What Can an Accident Lawyer Do About an Unfair Settlement Offer?
A fair settlement covers your medical costs. It covers your lost income. It accounts for how the injury changed your day to day, not just your bank account.
Lawsuits & Litigation
A Step-by-Step Guide to Protecting Your Rights After a Car Crash
Protecting yourself after a crash isn’t complicated once you know the order of operations.
Alaska Asks Court to Dismiss Lawsuit Against State Elections Agency
“The Department of Justice is relying on faulty databases and attempting to find non-citizen voters and other voters who might be ineligible,” an ACLU attorney said. “And we also know that the Division of Elections has been undertaking non-routine measures in activating voters based on known faulty citizenship information and outside of their authority granted in the Alaska statutes.”
University Student Challenges Michigan Tuition Decision
Michigan student sues University of Michigan over disputed residency tuition status.
Lawsuit: Florida Violates Rights of Inmates with Severe Mental Health Conditions
The lawsuit notes that many people found incompetent suffer from conditions that can present serious symptoms if left untreated. In county jails, staff are often underequipped and underprepared to offer the necessary level of care—potentially making inmates’ existing illnesses even worse.
Researchers Sue NIH Over New Grant Rules and Abrupt Funding Cancellations
“The Trump administration is weaponizing federal research funding to suppress disfavored views, pressuring scientists to censor their work or risk losing funding for research that might produce results that don’t conform to the administration’s ideology,” ACLU Racial Justice Program attorney Olga Akselrod said.
Federal Judge Tells Trump Administration to Stop Retaliating Against ICE Critic
Judge Randolph Contreras on Tuesday sided with David Streever, a New York resident who accused the Trump administration of violating his First Amendment rights by sending federal agents to his home in June with a “warning notice,” claiming that he had issued a threat against former ICE director Todd Lyons.
Washington’s Independent Contractor Rules Don’t Shield Carriers from Crash Claims
Carriers that assume the independent contractor agreement will carry the argument are usually surprised by the record that gets subpoenaed. The contract is one document among dozens, and it’s rarely the persuasive one.
Deaf Incarcerated Individual Challenges Illinois Prisons’ Systemic Exclusion from Expansive Telephone Access Program
“I have six kids, four grandkids, and one of my sons is in the military. I cherish and love my family so much,” said Mr. Valenzuela. “I just want to tell them happy birthday and I am so grieved when I can’t call because I don’t want them to think I forgot.”
Class Settlement Approved to Increase Availability of Hand Control Equipped Rental Vehicles to Hertz Customers
“My hope is that this settlement is the first step to unblocking access so that renting a car can even be considered an option for me.” ~ Plaintiff Carina Ho