If a divorcing couple has produced children during their marriage, questions of child custody can complicate an already unpleasant process. Parents should be aware of the aspects of Texas child custody law that can affect their relationships with their children. Depending on the custodial arrangement the parents choose, Texas child custody law makes provisions for […]
A proposal to expand legal immigration reform for skilled workers has sparked a debate among Republican Senators. The bill would seek to expand the number of H-1B visas from 65,000 to 115,000. The immigration reform proposal would also allow for the expansion of that ceiling as economic circumstances allow. While the bill has nine sponsors, […]
A New Jersey couple filed a homeowners insurance lawsuit alleging that their insurance provider manipulated data in its software program to shortchange their Hurricane Sandy damage claim. Charles and Beverly Mooney filed their homeowners insurance lawsuit in federal court against Selective Insurance. The couple stated that Selective defrauded them out of the sales tax for […]
A report from the American Immigration Lawyers Association has shown that officials with the Office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement have started deportation procedures against undocumented immigrants who are eligible for immigration relief. Millions of immigrants became eligible for immigration relief due to executive orders issued by President Barack Obama in November 2014. However, a […]
A prisoner in the Manhattan Detention Center filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against the City of New York and Corizon Health Services for an incident in which he lost a finger. The medical malpractice lawsuit, alleges that a Corizon doctor failed to give the prisoner, Rudolph Richardson, proper treatment after a cell door slammed on […]
The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that it would review the underpayment of flood insurance claims made to victims of Hurricane Sandy. The agency will examine the allegations made by hurricane victims of underpayment from the National Flood Insurance Program. A FEMA spokesman also promised to investigate the agency’s handling of the flood insurance claims, […]
The Texas Department of State Health Services compiled a report on the Texas divorce rates in various locations around the state. The report shows the trends in marriage and divorce in 2012, the latest data available, and reveals some surprising results. Overall, the number of Texas divorce cases in 2012 stood at just over 80,000, […]
A California oncologist was fined $550,000 in a medical malpractice case related to his use of unapproved chemotherapy drugs. The fine issued to Dr. Prabhjit Purewal was part of a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice and Department of Health and Human Services. The medical malpractice case against Dr. Purewal alleged that he violated […]
A little-known clause in many homeowners insurance policies can prevent the policy holder from directly accessing the funds from their claims. Instead of making the check out directly to the homeowners insurance policy holder, the insurance company makes it out to the bank that holds the homeowner’s mortgage. This clause can leave homeowners waiting on […]
A Dallas nurse who contracted the Ebola virus last year has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against the hospital that employed her. Nina Pham, a nurse at the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, filed the medical malpractice lawsuit alleging that the hospital did not take adequate precautions to protect her, other staff members or […]