Hook Law Center (formerly Oast & Hook) Virginia Beach, VA (Law Firm Newswire) August 4, 2015 – Many aging retirees are considering spending their retirement years at a continuing care retirement community (CCRC). While such communities have several benefits, including access to lifetime care, and the ability to transition from independent living to an assisted…

Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) August 4, 2015 – Traffic fatalities in Florida are higher than the national average, and the Florida Highway Patrol is taking action to reduce them. Each quarter, the Florida Highway Patrol coordinates with state and local police to increase police presence on sections of Interstate 75 with the goal of…

San Francisco, CA (Law Firm Newswire) August 4, 2015 – Finding an attorney online with the assistance of a legal app is not new. However, new additions to the market are increasing competition, particularly in the mobile app niche. Information technology is not a term solely related to software engineers, app developers or search engine…

Chalik & Chalik Law Offices Miami, FL (Law Firm Newswire) August 3, 2015 – On July 15, the 4th District Court of Appeal in a 2-1 ruling upheld the 2012 limit on attorneys’ fees for the representation of a child who suffered a serious birth injury in a hospital in Southwest Florida. In 1997, Aaron…

Austin Oil and Gas Attorney, Gregory D. Jordan Austin, TX (Law Firm Newswire) August 3, 2015 – A Texas consulting firm was awarded about $6.8 million in a contract dispute. Dallas County District Judge Eric V. Moye awarded Bain Consulting LLC that amount after a jury found Talon Transaction Technologies Inc. liable for breaching a…

Houston, TX (Law Firm Newswire) August 3, 2015 – Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives John Boehner stated during his recent visit to Ireland that he is going to make immigration reform a top priority. His remarks, given his previous refusals to bring the topic to a vote, may be construed as placating and…

Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) July 31, 2015 – Florida traffic safety officials say that hundreds of lives could be saved if more drivers and passengers buckled their seat belts. In Florida in 2013, there were more than 1,200 deaths in vehicle crashes, and about 48 percent of the people who lost their lives were…

Houston, TX (Law Firm Newswire) July 31, 2015 – Former governor would await congressional legislation before acting on predecessor’s policy. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, a leading candidate for the 2016 Republican nomination for president, has been a vocal critic of President Obama’s executive orders on immigration. But on May 11, Bush indicated that if…

San Francisco, CA (Law Firm Newswire) August 21, 2015 – In Autism Speaks’ largest international study on autism risk and parental age, researchers have found that teenage mothers and older parents are the most likely to have children with autism. Autism rates were 15 percent higher when moms gave birth in their 40s, 66 percent…

Hook Law Center (formerly Oast & Hook) Virginia Beach, VA (Law Firm Newswire) July 30, 2015 – There are many tax savings that are available to older families. Such tax breaks can be achieved in several areas, including work, car and home, estate planning, medical expenses and rental property. In terms of realizing savings at…