Daniel Radcliffe, the English actor who rose to fame in the role of Harry Potter, once joked, “I’m not clumsy, I’m just accident prone!” But if you experience a slip and fall at work, from clumsiness or any other reason, then it is no joking matter for anyone. According to the National Floor Safety Institute,…
We’ve all seen the recent TV news report about an Illinois woman who was stripped searched after a DUI arrest this past spring. The question some of us may be asking is whether or not a strip search is ever justified in a DUI case. Remarkably, the short answer to this question is “yes, sometimes.”…
In June of 2012, former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was convicted of sexually abusing ten young boys. The local hero and leader of a prominent university sports team will most likely spend his life behind bars after being found guilty on 45 out of 48 counts, with 26 victims of sexual assault…
The Federal Reserve Act of 1913 created the Federal Reserve System, the central bank of the United States. The act was put into law on December 23, 1913 and signed by President Woodrow Wilson. The passage of this act gave the Federal Reserve the legal authority to issue Federal Reserve Notes — now known as…
Road carnage is among the major vices facing us today. The other main problem associated with this is the fact that many of us do not understand the required responses to these abrupt cases. In most cases, both major and minor accidents end up triggering further losses due to negligence and ignorance of simple precautionary…
Having a few drinks with friends and family can be a great way to loosen up and socialize. Unfortunately, if a person chooses to drive after having a few too many, they can end up facing charges of driving under the influence (DUI). Many people feel as if a DUI arrest is an automatic conviction,…
When it comes to immigration, things tend to get a little complicated. There are a hundred and one different rules designed to fit millions of different people – is it any surprise that the UK system is so mind-boggling and complex? When compared to the immigration policies of places like America and Australia, Britain’s rules…
It sometimes only takes seeing one episode of the TV show, Law and Order, for someone to start dreaming of becoming an attorney. These dreams often evaporate once the show is over, but for some people the dreams persist. Fortunately these dreams can come true. But the competition to become a legal professional is more…
The United States spends over $2.5 trillion on health care each year. The FBI estimates that three to 10 percent of all U.S. health care expenditures are fraud-related, which places the dollar value of Medicare fraud at between $75 billion and $250 billion per year. The federal government made Medicare fraud a Cabinet-level priority when…
Accidents at work are common thus finding a reputable accident claims solicitor in the UK is not impossible. There are tons of them, but what are they for you? What is the main responsibility of a work accident lawyer? Work accident lawyers are lawyers who deal with claims particularly in relation to accidents to workers…
