Understanding Your Legal Options

Posted on: 31 December 2017

During that confusing and stressful time period after an accident, it's difficult to concentrate on anything except getting better from your injuries. Placing a high priority on your health and recovery is a smart move, since your actions after a car wreck could have serious ramifications. You will need to deal with the fact that your accident was caused by another driver, but if you think you can just put that aside for very long you are incorrect.
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Posted on: 5 December 2017

Applying for social security benefits before full retirement age may or may not benefit you in the long-term. Following are a few things to consider before making your final decision: You May Not Receive What You Expect By filing for social security benefits early, you will likely only be paid a percentage of what you'd be eligible for at the full retirement age of 66 or 67, depending on what year you were born.
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Posted on: 7 November 2017

Workers compensation is designed to help injured workers with their injury-related medical expenses while giving an income safety net as they recover. The system can help most workers with temporary injuries or conditions that are expected to clear up within a year, but long-term conditions are a bit harder to manage. It's hard to tell if your condition will become a long term problem, so use what recovery time you have left to consider a few of these planning points.
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Posted on: 9 October 2017

When you lose a loved one, you have to live with that pain for the rest of your life. While you will never be able to escape that pain or bring your loved one back, there is something that you can do that may help to justify their death: file a wrongful death suit against the responsible party. In doing so, you can potentially seek closure and recover from the financial burden that accompanied your loved one's wrongful death caused by an auto accident, medical malpractice, etc.
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