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How Much Liability Insurance Do You Need?

While car insurance is required of every driver nationwide, you can do yourself a favor by paying for more than the bare minimum of coverage. There are two main types of optional coverage drivers can buy: medical pay and uninsured/underinsured motorist insurance. You should have…

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 25 Jan 2018

TPS to Terminate on September 9, 2019 for people from El Salvador

TPS to Terminate on September 9, 2019 for people from El Salvador What is TPS? Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, was established by Congress through the Immigration Act of 1990 and signed into law by President George Bush. TPS provides temporary lawful status and work authorization…

By Jessica Ramirez

/ 25 Jan 2018

Dreamers Should Submit DACA Renewals While They Can

On September 5, 2017, the Trump administration ended DACA protection for 800,000 young undocumented immigrants known as Dreamers. DACA protects young undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children from deportation. The Department of Homeland stopped granting DACA to new applicants, and gav

By Jessica Ramirez

/ 25 Jan 2018

Dreamers Should Submit DACA Renewals While They Can

Representando Hispanos Indocumentados En Casos De Lesion Personal

Tenía ocho años cuando mi familia y yo nos mudamos de una pequeña ciudad montañosa en Puerto Rico al sur de Jersey. No hablábamos inglés ni teníamos una familia para que nos ayudara, así que con amos en la bondad de los desconocidos para ayudarnos…

By Jessica Ramirez

/ 25 Jan 2018

Can Undocumented Hispanics File An Injury Lawsuit?

Representing Undocumented Hispanics in Injury Cases I was eight years old when my family and I moved from a small mountainous town in Puerto Rico to South Jersey. We did not speak English, nor did we have family to help, so we relied on the…

By Jessica Ramirez

/ 25 Jan 2018

Can Undocumented Hispanics File An Injury Lawsuit?

Metal Hip Implants and the Failure of the FDA to Regulate Medical Devices

Roughly 1 in 10 Americans, 32 million, have a medical device implanted – artificial hips, knees, shoulders, ankles, pace makers, stents, cataract lenses, surgical mesh, breasts, IUD’s, – are all just a part of a rapidly growing list. A study in JAMA Internal Medicine showed…

By Joseph H. Saunders

/ 25 Jan 2018

Older Adults and the Silver Alert System

According to the American Silver Alert Coalition, a Silver Alert is a public notification system that broadcasts information about missing persons, especially seniors with Alzheimer’s Disease, dementia or other mental disabilities, in order to aid in their safe return. Silver Alerts use a wide array

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 24 Jan 2018

Older Adults and the Silver Alert System

New Year, Same Dangerous Driving in Nevada

According to the Nevada Department of Public Safety’s Office of Traffic Safety, there were 305 fatal crashes with 330 fatalities in 2016 and 297 fatal crashes with 326 fatalities in 2015—a climbing trend that is expected to continue as final numbers for 2017 are tabulated.…

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 22 Jan 2018

Another Baby Product Recalled: My First Doll and Its Dangers for Consumers

In the latest consumer product to hit news for being recalled, this week the toymaker John Lewis has issued the warning over four sets of the popular “My First Doll” toys. Consumer advocates have warned for years that doll pieces can break off of the…

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 19 Jan 2018

What Happens When One Student’s Off-Campus Speech Interferes with Another Student’s Education on a University Campus?

In Yeasin v. Durham, No. 16-3367, (10th Cir., Jan. 5, 2018), the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals took on that sticky question. Dr. Tammara Durham (“Durham”), the Vice Provost for Student Affairs at the University of Kansas, expelled Navid Yeasin (“Yeasin”) from the university after…

By T. Thomas Metier

/ 19 Jan 2018

What if My Trucking Company Doesn’t Have Workers’ Comp Insurance?

You sign up with a trucking company to become one of their drivers. You may travel from your home in North Carolina to another state to finish your application. Or you live outside of North Carolina. You probably take tests for the company in that…

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 19 Jan 2018

Congress Seeks Answers amidst VA Malpractice Claims

The Veterans Affairs Health Administration is America’s largest integrated healthcare system, with close to 1,300 healthcare facilities—including 170 medical centers—that serve 9 million enrolled veterans each year. Yet, negligence and malpractice committed on behalf of the VA is a long-standing iss

By Christopher T. Nace

/ 18 Jan 2018

Congress Seeks Answers amidst VA Malpractice Claims