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The law against drunk driving is a bit broader than you might think. It doesn’t outlaw just driving while intoxicated but also being in physical control of a vehicle while intoxicated. If you are sitting in the driver’s seat with the keys, you are considered in control, even if the car is turned off. You […]
When your child is on the school bus, they should be protected as if they’re still in the classroom. This means that they should be supervised and managed so that no one gets hurt. If the school or bus personnel fail to do this and a child gets hurt, a parent can file a lawsuit […]
A girl’s father is suing the Chicago Board of Education claiming that his daughter’s teacher didn’t do enough to prevent her rape that occurred last spring. The lawsuit says that her teacher noticed her leaving school property with a stranger at the start of the school day, and was suspicious enough to take several pictures […]
A high-low agreement is a form of settlement, made before or during trial, in which both sides agree to high and low limits as to what the case will be worth. The parties are agreeing to put limits on the jury verdict. In a high-low agreement, each side has the chance to minimize their risk. […]
School administrators are responsible for the safety of their students, and it’s generally accepted that they can use reasonable means to keep the school safe and discipline those who break the rules. As with most things, however, there is a line between what’s reasonable and what’s not. A recent news article reports that the parent […]
A reader asks: I am looking for a Chicago lawyer to help me get a commission of more than $10,000 that my employer owes me from some sales I have made. They say I won’t get it because I took a new job and their company policy is that you have to be employed at […]
So imagine that you’ve had a driver’s license in Texas or Georgia or Oregon or some place like that for the last 20 years and you go to renew that license which you’ve had for 20 years and they tell you that your license is suspended. You are confused because you haven’t had as much […]
I don’t know of very many people that enjoy having to go to court and testify. In fact, the only people who really like it are expert witnesses who get paid for their time being there. Otherwise almost every witness, plaintiff or defendant I’ve ever met would rather be somewhere else. That said, if you […]
The common father-son relationship is that a husband gets his wife pregnant and they raise a child together. Of course every life is different and not every relationship is common. Often times a woman will get pregnant and not know the father or the birth father will be completely absent. Sometimes those moms raise kids […]
If you are married and want to break up you file for a divorce. But if you want to break up with a business partner, the process is actually similar. If you are going to start a business or join one, it may sound counter-intuitive, but the first thing you should be thinking about is […]