By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ.
Accidents happen. Sometimes an accident could have been prevented – and was caused by the carelessness of another. When an accident is caused by someone else’s negligence, then the negligent party (the one who didn’t act carefully enough) can be held responsible when a person is injured as a result. However, sometimes an [...]
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Who is Responsible When a Person is Injured?
November 6th, 2009 · No Comments
Tags: Brain Injury / Brain Trauma · Catastrophic Injury · Dangerous Products / Defective Products · Dental Malpractice · Dog Bites · General · Lead Counsel · Lead Counsel Corner · Lead Counsel News · Litigation · Medical Malpractice · Personal Injury · Premises Liability · Products Liability · Slip and Fall / Trip and Fall · Spinal Cord Injury · Wrongful Death
The Fair Sentencing Act of 2009… Equalizing Punishment for Crack and Powder Cocaine Offenses
October 27th, 2009 · No Comments
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ.
New legislation has been introduced to Congress to equalize the sentencing for crack and cocaine drug offenses. Currently, there is a 100-1 sentencing disparitybetween convictions for offenses involing “crack” or “powder cocaine.” The legisitation, called the Fair Sentencing Act of 2009, would equalize the sentencing guidelines for these two drug offenses.
It started with [...]
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Arrest Statistics by Crime
October 23rd, 2009 · No Comments
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ.
Even if you don’t watch the television program “COPS,” you might wonder the most common reasons people get arrested. Well, you’re in luck because the FBI reports on just that topic! According to the FBI/DOJ Report, Crime in the United States 2008, there were about 14 million arrests last year. There were [...]
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Medical Marijuana Update… Fewer Arrests in the Future
October 19th, 2009 · No Comments
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ.
Is medical marijuana legal now? Well, not exactly. While the legality of marijuana use is still a bit tricky – illegal under federal law, but legal in certain states – the Obama administration has decided NOT to arrest people who use or supply medical marijuana in conformity with their state’s laws.
Remember the song… “I’m just [...]
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Nationwide Lawyers? A look at the Multijurisdictional Practice of Law
October 16th, 2009 · No Comments
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ.
In these modern times, both individuals and businesses often need legal services in several states…. and many times clients want their same lawyer to handle all those matters. Makes sense to me! I’d certainly rather have my regular real estate lawyer handle all my purchases, sales, etc. of property in various states. [...]
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Extortion and Blackmail
October 12th, 2009 · No Comments
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ.
There have been some very high profile cases of extortion in the news lately: The Robert Halderman / David Letterman case and John Travolata’s son’s death, to name two recent and terrible cases. Seems even more common today because people can sell their stories to the tabloids – giving blackmailers and extortionists a ready [...]
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Denied a Loan Modification?
September 23rd, 2009 · 2 Comments
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ.
Several million mortgages are currently in default or expected to become past due in the coming months. Some of those homeowners who are past due have lost everything in foreclosure, some are simply walking away before it gets to that point, and others are struggling to stay in their homes. For many [...]
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Hacker Indicted in Largest Credit/Debit Card Data Breach in U.S. History
August 19th, 2009 · No Comments
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ.
According to the latest press release from the U.S. Department of Justice, suspects have been charged with data breach crimes in the largest alleged credit and debit card data breach ever in the United States. Apparently, data related to more than 130 Million credit and debit cards was stolen by the criminals when they [...]
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How To Make a Complaint Against Your Mortgage Lender or Mortgage Broker
August 6th, 2009 · 5 Comments
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ.
Do you have a complaint about your mortgage lender or broker regarding your interest rate, prepayment penalties, fraud, deception, or other matter regarding your home? First, try to resolve the problem directly with your bank or broker. If you are unsuccessful, however, I highly recommend you contact an attorney to discuss your legal options. There [...]
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Did You Forego Vacation This Summer? Rules About Vacation Time and Pay
August 4th, 2009 · No Comments
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ.
Wow.. I recently had the most amazing vacation! The first time in years I took a vacation without checking my work-related emails, or phone calls. No cell phone, no laptop. It did me such wonders, that I was able to be more present to my environment when I returned to working with [...]
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Lindsey O'Neill is the Director of Legal Content and Strategic Development at LawInfo.com. Ms. O'Neill is a California licensed attorney based in La Jolla and experienced in a wide variety of legal and business matters.