Daily Archives: February 1, 2013 - 5 results

A former World Cup soccer player won a $1.2 million jury award for an accident on the highway in which he was hit by wheels that came loose off of a truck. Manuel Vasquez was driving a limo taking a client to the airport when a wheel assembly weighing 800 pounds came loose from a tractor-trailer. The wheels bounced over the median line, damaged six cars and crushed Vasquez’ vehicle. Vasquez sued the owner and operator of the big rig …

  Are your privacy rights being compromised in the name of law and order? Lawyers.com Editorial Director Betsy Kim provides today’s Newsbreak, a round-up of cases and laws that could impact your Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable search and seizure. The U.S. Supreme Court is reviewing a case on whether police need a search warrant for a blood sample from a DUI suspect. Is the right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure under these circumstances outweighed by the …

Casey Anthony, who was acquitted in 2011 for the murder of her daughter Caylee, has filed for bankruptcy in Florida, citing debts of nearly $800,000. Anthony, 26, lists only $1,084 in assets against the massive sum she owes, mostly in legal fees. She was accused of killing her two-year-old in 2008 with chloroform and duct tape, and then dumping the body in the woods. Her defense attorney, Jose Baez of the Baez Law Firm, argued that the baby had drowned …

After the close of another year, income taxes of course come to mind. While it’s clear we have to pay tax on our income, there are plenty of provisions in the tax code that require federal taxes to be paid on things you may not normally think of. As you’re gathering your forms and preparing to submit your returns, consider the following checklist of surprises, groaners, and ironies.   Unemployment Benefits It’s ironic but true – you have to pay …

Going under the knife is stressful enough. Having to worry about the surgeon operating on the wrong side is almost unthinkable. But it happens more than you might think – an estimated 40 times per week, according to a hospital accrediting group. In one recent example, a jury awarded a young medical student $1.4 million against the doctor who removed the wrong ovary. Nadege Neim, was pregnant when she went to her gynecologist, Dr. Maureen Muoneke, who performed an ultrasound …