Personal Injury, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning

Today’s Take: Don’t Mess With Elders

by Rodney Lee | Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP on 5/21/2013

It is an unfortunate reality that as people get older, they become more and more susceptible to influence, abuse, and neglect. In fact, California has recognized that its elders are a disadvantaged class, that the cases of...more

Damages Pt. 13 – Sentimental Value in Personal Property

by Pavlack Law, LLC on 4/8/2013

This week we reopen our Damages series with a thirteenth installment to discuss the availability of sentimental value damages for the loss of items of personal property. We examine both the general rule that such damages are...more

When Should I Call a Lawyer?

by Crider Law PC on 3/4/2013

You don’t need a lawyer for everything, but there are a few times in life when hiring a lawyer is a necessity....more

Legal Solutions, March 2013

by Paul Sullivan on 2/24/2013

Legal Solutions is the quarterly newsletter of Sullivans Law LLP Solicitors based in Belfast, Northern Ireland - UK. Included in the March 2013 edition: + confidentiality agreements + county courts jurisdiction...more

Insurance Bad Faith Claims Involving a Decedent’s Estate: Pistalo v. Progressive

by Pavlack Law, LLC on 12/28/2012

This week's article focuses upon the recent Indiana Court of Appeals decision Pistalo v. Progressive in which the court held that a bad faith claim against an insurance company could progress even though the policy holder had...more

I Won My Lawsuit - Am I Going To Be Taxed On My Settlement?

by Andrew Rader on 12/18/2012

Guest Blogger and Tax Expert Stephen D. Kraft, CPA Explains The IRS Tax Issues of Personal Injury Settlements...more

Argument Report: Suit for Tortious Interference Barred After It's Tossed From Probate Court?

by Kirk Jenkins | Sedgwick LLP on 11/28/2012

Our reports on the civil oral arguments of the Illinois Supreme Court's November term continue with Bjork v. O'Meara... Before his death, decedent begins taking steps to transfer a bank account to the plaintiff. He dies...more

Legal Sense with James Andrews

by Andrews Law, PLC on 11/7/2012

Attorney James R. Andrews II is the host of Legal Sense with James Andrews. James was born in East Orange, New Jersey. He graduated from high school in Whippany, New Jersey and then attended the University of Virginia where...more

Requiring In-Home Caregivers to Obtain Permits

by Hopkins & Carley on 8/23/2012

Ask any trust and estate litigator what the fastest rising trend in trust and estate litigation is and they will almost surely answer financial elder abuse. While the perpetrators of financial elder abuse are various, an...more

Executors and Personal Representatives Equally Bound to Arbitrate Wrongful Death Claims

by Leonard, Street and Deinard - Arbitration... on 8/13/2012

The Eleventh Circuit has “ironed out a wrinkle” in Alabama’s arbitration jurisprudence that seemed to find executors outside the scope of arbitration contracts signed by the decedent. In Entrekin v. Internal Medicine...more

California Recognizes Intentional Interference with an Expected Inheritance as a Valid Cause of Action

by Hopkins & Carley on 5/9/2012

The Problem: So often a family member or friend is told by a Decedent that he will inherit some or all of an estate. The Decedent truly has that intention, but as he or she ages and becomes weak of mind, the Decedent is...more

Illinois Supreme Court Sets Civil Argument Schedule for May

by Sedgwick LLP on 4/25/2012

Yesterday the Illinois Supreme Court published its Oral Argument Calendar [pdf] for the May term, and the Court will hear oral argument in eight civil cases. The cases, with the issue or issues presented in each, are... ...more

NJ LAWS Email Newsletter E391

by Kenneth Vercammen, Esq. on 3/15/2012

NJ LAWS Email Newsletter E391 In This Issue: 1. "How to Appeal Your New Jersey Property Taxes and Win" 2. 911 Operators Immune from Mishandled Calls. 3. County not Liable for Laxity in Road Inspections. ...more

NJ LAWS Email Newsletter E390

by Kenneth Vercammen, Esq. on 3/15/2012

NJ LAWS Email Newsletter E390 In This Issue: Recent Cases 1. Non-Profit Facility not Liable for Criminal Acts of Employee. 2. No Vacating of 2005 Guilty Plea where Defendant did not prove he was misadvised by...more

NJ LAWS Email Newsletter E389

by Kenneth Vercammen, Esq. on 3/15/2012

NJ LAWS Email Newsletter E389 In This Issue: Recent Cases 1. Lab Report Not Admissible in DWI Case. 2. Laurick Motion to vacate DWI guilty plea Requires Prima facie Case for Relief. 3. Social Networking...more

NJ Laws Email Newsletter E388

by Kenneth Vercammen, Esq. on 3/15/2012

NJ Laws Email Newsletter E388 In This Issue: 1. Free Will Seminars and Speakers Bureau 2. New YouTube Videos / Podcasts Videos; Can you help instruct us how to add to iTunes? 3. Community Events ...more

Stepfamilies and wrongful death claims

by Miles Cooper on 2/28/2012

About one-third of all Americans—through birth, divorce, and remarriage—are part of a stepfamily. But many of the laws governing familial relationships have lagged far behind this reality. A good example...more

Medical Records Speak Louder Than Words: What It Takes to Win a Social Security Disability Claim Medical Records Speak Louder...

by Melissa Thomas on 2/28/2012

Columbia, MO – February 28, 2012 -- To SSA, the word “disabled” is not a medical term. This is the number one reason that the agency will not accept your doctor’s pronouncement that you are “disabled.” To SSA, being disabled...more

E386 Recent Cases: 1. Text Messages between Parents Not Automatically Harassment. 2. Personal Use Does not Permit Growing...

by Kenneth Vercammen, Esq. on 2/2/2012

Kenneth Vercammen, Esq. email newsletter E386...more

E378 1. Selecting A Guardian in Your Will for Minor Children. 2. Objection to Lab Report Starts After all Reports Provided. 3....

by Kenneth Vercammen, Esq. on 10/19/2011

E378 1. Selecting A Guardian in Your Will for Minor Children. 2. Objection to Lab Report Starts After all Reports Provided. 3. Dispatch of Suspiciously Parked Car Permits Questioning. 4. Join AVVO and rate Kenneth Vercammen,...more

Asset Protection for Parents - Are Your Children A Lawsuit Exposure?

by IKE DEVJI on 10/6/2011

Asset Protection, Are Your Children A Lawsuit Exposure? We all like to think our kids are better behaved, smarter, and more sensible than the ones we see in the news or read about, but their exposures are unpredictable and...more

Getting the Best Medical Care: A Newsletter From Patrick Malone - May 2011

by Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury... on 6/1/2011

In this issue: Your Odds of Landing in an ICU; The Health Care Power of Attorney; Living Wills - and Some Questions to Ponder; Stop By Our New Office Near the White House!; and Check Out Our Previous Tips. Unimaginable,...more

Tardive Dyskinesia in the Elderly

by Sandra Radna on 5/2/2011

protecting elderly family members and clients from improper medication while in a nursing home....more

Tardive Dyskinesia in the Elderly

by Sandra Radna on 5/2/2011

How to protect family members or clients in nursing homes from improper medications...more

E362 NJLaws 1. Liability for Snow and Ice Fall Downs 2. DWI Alcotest Result Thrown Out Where State Police Did Not Use Approved...

by Kenneth Vercammen, Esq. on 2/24/2011

E362 NJLaws 1. Liability for Snow and Ice Fall Downs 2. DWI Alcotest Result Thrown Out Where State Police Did Not Use Approved Digital Temperature Measuring Device. 3. Should I Cancel My Life Insurance because of the New...more

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Personal Injury › Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning

Today’s Take: Don’t Mess With Elders

Damages Pt. 13 – Sentimental Value in Personal Property

When Should I Call a Lawyer?

Legal Solutions, March 2013

Insurance Bad Faith Claims Involving a Decedent’s Estate: Pistalo v. Progressive

I Won My Lawsuit - Am I Going To Be Taxed On My Settlement?

Argument Report: Suit for Tortious Interference Barred After It's Tossed From Probate Court?

Legal Sense with James Andrews

Requiring In-Home Caregivers to Obtain Permits

Executors and Personal Representatives Equally Bound to Arbitrate Wrongful Death Claims

California Recognizes Intentional Interference with an Expected Inheritance as a Valid Cause of Action

Illinois Supreme Court Sets Civil Argument Schedule for May

NJ LAWS Email Newsletter E391

NJ LAWS Email Newsletter E390

NJ LAWS Email Newsletter E389

NJ Laws Email Newsletter E388

Stepfamilies and wrongful death claims

Medical Records Speak Louder Than Words: What It Takes to Win a Social Security Disability Claim Medical Records Speak Louder...

E386 Recent Cases: 1. Text Messages between Parents Not Automatically Harassment. 2. Personal Use Does not Permit Growing...

E378 1. Selecting A Guardian in Your Will for Minor Children. 2. Objection to Lab Report Starts After all Reports Provided. 3....

Asset Protection for Parents - Are Your Children A Lawsuit Exposure?

Getting the Best Medical Care: A Newsletter From Patrick Malone - May 2011

Tardive Dyskinesia in the Elderly

Tardive Dyskinesia in the Elderly

E362 NJLaws 1. Liability for Snow and Ice Fall Downs 2. DWI Alcotest Result Thrown Out Where State Police Did Not Use Approved...

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