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A personal injury and accident lawyer explains a common type of lawsuit In the United States, the legal system that we “inherited” from our European forefathers recognizes three broad categories or “types” of law. In their most fundamental senses, our legal system divides “the law” into: Criminal law, Administrative law,Civil lawcompensation Criminal law, which is concerned with preventing and/or punishing actions that cause harm to individuals in our society or to the social order. Violations of criminal law can be…

In this post, we will look at how the Internal Revenue Service treats the tax status of the various “types” of damages that may be awarded, or negotiated, in a personal injury lawsuit. Find out about taxes regarding your personal injury settlement from the experienced lawyers at The Doan Law Firm, P.C..

If you have been involved in a semi-truck accident, you need to take prompt action to protect your legal rights. You need to be proactive in obtaining legal representation in a semi accident case, like a member of the legal team at The Doan Law Firm. Our semi-truck accident hotline at (800) 349-0000 is staffed around the clock. You can call our firm any time of the day or night. One of the more common causes of a semi accident…

One of the most horrific things that can happen in the course of a lifetime is the death of a loved on in an accident caused by someone else’s negligence. A common type of accident that results in fatalities involves collisions between semi-trucks and passenger automobiles. If you have lost a family member in a commercial truck accident caused by another party’s negligence, you need to understand your important legal rights and interests. You need to appreciate the importance of…

Many citizens only hear of decisions made by the U.S. Supreme Court if that decision is considered “newsworthy” by the national media. This lack of coverage will often cause a significant ruling to go unnoticed. This appears to have happened in a recent (June 19, 2016) ruling that denies out-of-state plaintiffs the standing to participate in state court lawsuits. A summary of the case,Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California, San Francisco County, is as follows: Bristol-Myers Squib (BMS)…