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Prison Rape Elimination Act and Sexual Assault
PREA did not bring the prison rape statistics to zero but has resulted in tremendous change in the view angle and address of the issues. The State works dedicatedly toward having a “Zero Tolerance” policy against sexual assaults in prison. Signed by President Bush in 2003, the PREA has placed amendments in 2007 for a perspective. The PREA issues a warning to the staff and the offenders and grants the victim access to a lawyer
Are Personal Injury Settlements Taxable?
No. In fact, personal injury settlements are one of the very few types of lawsuits that are actually tax-exempt. While the majority of lawsuit settlements are taxable, personal injury ones are not. No law firm or lawyer can say otherwise, regardless of the state you are living in. For example, any Philadelphia personal injury lawyer will tell you that you do not owe the IRS anything if you happen to win a personal injury lawsuit
Punitive Damages Explained
Punitive damages, also referred to as compensatory damages, are criminal damages that a judge or jury may impose on a plaintiff to hurt and disgrace the defendant. Punitive damages are normally only awarded in the most extreme cases, such as breaches of contract with sufficient proof of oppression, fraud, gross carelessness, or malice. In such instances, the plaintiff may obtain punitive damages in addition to real losses as an example and to further punish the
Can You Sue a Doctor for Negligence?
Getting sued for medical malpractice is a serious matter that should not be taken lightly. Suing for malpractice can be costly, time-consuming, and put you in front of the public. Case statistics show that doctors and other healthcare providers are more likely to favor people whose care has hurt than most other personal injury claims. To make things even worse, a doctor’s insurance company can say that they won’t pay if the patient wants to
Workers’ Compensation in PA: Rights of Contracted Workers Explained
One of the most contentious questions under Pennsylvania workers’ compensation laws is whether an injured worker is an employee or an independent contractor. This includes workers in the construction industry or truck drivers. Accordingly, most would-be employers contend that the injured worker was an independent contractor who was not entitled to workers’ compensation benefits due to a workplace accident. Some of the most common instances in which an injured worker’s allegation that he or she
Medical Malpractice Standard of Care
The term “standard of care” in medical practice refers to the degree and type of care that a reasonably skilled and competent health care provider with a similar background and practice in the same medical community would have delivered in the circumstances that preceded the alleged malpractice. In other words, the most important question for a medical malpractice case that you should ask yourself is, “Would a similarly qualified health care practitioner have treated me the same
When Should You File A Medical Malpractice Lawsuit?
Individuals who have been hurt or injured as a result of inferior medical care or a misdiagnosis by a physician, nurses, staff member, frequently file medical malpractice claims. The majority of the time the standard of care used to figure out whether a medical provider was “negligent” or didn’t give enough treatment is whether the patient would have gotten the same treatment from another doctor in the same situation. If you have ever been a victim
