Generally a personal injury settlement or verdict is not taxable. Personal injury settlements are usually exempted from Federal and State taxes. IRS Publication 4345 states that settlements received for personal physical injuries are not considered to be income for the…

Summer is here and school is out.  Whether it’s the weather, the urge to finish off high school years with a bang, the freedom of the college years, or simply the feeling of being young and invincible, studies suggest that…

With July 4 celebrations just around the corner—and using one of our cases to illustrate the point—we remind everyone how dangerous fireworks can be, especially when combined with alcohol and jealousy. This case involved a backyard barbecue, the quintessential American…

Not all employees need a specific day that allows them to bring their dog to work. In our constant change in workplace, more companies are making bring your dog to work day an everyday thing. “According to the Society of…

NPR recently examined a study from the Journal of Pediatrics which revealed that 43% of children who died in a car crash between the years of 2010-2014 were not properly restrained. Another statistic from the study showed that 20% of children who were…

1. “I want an attorney to get this charge off my record.” In my former life focusing primarily on criminal and traffic defense, it seemed that around 50% of my intake phone calls began with some variation of the following:…

We previously wrote about federal laws that allow health insurance companies to use subrogation to force injury victims to reimburse them from money they receive from whoever injured them. The most well-known federal subrogation laws are the Federal Employees Health…

Judge Judy is not a member of the U.S. Supreme Court. According to a 2016 poll, 10% of college graduates sadly believe that Judith Sheindlin (“Judge Judy”) serves as a justice on the Court, although there may be some reason…