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What to Do in a Hit and Run Situation?
Florida laws for hit and run accidents are deemed as serious crimes with substantial penalties. If you are involved in a hit and run accident, it is in your best interest to hire good legal representation. Even if you made a serious mistake, an experienced West Palm Beach car accident lawyer will ensure your protection and make sure you are treated fairly by the Florida legal system. Read more...
Florida Car Accident Settlement Process
Car accidents fall under the broad category of personal injury law. When negligence, wrongful conduct, or reckless behavior causes physical disabilities or mental impairment, or results in financial harm, you may file a personal injury lawsuit to recover damages. In Florida, damages for injuries resulting from car accidents generally fall under Florida's no-fault insurance law. So, how does being a no fault state affect the litigation process in Florida?
Florida law dictates that in order to get a recovery for pain and suffering the victim must be able to prove a permanent injury as a result of the car accident. Settlement negotiations often center around this question. Typical injuries that qualify under Florida law as permanent injuries are permanent paralysis, a head injury, permanent scarring, or broken bone(s). In other cases, the insurance companies will deny your claim against the at-fault driver and argue against a settlement because your injuries are not "permanent." Read more..
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01/19/2012
WASHINGTON ? The direction the courts will take with other cases related to religious employment is far from clear, but the Supreme Court's Jan. 11 ruling opens a whole track of possibilities. The decision in Hosanna-Tabor v. EEOC held that fired teacher Cheryl Perich could not sue under federal disability discrimination laws, because the Michigan Lutheran school where she worked considered her a "called" minister. Writing for a unanimous court, Chief Justice John Roberts said the government cannot require a church to retain an unwanted minister because doing so "intrudes upon more than a mere employment decision. Such action interferes with the internal governance of the church, depriving the church of control over the selection of those who will personify its beliefs."
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01/20/2012
Banks, States Close To Deal On Mortgages; $25 Bil For Foreclosure Flap
A $25 billion settlement by major banks and U.S. states over questionable foreclosure practices in the housing crisis is nearing completion.
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01/20/2012
N. Jersey Democrat wants to raise minimum wage to $8.50 an hour, among nation's highest
While Gov. Christie is pitching tax cuts for all in 2012, Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver (D., Essex) wants to give a boost to the 40,000 New Jerseyans who make the $7.25 hourly minimum wage. Oliver wants to bump the minimum rate to $8.50 and tie it to the consumer price index, which measures the cost of living. "At a time when some presidential candidates are saying poor people should be demanding jobs and not welfare, this proposal is about livable wages for the lowest-income earners," she said during the Assembly's reorganization in Trenton this week. "Quite simply, we should all support economic stimulus, increased consumer spending."
