The lump sum settlement of an injury claim is tax-free; income tax, however, is due on any earnings. That is why structured settlements are so attractive....
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Osteoporosis drugs Actonel, Fosamax and Boniva already contain numerous warnings about serious side effects. Find out why the FDA is now adding more....
Merck & Company's osteoporosis drug Fosamax has been linked to debilitating femur (thigh bone) fractures and femur injuries when taken for more than five years. Although the U.S. Food & Drug Administ...
What happens if someone slanders or libels someone who is dead?...
Pharmaceutical giant, Bayer Corporation, has been sued for marketing Bayer Aspirin with Heart Advantage and Bayer Women's Low-Dose Aspirin Plus Calcium without approval from the U.S. Food & Drug Admin...
If you or your child has suffered injuries after taking Zoloft, you may be able to recover damages. An experienced Zoloft attorney will have the information and skills needed to help assess your case ...
No major SUV maker escapes litigation over SUV rollover injuries. Chevrolet, GMC, Toyota, Mitsubishi, and General Motors are all named in suits claiming faulty design and/or negligence. Many of the su...
Defamation is a statement that gives a negative impression of a person, company, group, product, government, or country. The statement is made as though it were true, when in fact, it is false. Defama...
If you have been defamed, you may seek both actual damages to recover from the economic harm that you have suffered, and punitive damages to punish the person who made the remark and also to serve as ...
Find out when you can file a public transportation lawsuit, and how an experienced attorney can help your case....
Negligence is carelessness that causes injury to someone else. The negligence can be either an action, like carelessly knocking a brick off a rooftop, or a failure to do something, like a landlord who...
If you are injured in a construction accident, find out what parties may be legally responsible to pay you financial damages....
Factors used by an insurance company to calculate pain and suffering for an accident or injury .. with examples for age, job/income, lifestyle, attorney, attitude, medical treatment, pre-existing inju...
A paternity or parentage action refers to a legal proceeding in which a parental relationship between a father and minor child is formally established. The action may be commenced by an alleged fathe...
Some divorcing parents may try to make an agreement for a large lump sum child support payment rather than a regular, extended payment plan. However, if a parent who paid a lump sum is later sued for ...
PostOnce a child is considered a legal adult, the non-custodial parent is no longer required to pay child support payments. However, should there be back child support payments that remain unpaid, the cus...
Depending on the particular circumstances of the situation, it's possible that a judge will order a parent paying child support to cover the cost of a private school for the child. There is not one se...
One concern that many parents face is the issue of whether or not a child who is the product of two unmarried parents can have his or her last name changed to the name of the father. The answer to wh...
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