2017
There are a number of young women out there who get hooked on crack, heroin, and crystal meth. Some also become addicted to alcohol. When these women become pregnant, their addictions and drugs of choice cross the placentas to their unborn children. Even if the mothers suddenly decide to stop using, by the time they find out that they are pregnant it is often too late for the babies. If you act as guardian for a baby born with an addiction, you can sue for birth injuries.…
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The holidays are all about getting together with friends and family to enjoy the relaxing holiday. However, there will be nothing relaxing about it if you end up having to deal with your dog hurting somebody. There are many reasons why this could happen. Here are five ways to prevent it:
Keep Your Dog in a Secluded Room: First off, you should keep your dog in a secluded room if you are having guests over who haven’t been over before or who do not like dogs.…
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When you are involved in a car accident that was not your fault, and you end up with medical bills, you have a few different options available to you in order to pay your medical bills, depending upon the exact situation that you find yourself in.
#1 Personal Injury Protection
Your own insurance coverage should include personal injury protection. Your personal injury protection will cover the cost of your medical bills after you pay your deductible up until your coverage limit.…
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Although people know they must split marital property with their soon-to-be ex-spouses, many are still surprised to learn that may include money they receive from personal injury lawsuits for injuries and losses they sustained in auto accidents. Here’s how this can happen and what you can do to keep most or all of your settlement money.
Timing is Key
The date the accident was settled will determine whether you’ll be required to share the money with your ex-spouse.…
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Every year, drivers breathe a sigh of relief when the winter weather fades and summer starts. However, that sense of safety that many drivers gain in the summer months when the roads are free of snow and ice and the days are long is somewhat misplaced – drivers are actually just trading one set of roadway risks for another.
One of those summertime driving dangers happens to be tire blowouts. Learn more about why they happen and what you do to keep yourself safe when they do.…
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When a person experiences an auto accident, they may end up developing serious mental health disorders. Those who have experienced this have the legal right to pursue a lawsuit against the person who injured them. However, it can be tricky to win these cases.
Head Injuries Can Trigger Serious Diseases
A recent study found that serious head injuries could actually trigger certain types of mental health disorders. For example, head injuries increased a person’s chance of developing schizophrenia by 65 percent, depression by 59 percent, and bipolar personality disorder by 28 percent.…
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Not every accident results in obvious and immediate injuries. In many cases, an individual can come away from an accident without a single scratch, only to suffer symptoms of a severe injury days, weeks or even months after the original accident. These delayed injuries can throw a complicated branch into an otherwise straightforward personal injury claim.
How Delayed Injuries Occur
Delayed injuries are often the result of how the human body manages stress and pain during an accident.…
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Have you or a loved one been bitten or otherwise attacked by a dog? Is that dog’s owner now refusing to even admit that they did anything wrong? Being attacked by a dog can be a traumatic experience that leaves both physical and mental scars. Unfortunately, it can also result in lost time off work and high medical bills. In order to be compensated for your losses, you’ll probably have to take the dog’s owner to court.…
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Workers compensation is supposed to help injured workers as they recover and get back into the workforce, but it doesn’t always go as planned. Medical bills can go into dispute if an injury problem could have been caused by some preexisting condition, and the payments you receive while recovering may not be enough and could put you into a financial hard spot. Before signing anything, make sure that you’re getting the best treatment possible by considering a few fair treatment and negotiation angles during workers compensation claims.…
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Many people have heard of workers’ compensation insurance, which provides employees with coverage for work-related injuries or illnesses, but you may also be entitled to salary reimbursement if you have a non-work related problem. If you have been injured in an accident, such as a car crash, you will likely miss work, but if you file a personal injury suit against the wrongdoer your lost wages are just one of many money damages you may be paid for.…
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