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Transcript: An injured person is entitled to be put as close as possible to the position that her or she would have been in had the car wreck not occurred. We call this being “made whole.” Because no court has a time machine, the only way to do make someone whole is through money damages. Recove...

Transcript: How long it takes to settle a personal injury claim will depend on several factors, including the extent of the injury and the at-fault driver’s insurance company. However, the primary indicator of how much time it will take to reach a settlement will be the time it takes for the client...

Transcript: Quite simply, filing suit means to file a lawsuit. Or, in other words, to file a document, called a Complaint for Damages, with the Court that requests damages be paid by the defendant for the defendant’s negligent conduct. From a 40,000 foot view, a person is obligated to conduct th...

Transcript: Generally, money from a personal injury settlement is not taxable under Federal or State law. This is because the law excludes from a taxpayer’s gross income money damages received as a result of physical injuries. So for example, money received for medical bills, prescription drugs,...

When our parents and grandparents are unable to care for themselves, we sometimes allow them to move in with family who can look after them. That is not always an option for some, so nursing and assisted living homes are sought out to care for our elders. It is of great concern when there are report...

Financial elder abuse is possibly one of the hardest types of abuse to spot. Neglect and physical abuse often leaves signs of the abuse that a readily visible to the eye. Financial abuse is not always immediately apparent. Thankfully, some banks are putting practices into place to help spot this typ...

When it comes to caring for our elder family members, often people are not in a position to do it for themselves. They often must make the decision to place them in a care facility. When this decision is made, it is important to research the history of the facility and the care it offers. In Herkim...

It is always heartbreaking to hear about the maltreatment of a loved one placed in a facility designed to care for their needs. All to often, cases of neglect and abuse cause litigation against care facilities. Many times, the lack of care and presence of abuse is due to under-staffing and lack of t...

We want our loved ones to receive the best care possible when they get older. If we are unable to offer that care ourselves, we look to places such as nursing homes to provide that care for our senior loved ones. Unfortunately, abuse sometimes occurs in such facilities. In Galesburg, Illinois, a ma...

The health care field in an often under-appreciated and under-paid field. Nurses, their assistants, and other medical assistants often work long hours and earn low wages. Yet, they are all in the business of caring for our friends and loved ones when they are ill or in their final days. But sometime...