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If you have suffered a neck or back injury as a result of your job, you are aware of how much it can affect your life and how difficult it can be to get back to feeling good again. It is important, first of all, to file a claim with your workplace to ensure you aren’t paying for the treatment or missed work out of your own pocket. Workers’ Compensation was designed specifically for this situation and you should take advantage of it. The number of people who suffer neck and back injuries at work is a lot higher than...

The Basics of a Wrongful Death Claim

Nov 11 2013

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The Basics of a Wrongful Death Claim When someone dies due to the fault of another person or business entity, the survivors may be able to bring a wrongful death lawsuit. Such a lawsuit seeks compensation for the survivors’ loss, such as lost wages, lost companionship and funeral expenses. Here, we provide a primer on wrongful death claims — what they are, who can sue, who can be sued, and what damages may be recovered. What is a wrongful death claim? A wrongful death claim exists when a person dies due to the legal fault of another person. The right...

Employment Shows ‘Missing Households’ Still Weigh on Housing

Oct 22 2013

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Following is a noteworthy piece published in The Wall Street Journal earlier today with commentary from attorney Scott Weitz. Today’s jobs report shows construction employment is up strongly, but in many other ways, the report was bad for housing, according to a report by Trulia Chief Economist Jed Kolko. The reason: Young adults aren’t getting jobs, a factor that weighs on household formation — the single most important factor to long-term housing demand. About 75 percent of 25- to 34-year-olds were employed in September, about the same as September 2012 and closer to the depths of the recession than before...

Fannie, Freddie Ease Lending Crunch During Shutdown

Oct 09 2013

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Following is a noteworthy piece published by CNN Money yesterday. In our opinion, it’s worth a read through. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have relaxed rules that would have kept banks from approving mortgages during the government shutdown. Typically, Fannie and Freddie require lenders to verify a borrower’s income with the Internal Revenue Service before closing on a mortgage. But last week, some lenders reported that they could not approve the mortgages because the shutdown had severely curtailed the IRS’s operations. The government-backed mortgage giants have since said lenders could continue to issue new loans even without the IRS’s confirmation....

Report: The Ten Worst Insurance Companies in America

Oct 04 2013

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The American Association of Justice (AAJ) has named the ten worst insurance companies in America based on claim denials, premium increases and refusing insurance to those who need it most. So, who’s on the list? Some of the names – and what they did to make the list – might surprise you. How the Report was Conducted According to the AAJ’s recent report entitled, The Ten Worst Insurance Companies in America – How They Raise Premiums, Deny Claims and Refuse Insurance to Those Who Need It Most, researchers investigated thousands of court documents, as well as records from the Securities & Exchange...