Death Benefits and a Child

If an absentee parent dies, should the children be entitled to death benefits? That is the question for a Michigan court, and the answer is more complicated than you might think. Jessica Douglas gave birth to a baby girl, but she was not married to the father of the...

PetSmart and the Dying Dog

A New Jersey woman is finding out the hard way that your words can come back to haunt you – and your wallet, too. Sadly, what prompted all of this was the death of Danielle DiNapoli’s English bulldog, Scruffles. DiNapoli had taken Scruffles to her local PetSmart...

Emotional Support Animals May Be Banned by Airlines

If you live with an emotional support animal, be it a dog, a cat, or even a pig, then you know just how important these animals are for your well-being. Support dogs now are trained to detect high blood sugar in diabetics and oncoming seizures for epileptics. Dogs...

Injured at the Ball Park: Do You Have a Case?

Whether you are going to the local ball park to watch your son or daughter swing the bat, or you are going to watch a professional baseball team, it can be dangerous just sitting in the stands. We hear stories every year of horrible injuries suffered by spectators who...

Should Courts Get a Second Bite at the Apple?

Suppose you committed a crime, you were caught and, at trial, you pleaded guilty. You were then sentenced to serve a sixteen month prison sentence, which you did, and then you were released, having been rehabilitated. This is what happened to a Philadelphia man who...

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