Legal Services At The Intersection Of Business And Life
When you have been injured by someone else’s negligence, you can usually pursue an injury claim against the responsible party. You may know that in any negligence case you can recover two types of damages—economic and non-economic. Economic damages are tangible, easily quantifiable losses like medical expenses and lost wages. These things can be proven using documentation like invoices and…
Many people make the mistake of too closely associating child custody and child support. There is a common misconception that if you pay child support, your ex somehow “owes” you visitation time. Or conversely, the recipient of child support might be tempted to “withhold” the child from the other parent if that parent falls behind on child support. These misperceptions…
Medical malpractice centers on a very important concept that the law refers to as the “standard of care.” Essentially, doctors and other medical personnel have a duty to provide each patient high-quality medical treatment based on the current standard of care. But what, exactly, is the current standard of care? And what happens when research disrupts the current standard of…
Divorce is one of the most difficult things to go through in life. If you have children, it is particularly difficult because getting divorced means splintering your family unit. The danger here is that the emotional upheaval of divorce can be so intense that it seeps into your decision-making abilities. When you allow emotions to drive the bus, you can…