Seeking help from a social security disability attorney significantly increases your chances of getting approved for disability benefits. Being represented by the right legal counsel is always better than not having one. Right from the initial application to the administrative hearing—an attorney understands how to go about the case in the best possible way. After...Read More
Going through the trial process is lengthy, difficult, and costly. It’s no surprise that many lawsuits end up getting settled out of court. Tort cases, like personal injury and negligence, have the highest settlement rates, along with contract cases, employee discrimination, and constitutional tort cases. A study conducted in Pennsylvania revealed that the settlement rate...Read More
In any auto accident, if a claim for compensation is filed; part of the legal process is determining who’s liable for the accident. Ideally, if there’s construction on the road, precautions taken by the local government agency, the construction company and the driver should work together to prevent an accident. However, if an accident occurs,...Read More
Social security disability applications are a complex process, that requires a lot of evidence-based documentation to prove disability. One of these metrics is the Disability Onset Date, or the DOD. The DOD is the date that the applicant in question met the requirements for disability that qualify for payments under social security disability. There are...Read More
While the law itself is a simple enough piece of text for those who commit their lives to study it, anyone closely involved knows that it’s a profound piece of literature. There are principles and ideas captured in the law that require a close eye for detail and the ability to abstract from it in...Read More
It’s ironic that even though the Social Security Disability Law was created to make lives easier for the disabled, the bureaucratic red tape makes the application really difficult. While it’s simple enough to apply for benefits, you have to go through several application procedures before the state offers you payments based on your disability. Given...Read More
Product liability suits are fairly commonplace, but sometimes these cases get bigger than expected, especially in situations where faults and defects are not disclosed. This is what happened in the case of 3M’s faulty earplugs that cost dozens, if not hundreds, of soldiers and veterans their sense of hearing. These earplugs were termed “dangerously defective,”...Read More
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