2014

Can You Sue A Crisis Pregnancy Center For Providing False Information?

Crisis pregnancy centers (also called pregnancy resource centers) are non-profit organizations that claim to provide women with information about pregnancy, birth control, abortion and other related concerns. However, as studies conducted on these organizations have shown, these facilities frequently disseminate false medical information and have engaged in dubiously ethical behaviors such as refusing to refer women to healthcare providers. Women who made adverse decisions about their pregnancies based on misinformation obtained from crisis pregnancy centers or were forced to delay taking action because of something the staff members did may wonder if it possible to sue the facility for compensation for damages sustained?…

Are Proceeds From Lawsuits Exempt From Bankruptcy?

Filing for bankruptcy can eliminate your liability for most judgments resulting from lawsuits, but what happens when you’re expecting to receive compensation from legal claim? Whether or not you get to keep the money depends on a number of factors. Here’s what you need to know about filing for bankruptcy when you have a legal claim or cause of action pending. Timing is Everything How your legal claim is handled depends on the date the incident occurred, not when you’re expected to receive your payout.…

3 Instances Of Faulty Automotive Equipment Resulting In Lawsuits

Automakers have a long history of weighing personal injury lawsuit amounts with the cost of repairing dangerous problems with their vehicles. Even though this problem first came to light in the sixties, the dangers continue to worsen as cars leave their mechanical systems behind and move to electronic ones. Even in the face of deadly accidents, automakers often spend time calculating risk to see if it’s financially viable to perform the recall.…