by lawfirm | Sep 9, 2022 | Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
Are wrongful death lawsuit settlements taxable? No, wrongful death settlements are non-taxable. They are unlike most civil suits which are taxed by the IRS. Personal injury settlements, on the other hand, are held to a different standard than any other civil suits....
by lawfirm | Aug 18, 2022 | Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
Were you injured in a car accident, a slip and fall accident, or in another type of accident in Plano, Dallas or Fort Worth? If so, you will need to file your personal injury claim before the “statute of limitations” runs out. “But what is a statute of limitations...
by lawfirm | Aug 18, 2022 | Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
You are probably very familiar with homicide crimes – those involving manslaughter and murder. In these situations, the perpetrator killed the victim out of “passion” or in the worst cases, the murder was premeditated. Meaning, the perpetrator planned the killing....
by lawfirm | Aug 18, 2022 | Wrongful Death
You’re familiar with all the ways a person can die – they can die in a car accident, because of a heart attack, because of a disease like cancer, because of a homicide, a drowning accident, an airplane crash, and so on. The possibilities are endless. Not all deaths...
by lawfirm | Aug 18, 2022 | Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
You’re probably familiar with the fact that when someone is injured in an accident and it’s someone else’s fault, the injured party can file a personal injury claim for damages, such as medical bills and pain and suffering. In this scenario, the injured party seeks...
by lawfirm | Aug 18, 2022 | Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
Hazing-type activities have been going on for a long time, probably hundreds, if not thousands of years. While hazing was tolerated if not encouraged in many situations in the past, these days, it’s highly frowned upon by high schools, colleges, law enforcement, and...
by lawfirm | Aug 17, 2022 | Wrongful Death
When someone is killed in an accident, because of another’s negligence, or even because of a wrongful act that was intentional, certain relatives of the decedent can file a “wrongful death” claim on their deceased loved one’s behalf. So, the next question is, “Who can...
by lawfirm | Aug 17, 2022 | Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
When someone is killed because of another person’s or entity’s negligence, certain surviving family members can file what is called a “wrongful death” lawsuit, a breed of personal injury claim. Essentially, the surviving family members are seeking the damages the...
