There have been a ton of articles in the news about actress/model/great accent, Sofia Vergara. She was engaged to a man a couple of years ago and they tried twice, unsuccessfully, to have a baby. They froze some embryos that were injected with her ex-fiance’s sperm in case they wanted to try again. They broke […]
If you bought a Lenovo PC between September 2014 and January 2015, then you may be at risk for identity theft. In September, Lenovo began selling laptops with a pre-installed program called Superfish Visual Discovery. This program is what’s known as adware, which means that it spies on your web traffic in order to provide […]
There is a specific law that says how and when an employer or potential employer can do a background check on you. The law also says what the employer can and can’t do with the information it gathers. Several large employers have recently been sued for violating this law, prompting multi-million dollar settlements with the […]
Corporate fraud seems to be everywhere these days. The story is often the same – bad decisions by a few executives that affect the lives of many. Corporate fraud not only endangers the health of the corporation itself but also impacts employees, clients and anyone who has bought stock in the corporation as an investor. […]
When a contractor isn’t paid for work done on someone’s property, he or she has legal recourse in the form of a mechanics lien. The contractor can use a lien to basically stake a claim to the property. That property then cannot be sold or refinanced without dealing with the debt asserted by that […]
Although it’s not something you should do on a whim, switching attorneys can be a smart move in some cases. How do you know if you should fire your attorney? Red flags include a complete lack of communication, unprofessional or rude conduct, or a gut feeling that you hired the wrong person. Here are a […]
We hear this a lot. And we get it. Many people can’t afford to pay hundreds of dollars an hour for legal help. The good news is that in a lot of cases you don’t have to. For many kinds of Illinois legal cases, your lawyer’s fee will be a percentage of what you recover […]
Can I sue my lawyer? It’s a basic question, but a good one. Some people worry that it’s not possible to sue a lawyer. It is. If your lawyer commits malpractice, you can sue for any damages it causes you. Do I need a lawyer to sue my lawyer? It’s a good idea to find […]
While our law firm is known for being the place to get the right attorney recommendation for your case, we also provide free legal guidance to anyone that wants to ask us a question. We don’t promise that we will always know the answer, but after 13 plus years in business and having talked to […]
The class action lawsuits against General Motors after the faulty ignition switch issue are growing, as GM adds even more vehicles to the list. This is quickly becoming one of the largest cases ever. We are looking for plaintiffs who own any of the following GM models. These are the latest models to be added […]
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