Chalik & Chalik Law Offices Miami, FL (Law Firm Newswire) October 12, 2015 – The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is taking its pedestrian safety information campaign to high schools across the state as part of an effort to reduce accidents. About 27 percent of all Florida roadway deaths involve pedestrians and bicyclists. Students are…

Art of Story Telling Featured in Bigger Law Firm Magazine San Francisco, CA (Law Firm Newswire) October 9, 2015 – The latest issue of Bigger Law Firm magazine tells attorneys how to develop an engaging and memorable web presence to connect with visitors. In the feature article, “Mastering the Art of Storytelling and Storymaking,” Dipal…

Hook Law Center (formerly Oast & Hook) Virginia Beach, VA (Law Firm Newswire) October 9, 2015 – There are several benefits associated with purchasing an annuity, but there are also risks. Several companies have announces that they are selling products called deferred-income annuities. This means that in return for a guaranteed paycheck for the rest…

St. Peters, MO, (Law Firm Newswire) October 9, 2015 – Measure seeks to address high court rulings that Missouri’s state law was unconstitutional. The Missouri Senate on April 15 approved a bill that would establish more lenient sentencing standards for minors convicted of first-degree murder than the current requirement of life in prison. The measure…

Austin, TX (Law Firm Newswire) October 8, 2015 – Matthew Rowan was mere days away from going to college when he collided with a friend while they were jet skiing at Possum Kingdom Lake. Rowan later died of his injuries. Matthew Rowan and his friend Jeremy Summers were making the most out of the last…

Sacramento, CA (Law Firm Newswire) October 8, 2015 – Sometimes, even if there is a favorable judgment in a lawsuit, the chances of collecting can be slim. In a recent case against Toy Quest and other named defendants from California and Iowa-based toy corporations, a former employee of a call center for Manley Toy Direct,…

Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) October 7, 2015 – A man who was left incapacitated by brain injuries after a traffic accident was awarded $6 million by a Florida jury. The jury found that the defendant driver was negligent when she crashed into Kenneth Jones’ scooter in 2011. The verdict was rendered at the Moore…

Houston, TX (Law Firm Newswire) Otober 7, 2015 – Immigration reform has many benefits for the country as a whole, including how it would positively affect worker’s wages. However, there is an argument that unskilled immigrants compete with unskilled American workers for jobs. Either way that argument is worked, the issue remains the same. Without…

Austin Oil and Gas Attorney, Gregory D. Jordan Austin, TX (Law Firm Newswire) October 6, 2015 – A Texas appeals court ruled against a subsurface mineral rights holder in an oil and gas case. In the case of Lightning Oil Co. v. Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC, the Fourth Court of Appeals held on Aug. 19…

Chicago, IL (Law Firm Newswire) October 6, 2015 – In some instances it may be assumed that once sued for discrimination, a business may implement changes that would bring any questionable practices into compliance with federal law. That was not the case with Rosebud Restaurants, which was recently sued for systemic sexual harassment and gender…