It is becoming increasingly common that accidents involve the government. If you get hit by a police cruiser, have a slip and fall in a government office or are a victim of medical malpractice in a VA Hospital, your defendant is not the individual at fault, but the relevant government entity. Right off the bat, […]
On the car accident page of my website I have a section called “What Should You Do If You Have Been Injured In An Auto Accident?” and that begins with a section of what to do at the scene of a motor vehicle accident. There, I briefly describe eight things to do while at the
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I thank the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys for sharing this article on bankruptcy and financial aid. People often ask me about the impact of bankruptcy on financial aid and I refer them to their school’s financial aid officer. However, it is generally the case that need based financial aid is unaffected by a
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Sometimes when you are involved in a “minor” accident, you might not feel it is necessary to exchange information. You should do it anyway. There are two good reasons for this. The first reason is that even if you are uninjured, you may still have a property damage claim. The property damage claim may be
I tell all my clients that if they have been injured in any kind of an accident or slip and fall to save their prescription receipts. I assure them that if they bring me their receipts, I will get them their money back. After all, the at-fault party is required to reimburse you for the
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I recently read an article that was posted in a consumer bankruptcy attorneys forum titled “Student Loan Debtors Using Chapter 13 Bankruptcy to Buy Time On Payments“. This article was about “Do it Yourself Income Based Repayment Plans” for student loan Debtors by using Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code. I was happy to see
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It proves that a collision actually occurred. You would be amazed at how often this is an issue. It is not uncommon for the other driver, even drivers who have apologized and said it was their fault, to deny even being in an accident. I even had a case in which the driver repaired his own
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I read about this case in the Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly today, and wanted to share the Lawyers Weekly article because it touches nicely on a fairly esoteric legal point. In this case, a large tow truck was illegally parked overnight. A driver hit the illegally parked vehicle, killing his passenger. The passenger’s estate sued the owner of the tow
2014 was the first year under the new Tangible Property Regulations (“TPR”) that the Internal Revenue Service has finally published. It turns out that the new TPR are surprisingly taxpayer friendly. Because we do so many tax returns that involve investment real estate, including owner occupied multifamily homes, we have needed to get familiar with