If you are in a position of caring for other people's children, like a daycare worker or teacher, you must be sure they are properly supervised. If children get injured because they were not supervised regularly, you, as the person in charge, may be held responsible for the injuries.
Sometimes, however, you have to determine exactly how much supervision is necessary. You do not want to hover, but you do want to ensure you are providing adequate care.
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Should you hire a slip and fall lawyer? Twelve percent of all fall injuries are slip-related, according to the National Floor Safety Institute. If you're not sure whether you need this type of attorney or not, take a look at the questions you should ask.
Did Someone Else's Negligence Play a Role in Your Injury?
Before you take legal action, establish that the injury wasn't your fault. A trip and fall is often different than a slip and fall.
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To blow or not to blow? This is definitely a big question for anybody in Ohio who is asked to take a breathalyzer test after being subjected to a routine traffic stop. Breathalyzer tests are notoriously inaccurate in the first place -- which means that you could end up with a reading that says your blood alcohol content is over the legal limit even if it really isn't. However, the penalties for refusing to take the breathalyzer test are pretty severe.
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Not long after a car accident, you hear from the insurance adjuster. If the accident was not your fault, you might have expected to be paid a certain amount – after all, the wreck was not your fault. Unfortunately, many accident victims are disappointed when the settlement offer arrives and they feel understandably upset at the low offer. Read on to find out more about how accident settlements are calculated and how to take action when your settlement offer falls far short of what you expected.
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When sitting down with a client, there is a range of common issues that a divorce lawyer hopes the client will have dealt with the right way. In order to reduce some of the pain of going through the process, try to address these three situations in a more structured manner.
The House You Share
One of the most difficult problems that can emerge during a divorce is figuring out how to handle the challenge of two people who don't want to live together cohabitating in the same house.
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