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An Oregon immigration lawsuit filed this week claims that the vote on a 2014 ballot measure denying undocumented immigrants from obtaining Oregon driver cards is unconstitutional. The Oregon immigration lawsuit alleges that the defeated ballot measure, known as Measure 88, “arbitrarily” prevents undocumented immigrants from obtaining drivers’ licenses. The suit claims that the immigrants...

A Wisconsin state senator drafted a medical malpractice bill that would allow parents of adult children to sue doctors for wrongful death. Wisconsin State Senator Nikiya Harris Dodd, D-Milwaukee, proposed a medical malpractice bill that would give parents of unmarried children up to 27 years old the right to pursue legal actions against doctors and hospitals. Sen. Harris Dodd told reporters...

Insurance giant Allstate recently filed a patent for a plan to calculate auto insurance rates based on a driver’s habits, rather than their driving records. The patent would allow the insurance carrier to use “telematics” data to determine auto insurance rates. The data would come from equipment installed in the vehicles, as well as from smartphones and other electronic devices. These...

A home mortgage is often the largest single purchase a married couple can make together. When the couple faces divorce, the problems involved with a shared mortgage can be just as daunting. In many cases, the couple will agree to sell the house and split the profits. However, when one spouse wants to live in the house after the divorce, that spouse must frequently re-submit their mortgage...

A report from the Texas Department of Insurance showed that Texas homeowners insurance premiums have increased by more than 26 percent from 2010 to 2014. The report also showed that Texas homeowners insurance premiums are the third-highest of any state, behind only Florida and Louisiana. The average Texas homeowner currently pays more than $1,700 a year in insurance premiums. Insurance...

A South Dakota circuit court judge ruled that hospitals could be targeted for medical malpractice liability lawsuits if they employ doctors who have acted in bad faith. Judge Bruce Anderson also ruled that hospital committee members who grant privileges to doctors can also be sued under the state’s medical malpractice liability laws. The ruling allows patients who have been injured by a...

A Texas sheriff is the target of an immigration lawsuit claiming that she detained undocumented immigrants and denied them due process under the law. The immigration lawsuit claims that Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez held at least 16 immigrants for more than 48 hours after their bonds had been set. In some cases, according to the immigration lawsuit, detainees were held in the Dallas County...

No one enjoys facing the possibility of a divorce. The thought of ending a relationship you believed would last a lifetime is never a pleasant prospect. However, as you end this phase of your life, you must prepare for the next chapter. Many professionals offer services for those facing an upcoming divorce. These professionals can help ex-spouses recover their legal, financial and emotional...

A recent article in Forbes Magazine speculated that the advent of self-driving cars would cause the auto insurance industry either to change its structure or render it obsolete. According to researchers at McKinsey & Company, the widespread use of autonomous vehicles would eliminate up to 90 percent of all fatal traffic accidents by 2050. This steep reduction in collisions, the article...

The Missouri State Supreme Court heard arguments this week to overturn the state’s laws on medical malpractice lawsuit award limits. The case involves a family who had been awarded nearly $11 million in damages, including $9 million in non-economic damages, in a 2013 wrongful death suit against a St. Louis hospital. A few months later, the court lowered the amount of non-economic damages...