September 1st, 2010 by admin
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A jury recently sided with billionaire father, Donald Bren, in a back child support case filed against him by his grown children.
His two children, ages 18 and 22, were asking for $134 million in retroactive child support after claiming that they did not receive enough money when they were younger. The mother of the children was never married to Bren, but they were involved in a 13-year affair together.
Bren took the stand and said that he never loved their mother and never planned to parent the children, but said that he paid nearly $10 million in child support over the years, including an agreement to pay for their college educations.
Bren was recently ranked number 16 in Forbes magazine 400 richest Americans and has a net worth of $12 billion.
If you are interested in learning more about you legal rights if you are involved in a child support issue, visit the Austin child support lawyers web site for many helpful articles that explain the topic.
August 25th, 2010 by admin
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A Texas woman was injured in a train accident after she collided with an Amtrak train last week.
The accident occured at 2:45 a.m. at the railroad crossing near S. Bowen Street in Arlington. The woman had just hit a curb in her SUV and knocked the tire lose, she continued to drive down the roadway, but was traveling south in the northbound lanes.
When she arrived at the railroad crossing, the gates were not down on that side of the road so she collided with the slow-moving train. She suffered a fractured leg and other internal injuries and was transported to the hospital to be treated for her injuries.
If you like to learn about train accidents or the legal options you have if you have been involved in one, visit the Houston train accident lawyers web site for more information.
August 18th, 2010 by admin
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Texas lawmakers are discussing what steps can be taken in order to cut down on the number of drunken drivers in Texas. Although Texas has stiffened the laws on DWI’s through the years, Texas still has the highest number of alcohol-related deaths in the nation.
Critics have said that creating stricter laws to keep drunken drivers off of the road is not effective enough so lawmakers are trying to use another route. A new path that lawmakers are looking toward are lowering fines for drunken driver penalties so that people do not just chose time behind bars instead of a probation period.
Some Senators are fighting to make punishments much harsher on repeat offenders. They are fighting to have repeat offenders automatically lose their license permanently. As of now, licenses are taken away for a period of time after a DWI offense but you can appear in front of a judge to get it back.
Others are fighting to get mandatory check points used in Texas. A checkpoint is set up in a certain area and every person that drives through it must stop and take a field sobriety test.
If you are interested in learning more about drunken driving laws, visit this helpful site, Houston DWI lawyers for many articles and blogs on the subject.
August 11th, 2010 by admin
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A 76-year-old man was struck and killed in a pedestrian accident while crossing Queens Blvd on August 6.
The man was struck by a marked Correction Department car that was heading south around 5:30 a.m. near 80th Street. Emergency crews arrived at the scene and rushed the 76-year-old man to Jamaica Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
This area of Queens Blvd is nicknamed Boulevard of Death by residents in the area because 73 pedestrians were killed there between 1993 and 2000. Officials are investigating to see whether the cop was at fault or if the pedestrian was walking against the traffic light.
Car accidents can cause serious injury to people involved and change the lives of many more. If you are curious to learn more about pedestrian accidents, visit the Queens car accident lawyers web site for many helpful legal articles and other news stories on the topic. Feel free to leave comments or feedback on the article voicing your opinion.
August 4th, 2010 by admin
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An article in My Elder Advocate about two New York nursing home residents has shed light on possible inadequate staffing at nursing homes and how it can lead to serious injury.
The New York nursing home cases were about residents who were supposed to be watched closely for skin disorders. There were supposed to be turned and repositioned frequently to help cure their pressure sores.
However, the pressure sores continued to get worse and the patients both developed renal failure. After interviewing the nursing staff, it was found that it was not abuse they were committing, the staff simply did not have time to give each patient the care they needed.
Nursing home negligence is a serious issue that effects many people. If you would like to learn more about what factors are considered negligence, the Bronx nursing home negligence lawyers website has been very helpful for me.
