Legality of High Speed Police Chases
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ. With a high speed chase, you might only hear those police sirens for a few seconds before the cars come whizzing by you on the street. Sometimes, maybe not even long even to property move over to the curb – or at least get partially out of the way! Too often, [...]
By: Don Coker Congress passed The Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (“FACTA” or the “Act”), and it was signed into law on December 4, 2003. FACTA became fully effective on December 4, 2006. The purpose of FACTA is to reduce the amount of personal confidential financial information that is generated and thereby reduce the [...]
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ. Once you have children, you should put guardianship forms in place in the event something should happen to you as a parent. Through the appropriate legal forms, you can make your wishes known to the court regarding the custody and care of your children. Typically, a court prefers to abide by [...]
Starting With the Man in the Mirror… Gonna Make it Right
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ. While watching the television reports last evening covering the untimely death of Michael Jackson, I couldn’t help but feel angry at the press. Michael Jackson was constantly pursued by the media from the time he was only a little boy. Once the innocent, shining star of the Jackson 5, then the King [...]
by: KATIE MARASCO, ESQ. A Judge in New Zealand recently gave the ok for plaintiff’s side to serve defendant via Facebook. Plaintiff’s attorneys demonstrated that the whereabouts of Defendant could not be specifically pinpointed, however, they were aware that Defendant had a Facebook page. The attorney didn’t take full credit for the technologically advanced idea. [...]
Gov. Sanford the Latest Politician to Wear the Scarlet Letter
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ. As the media releases reports of Governor Mark Sanford confessing to an extramarital affair, my reaction is one many of you may share – what’s with all the politicians and affair stories these days? So I thought about it… Sure, a lot of men have affairs. We hear about these ones [...]
by: KATIE MARASCO, ESQ Apparently privacy is no longer important to the city of Bozeman, Montana. People applying to jobs with the city are asked all the typical personal information, plus some, and it’s causing quite an uproar. One of the intrusive questions: “Please list any and all websites… web pages or memberships on any [...]
Struggling to Pay Your Medical Bills? A Look at Health Care Reform
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ. Families, individuals and businesses are struggling with the rising costs of medical care. Many employers have been forced to reduce, or even eliminate, health care coverage for their employees. Research shows that employer-sponsored health insurance premiums have more than doubled in the last 9 years, a rate 4 times faster than [...]
How To Avoid Being a Victim of Credit Card Fraud
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ. A friend of mine recently received a letter in the mail from a well-known credit card company threatening to sue if he didn’t pay approximately $6,000 in charges to the account that had not been paid in months. Here’s the problem – my friend did not have an account with this credit [...]
By: KATIE MARASCO, ESQ. The FDA has cracked down on those trying to scam the flu fearing public. It seems like a lot of the hype has calmed down over the swine flu, but there are still those being infected, as well as those looking to benefit from the fear. The FDA has targeted more [...]
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