There is a lot of talk among the “tort reform” people about placing caps on contingency fees. The idea is simple. If you limit the amount that an attorney can collect, they will not take as many cases and you…
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Good News for Sony BMG Music Purchasers
If you are like most people, you probably bought a Sony BMG CD and didn’t even realize that there was a problem with it. Well, there was. If you copied the CD onto your computer, you also had to copy…
Increased Insurance Rates and Increased Insurer Profits!
After the hurricanes, everyone expected insurance rates to go up. And they will go up, especially for people in the Gulf coast region. But how much they will go up depends on where you live. Reuters has a new report…
Insurance Rates Going Up for Seniors
I keep on this issue because it is so clearly a bad idea by Mr. Garamendi. His rate proposal, which I have talked about several times before, now has a new foe: the senior citizens. The California Senior Advocates League…
Loans for you lawsuit
There are a ton of companies out there that are willing to give ou a loan against your personal injury case. Here is how it works. You are injured in an accident. You hire an attorney. The attorney files a…
Choosing An Attorney
I spent some time this morning on the internet reading about other attorneys. I found the reading quite interesting. I also see why it can be quite confusing for consumers. Let me give you one example. Others will follow in…
Drinking and Driving – Reminder
At this time of year, please remember not to drink and drive. The CHP is in a “maximum enforcement” period for the next two weeks. That means they are out on the road and they will stop you. In this…
Myths about the legal system
My friend, Wendy York, has some great information on her website. If you have a discrimination case, harassment, elder abuse or nursing home case, you should look at her website. One of the other pages on her website is about…
So you want to buy insurance………what should you consider?
So you want to buy insurance. Great. Maybe you need it. Maybe you want to protect yourself. Maybe it is a combination. What do you consider when buying insurance? Here are some basic things to consider when determining who to…
Payday Loan Company Charges Interest Rate that is Too High?
A Philadelphia payday loan company has been accused of violating Pennsylvania’s interest rate statutes. In legal terms, the interest rate statute is called an usury statute. Basically, usury is the concept of charging an interest rate that is higher than…