The impact of a serious injury or illness can reach far beyond its physical toll. How will you pay your bills and support your family if you are disabled for a long period of time?

There are different types of assistance you can explore:

· Social security disability insurance is a federally mandated program, but it usually does not provide sufficient assistance and can be hard to qualify for.

· Worker’s compensation provides more...

If you have ever been unfortunate enough to have injured yourself because you slipped/tripped and fell, you may be curious as to whether or not you have a meritorious claim against someone or some entity for your damages. The laws relating to these types of cases come under the umbrella of "Premises Liability" law.

Many people erroneously believe that if they injure themselves on someone else's property, then that person's insurance company is automatically...

Many employers try to exonerate all blame for accidents at work away from themselves and their company.  It is true that workers themselves have a great deal of responsibility for their safety at work but ultimately responsibility is down to the employer. We try in the following few paragraphs to debunk some of the excuses and alibis used by employers as to why they are not at fault.

Alibi one – Accidents just happen

When questioned about preventing...

Over the past 30 years, Los Angeles has made significant steps in protecting the employment rights of its residents especially that of the lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender.

This includes their right against discrimination. Los Angeles is one county in California whose economy is booming. Economic stability means more jobs. More jobs means more employment disputes filed in court.

As employment cases are one of the most common court battles in Los...

The following is an expert answer given by Florida Premises Liability Lawyer, Joseph M. Maus, and taken from AllExperts.com, a free Q & A service on the internet:

Subject: Injury from gas nozzle

Question: As I was filling up at a gas station, the hose became disconnected from the nozzle.  The hose separated from the nozzle and soaked the front of me, including my eyes, face and clothing, and our car. I shut the pump off and ran into the store.  The staff...

When making a claim for strict liability in a product liability case, it is necessary to prove that the product was defective by proving that it was “unreasonably dangerous for its intended use” as a result of a defect or defects. A product may be inherently dangerous but also be valuable or helpful, and this “utility” is such that the danger is one which would not be considered “unreasonable”.

For instance, gasoline could be considered a...

As a result, one young woman, with many others likely to follow, has filed a lawsuit against Nestlé when she became infected with the bacteria after eating the cookie dough. She was held in the hospital for a week, but thankfully survived the encounter with the potentially deadly bacteria. In addition to this young woman’s case, there have been at least 70 other reported cases of E.coli that have resulted from eating Nestlé’s ready-to-bake cookie dough.

Elder abuse is one of the things that no one wants to believe occurs, but it does more often than people realize. The elderly person is fragile, injuries can occur easily and when he happens at the hand of another person that is not taking into account they must be gentle it can be a horrible accident or it can be a form of abuse.

Elder abuse occurs not only at the hands of the family, it can be a in home aid, it can be the nursing home employee or it can be at the hands of...

Wrongful death may be caused by an individual, group of individuals, company or organization who has been proven negligent of their acts.

Before the enactment of the wrongful death law, the survivors of the departed victims do not have the rights to seek damages. But with the endorsement of such law, the relatives of the deceased person can now file their claims against the defendant.

Today almost all state has there own wrongful death statute. But like any other...

Getting a Memphis attorney to help you handle a legal procedure is wise. One particular field of expertise that you will need assistance is the personal injury lawsuits. The Personal injury law has a broad area of legal practice with the intent of protecting the rights of an individual injured as a consequence of another's negligence.

In Memphis, the personal injury claims include mobile accidents like car, truck, motorcycle, bus, boat, aviation or helicopter. It also includes...