Southfield, MI (Law Firm Newswire) February 28, 2012 – The driver in this case ran a red light and hit a woman sitting at a bus stop, killing her. He was not paying attention to what he was doing. “Some people don’t seem to understand that a red light means you stop or prepare to…

Dallas, TX (Law Firm Newswire) February 28, 2012 – The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) recently announced several new proposals to improve U.S. immigration processing for high skilled immigrant workers, each of which do not require Congressional action. These are part of an overall Administration effort to help U.S. companies and to create…

Dallas, TX (Law Firm Newswire) February 28, 2012 – Once a trust is in place, the important task of administering it according to the trust agreement and relevant laws begins. “Anyone who agrees to serve as a trustee has a fiduciary duty to act in the beneficiary’s best interests. While the trustee may understand that…

Brunswick, GA (Law Firm Newswire) February 27, 2012 – The Williams Law Group launched a new website in February to better serve the firm’s clients in Brunswick, Ga., and across southeast Georgia and northeast Florida. “We think the new website will help our clients access the information they need to make smart decisions when hiring…

Des Moines, IA (Law Firm Newswire) February 27, 2012 – Individuals considering whether or not to file bankruptcy must take credit counseling within six months prior to filing. There are some limited exceptions to the mandate that potential bankruptcy filers take a credit counseling course within six months before filing, noted Waterloo bankruptcy lawyer Kevin…

Waxahachie, TX (Law Firm Newswire) February 27, 2012 – Hip implants, knee replacement devices, and vaginal and hernia mesh products are the latest defective medical devices that have caused serious injuries in patients. “New technologies should not get fast-tracked, only to have patient safety compromised,” said Waxahachie personal injury attorney John Hale, of The Hale…

Manchester, NH (Law Firm Newswire) February 10, 2012 – Imagine a newborn left in a plastic bin because a doctor thought he would not live, but he did. “This is one of those cases that just makes you shake your head that a doctor could even think to do something like this,” remarked Charlie Donahue,…

Chicago, IL (Law Firm Newswire) February 24, 2012 – The appellant in this case lost. Not all instances where someone is fired amount to a wrongful dismissal. “The case in point here is Robert M. Bono v. Chicago Transit Authority (882 N.E.2d 1242 (2008)), and it deals with what initially appeared to be a wrongful…

Cleveland, OH (Law Firm Newswire) February 23, 2012 – It appears that tort reform may be having a different effect than initially expected. Smaller medical offices are folding, and more doctors are working for large institutions. “There was a time when doctors first thought that medical malpractice reform was a knight in shining armor, and…

Waxahachie, TX (Law Firm Newswire) February 23, 2012 – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recently launched a new awareness campaign about the danger of magnetic components and how they could cause serious injuries and death. Over the last two years, the CPSC has received an increase of reported incidents of youths and teens swallowing…