One of the issues that is sure to come up in a death case or a serious injury case is that getting a check from the defendant will not bring the dead person back. And it will not make the …
Craziest Will Provisions
Most peoples’ Last Will and Testaments simply indicate that whatever they own is to be passed on to their family members. Occasionally, problematic people may be disinherited. Or, sometimes conditions are set up on recovering money, such as graduating college. …
Types of Lawyers
Much like the medical profession, the legal profession is allocated into lawyers who focus on certain type of legal matters. The way I would define the basic types include the following: Plaintiff injury attorneys that do the things that I …
Changing Your Name
Tennessee is one of the easiest states to change your name. You do not have to return to your place of birth in order to do so. You merely must be a resident in the county in which you file …
MILLION DOLLAR LAWSUIT OVER A COMMA?
Several years ago, some truck drivers sued their employer for a significant amount of overtime pay that they claimed they should have been paid. As you may know, overtime is often required by law if you work over 40 hours …
The Secrets Behind Legal Terms
If you want you watch TV like Law and Order or classic movies like Witness For the Prosecution, you will have heard quite a few legal terms. For instance, the witness is sworn in by holding up their right hand …
The Wisdom of a Fisherman
Once upon a time there was wealthy business tycoon. He lived in the Big City in a penthouse and controlled many businesses, ports and ships. He was a billionaire. He was featured on business magazines and his success and his …
She Burned The Money
This case is one of the strangest I have ever run across in my research. I thought you would find it interesting. Mr. and Mrs. Evans resided in Clinton, Kentucky, where they banked with the Clinton Bank. In late 1985, …
Name That Lawyer
This lawyer, who would later become famous, was to defend William “Duff” Armstrong. Armstrong was charged with a brutal murder of one James Metzler. Beardstown, Illinois was the site of the trial. The year was 1858. The State prosecutor called …
The Fine Print And Such
There is an old saying: “The large print giveth and the fine print taketh away.” A little known bit of fine print exists in several different kinds of contracts that you may have right now. It is sometimes called an …
They Are Watching You
If you have had a an injury accident or a workers compensation claim recently, you have been or will be under surveillance. Not the surveillance you see on police movies, where the cops do a 24 hour a day “stake-out” …
Is Your Worker’s Compensation Case Really A Personal Injury?
Worker’s Compensation cases are notoriously difficult and a precious little to the injured worker. There were changes made in July 2014 that have made worker’s compensation not even a profitable practice area for most lawyers. At our firm we are …