Although getting behind the wheel after drinking alcohol always has the potential to destroy lives, the ramifications of your arrest for DUI can be even more significant if you were arrested for doing so with one or more kids in the car. For instance, it's possible that following your arrest, you may need to speak with Child Protective Services, or CPS. In addition, you may discover that even though no injuries resulted from your mistake, the crime that might normally be a misdemeanor will now be prosecuted as a felony.
26 July 2017
A workers compensation claim should be a straightforward affair because you aren't required to prove anybody's negligence (as is typical with personal injury cases). Unfortunately, these claims aren't always that simple. Here are some circumstances that can complicate your workers' compensation claim: You Have a Pre-existing Medical Condition Your workers' compensation claim cannot be denied merely because you have a pre-existing health condition, but the condition can complicate your claim. This is because workers' compensation only compensates for job-related injuries, and it may be difficult to extricate your fresh injuries from the pre-existing ones.
26 July 2017
The consequences of a driving while intoxicated, or DWI, can reach beyond jail and a fine for certain immigrants. In some instances, it could affect their right to be in the country and they could face deportation. If you are an immigrant, here is what you need to know about the potential impact of a DWI conviction on your legal status. Is Deportation Likely? Whether deportation is a possibility depends largely on the circumstances of your case.
22 July 2017
If you are arrested for a crime or you have been accused of injuring someone, you will want to follow the exact same advice, whether you are guilty or innocent of what you are being charged with. Here are some things you want to make sure you do and some things you want to make sure you don't do if you find yourself being arrested for a crime: Don't resist the arrest
18 July 2017