A loved one recently suffered a personal injury from a defective product. You are seeing more and more similar cases in the news. Can your loved one initiate a class action lawsuit? Or do you need a large group of people to bring one? The law does not really say that there has to be …
Your employer recently started denying you meal breaks. It turns out that many other employees are being denied meals and even minimum wages. Can you initiate a class action lawsuit on behalf of yourself and your colleagues? Likely, yes. There are five important steps in bringing and resolving a class action suit. These are: filing …
Yes. Under Nevada state law, “community property” refers to all the assets and debts that a couple acquires during marriage. In the event of a divorce or legal separation, this community property (and community debts) are divided 50/50 unless the couple contracts otherwise. Note that any separate property each spouse brings into the marriage remains …
You were involved in a motor vehicle accident where you suffered a torn rotator cuff and a bicep tear. You are in pain and may need shoulder surgery. Is there an average settlement amount in these types of cases? It is difficult to provide an exact average settlement value for rotator cuff and bicep injury …
You were injured in a car accident and your attorney is preparing a demand letter to send to the at-fault driver’s insurance company. You do not want to speak with the insurance adjuster at all. Should you tell the insurance company that you have an attorney? Your lawyer will usually do this for you in …
You slipped and fell in a Walmart store and are now injured and in pain. Walmart is a retail giant. Can you really sue the company and be successful? It’s possible, yes. You can start by submitting a demand letter for compensation Claims Management, Inc. This is a company that Walmart created to handle all of …
Your loved one hurt her knee after slipping on a pool of liquid at a grocery store. Her personal injury attorney sent the store’s insurance company a demand letter. Is there an average settlement amount that she can expect? The facts of every knee injury case will differ. As such, knee injury settlement amounts will …
Colorado has three statutes that make driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs a felony crime. These three felony DUI offenses are: CRS 42-4-1301 – Fourth-time DUI CRS 18-3-205 – DUI causing serious injury CRS 18-3-106 – DUI causing death First-, second-, and third DUI convictions are prosecuted as misdemeanors as long as there are …
Prostitution customers in Nevada face misdemeanor charges for a first-time offense. The penalty is up to six months in jail and/or up to $1,000 in fines, plus an additional $600 in fines. Any successive offense of hiring a prostitute is a gross misdemeanor, carrying up to 364 days in jail and/or up to $2,000 in …
The unfortunate reality is that people get injured in truck accidents every day. If you suffered an accident because of a trucker’s fatigued driving, who do you blame? Is the fatigued truck driver liable? Anyone else? If you suffered an injury in a fatigue-related truck crash, you may have grounds to bring a trucking accident …
You have a loved one in a nursing home facility. You recently noticed some bruises on the family member, and she seems dehydrated. Are these signs of “neglect?” What does neglect in a nursing home case actually even mean? Nursing home neglect is when someone at a nursing home facility (for example, an administrator or …
If police in Colorado detain you on reasonable suspicion of criminal activity, you are required to provide the following information if asked: your name your address your ID (if you have it)1 Or if police pull you over for an alleged traffic violation, you are required to provide the following if asked: your driver’s license …
Assume you suffered a serious back injury in a slip-and-fall accident. You filed a personal injury claim to try and receive compensation for your medical expenses and other losses. Should you expect to receive a particular back injury settlement amount? It is difficult to provide an average settlement amount for lower back injury claims. This …
You were recently rear-ended in an auto accident. The facts and issues regarding fault seem relatively straightforward. Can you really settle a car accident claim without a personal injury lawyer? If you are injured in a car crash, you can file a personal injury claim with the at-fault driver’s insurance company. It is usually a …
Fleeing the scene of a car accident in Denver without stopping to exchange information or render aid if necessary is a Colorado crime. The punishment for hit and run turns on the extent of the injuries, if any. As long as no one gets seriously hurt, you face only traffic misdemeanor charges. Otherwise, leaving the …
Imagine a loved one suffering a traumatic brain injury (TBI) following a car accident. While it is a mild TBI, expenses are piling up and there is a chance of long-term care. Is there a settlement value that you should expect to receive in a TBI or brain injury case? Your brain is a highly …
You were in a car crash and were clearly not at fault. Do you still an attorney? Can’t you just represent yourself? A lack of blame for a car collision may seem like an easy case that would not require help from a car accident lawyer or law firm. But a lawyer can still prove …
Assume for a moment that you were injured in a slip and fall accident. Now it is time to try and recover compensation for your injuries via a personal injury claim/lawsuit. But what is the length of time to reach a fair settlement? It usually take anywhere from a few months to several years to …
A state’s wrongful death laws allow certain parties to sue for damages when someone dies because of another person’s wrongful act (for example, a driver who kills another person in a car accident after violating traffic laws). But who exactly has standing to file a wrongful death lawsuit? The law in the state in which …
If you get pulled over for a traffic violation shortly after leaving Colorado, the police might suspect that you are illegally transporting marijuana that you purchased in Colorado. Even if recreational marijuana is legal in the state you get stopped in (such as Arizona or New Mexico), the police can still arrest you for bringing …
You were excited about a used car purchase because of the vehicle’s relatively low mileage. But now the auto is nothing but trouble. Is it possible that someone tampered with the car’s odometer? Yes, it is possible. There are devices available that people can use to alter a digital odometer reading. They can use these …
A wage and hour class action is where one or more workers bring a legal action on behalf of a larger group of workers, alleging that they all suffered the same or similar damages because of the employer’s violation of labor laws. The top six grounds for a wage and hour class action lawsuit are: minimum wage violations, misclassifying …
You were recently arrested for DUI. The police searched your vehicle after taking you into custody and found evidence of a drug crime. Can a prosecutor really use this evidence to support a drug charge? Is it really legal for the police to search my car without a warrant? There are certain situations where law …
Yes. As of January 1, 2015, undocumented immigrants in California can obtain a special “AB 60 license” without a social security number.1 This was the result of California Assembly Bill 60, the “Safe and Responsible Driver Act.” An AB60 license looks the same as a regular driver’s license (DL), but is marked “Federal Limits Apply” in …
Legal Analysis: What is the crime of "oral copulation with a minor"?Watch this video on YouTube Penal Code 288a PC prohibits oral copulation with a minor under the age of 18. Oral copulation is defined as any contact, no matter how slight, between the mouth of one person and the sexual organ or anus of …
