West Virginia courts, like family courts in all states, prefer that divorcing parents work together on the details of raising their children because, in the long run, a cooperative agreement is typica...
As the rebuilding process begins for the Southern Californians who lost their homes to the recent devastating fires, one of the most crucial things they will have to do is submit their claims to their...
You might be able to sue your insurance agent for misrepresentation, but it's better to avoid that situation by doing your homework, knowing what questions to ask the agent and covering all of your ba...
Policyholders often have to fight tooth and nail to get their insurer to act, but there's only so much you can do. If this should happen to you, it's important to understand what works – and what d...
Rewriting the policy technique is a tactic that insurers have used to change the basic terms and meanings of a policy. Attorney Charles Surano explains the term and why insurers use it....
It is unlawful to have an excessive blood-alcohol concentration (BAC) at the time of driving -- not at the time of being tested. Since it takes between 45 minutes and 3 hours for alcohol to be absorbe...
A health care professional commits medical malpractice when she provides substandard medical care that results in injury to or the death of her patient. To win a medical malpractice case, you must sh...
Diving accident injuries are common in swimming pools, and the owner of the pool could be liable for injuries depending on the circumstances of the accident...
If you are an Alabama landlord and you have notified your tenant that you are terminating the lease, your next step is to file an eviction action....
When an individual files for bankruptcy, he or she is immediately put under a legal protection referred to as an automatic stay. This automatic stay means that creditors cannot attempt to collect mone...
Bone fractures are a very common personal injury. Sports injuries can sideline the young. A slip and fall may break the hip of an older person. Car crashes can result in serious bone injuries which ar...
In an initial child custody order, a request for a change from temporary to permanent custody, or in a petition for a modification of child visitation, the parent requesting custody or the change must...
Use the information in this article to learn the steps you need to take if you have a child visitation or custody agreement that you want to change....
Florida first used the Intoxilyzer 8000, the machine that conducts breath tests, in March 2006 and issues have been litigated with it from the very beginning, according to David Katz, a Florida attorn...
One of the best ways to prevent a move away with the child by the custodial parent is for the non-custodial parent to assert that the move away would constitute a 'material change in circumstances' wh...
The New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) was found liable for a 2005 bus accident that seriously injured two Brooklyn women. Although the public transportation company refused to take responsibili...
Possession of marijuana is illegal in Ohio. Currently, there is a bill working its way through Ohio's legislative process that, if passed, would legalize medical marijuana. However, despite polls show...
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