Your Best Chance of Recovery When You Are Hurt on Business Premises As a general rule, all property owners—commercial and residential—have a duty to maintain the premises so as to minimize the risk of injury to anyone legally visiting the property. ... [Read more...]
Thanksgiving—A Time of Gratitude
Life is about connection… about the power of relationships to help us find and nurture our best selves. At GetLegal, connection is our business… connection with our clients… the facilitation of connections by our clients with those who need their ... [Read more...]
Deficiency Judgment and Foreclosures
A person borrowing money to buy a home assumes the loan is secured by the mortgage lien on the house. In the event the house is sold in a foreclosure, they might also assume the debt has been satisfied. But that is not the case! There are two aspects ... [Read more...]
How Can a Lawyer Help You Defend Against Foreclosure?
If you fall behind on your mortgage payments, your house might end up in foreclosure. However, there can be good defenses to a foreclosure lawsuit. Lack of Legal Standing For a bank to bring a foreclosure lawsuit, it must have "legal standing." ... [Read more...]
The Google Antitrust Investigation
What's Happening and How It May Potentially Affect Access to Legal Services Earlier this month, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee joined attorneys general from 48 states to initiate an investigation of Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon regarding ... [Read more...]
Avoiding Probate
I often am asked by clients how they can avoid probate. In some situations, it is appropriate to take legal action prior to an individual’s death to avoid probate. In this article, I discuss a few ways assets may be transferred outside the probate ... [Read more...]
What is the Hatch Act and How Did Kellyanne Conway Violate It?
Office of Special Counsel Calls White House Counselor a "Repeat Offender" and Calls for Her Removal The United States Office of Special Counsel (OSC), an independent federal investigative and prosecutorial agency, issued a recommendation on ... [Read more...]
TEVA Pharmaceutical Settles Opioid Lawsuit Before Trial
Israeli Drug Company Agrees to Pay $85 Million A second major pharmaceutical company has decided to settle a lawsuit in Oklahoma involving allegations the drug manufacturer wrongfully contributed to the nation's growing opioid crisis. The ... [Read more...]
What Happens If You Die Without a Will?
In our last article, we looked at 4 Reasons You Need a Will. In this article, we examine what might happen if you die without a will. Dying intestate means dying without a written will. Dying without a will can be complicated and stressful for ... [Read more...]
4 Reasons You Need a Will
You may have certain items of high financial or emotional value you’d like specific relatives or friends to receive after you’re gone. The only way to ensure your wishes are followed is to execute a last will and testament. Executing a valid and ... [Read more...]