Though the working conditions at the workplace have improved immensely in the past few years, still it is quite common to see cases where people have developed industrial injuries and illnesses due to excess of exposure to any harmful substance that is extensively used at their workplace.

In case, an employer has exposed their employees to some harmful substance that has further lead to the development of any disease or illness, the grieved employee can then claim for...

Tens of billions of dollars have been paid out in the United States to asbestos victims from jury awards and settlements. As a result, asbestos law has become big business. With a single large case, an asbestos lawyer can earn hundreds of thousands of dollars.

The amount of money at stake has created an environment where many plaintiff lawyers may aggressively pursue asbestos claimants. In metropolitan areas, there are typically dozens if not hundreds of lawyers who handle...

Whiplash is a medical condition that occurs most frequently after a road traffic accident. The onset of whiplash arises when the soft tissue in the spine is stretched and strained after the body is thrown in a sudden and forceful jerk.

Whiplash is an example of a condition that is hard to diagnose. This is because there are no tests that can done to confirm that you are suffering; you can't have a blood test or an x-ray that will show that the soft tissue has been stretched;...

Just because you've been driving for years doesn't mean you won't, at one point or another, do something that might be dangerous. Experience allows us to drive fast without too much worry, judge the road after a rain, and more, but complacency or taking your eyes off the road for one second too many can lead to a serious auto accident .

There may be an occasion where you may need to get a lawyer if you've been involved in a car accident. There are a few types of accidents where...

Critics are saying that advertisements for personal injury companies encourage fraudulent accident claims.

Funny and misleading advertisements are being cited as a cause for fraudulent accident claims this month. Rick Shapiro on Injury Board.com wrote a startling and critical polemic on the problem, saying that funny insurance advertisements are a disgrace.

The American writer was particularly critical of a series of ads by a company which he chose not to name, but...

Children often get into accidents due to mischief and as a result of these accidents parents have to pay for all damages on their own. At times children get into accidents due to no fault of their own or due to negligence of others. At such times parents can claim a personal injury claim to compensate for medical expenses incurred due to the accident. This article will elaborate on all you need to know about making a personal injury claim for individuals under the age of 18.

Losing someone dear to you brought about by a sudden and wrongful death is a very desolating experience that could spell a huge difference in your life. Especially if the dead loved one is the family breadwinner, it can really doom your ends and the rest of the surviving family. This event is something terrifying and horrific experience, that any one of us does not want to be involved in, I say, hopefully.

In almost all jurisdictions across America, like the LA...

United States legal system doesn't level anything a 'Criminal' only on accusations, until he or she has been proven guilty of the crime. Everyone who is going through a legal process is Innocent until the Court declares him / her a criminal. And this is a good opportunity for anyone who is facing a criminal case. The accused has right to hire a criminal lawyer to defence The accused should make best use of this provision by hiring an experienced and competitive lawyer to present his...

If you are searching for lawsuit funding you should begin by contacting LawLeaf today!

Lawsuit funding can be defined as a lawsuit cash advance against a pending personal injury lawsuit. The most common lawsuit funding types are those of pre settlement funding cases. There are several benefits for those people that appy for lawsuit funding. First, lawsuit funding for personal injury cases are typically loaned as non recourse, meaning you don’t pay back the lender unless...

When the 70,000-barrels-a-day oil spill from its Deepwater Horizon platform threatened to make landfall, BP began circulating questionable contracts to coastal Alabamians. The contract seemed to say that Alabamians would give up their right to sue the company over oil-spill-related damage in exchange for an immediate payment of $5000. In response, Alabama Attorney General Troy King, contacted the company, telling them to stop circulating the agreement. He also made a public statement,...