted by referendum in 2018. Proposition 12 sets minimum welfare standards for the pigs raised for meat sold in California. Nearly all pork products sold in California … Read more