Listen up, Ladies. Bra shopping may have just gotten a bit worse. When you pick out a bra, skin discoloration (aside from those pesky stretch marks) is the last thing on your mind. That might just have to change. A South Carolina woman has filed a products liability lawsuit against Hanes and Walmart alleging that [...]
Happily married couples often have a mutually beneficial and comprehensive estate plan. This usually includes wills that give some or all of a deceased’s property to a surviving spouse; trusts that list a spouse as a beneficiary; insurance policies and IRAs with survivorship; and durable powers of attorney. These documents all serve an important purpose, [...]
It may be March, but with wacky weather patterns plaguing most of the U.S., it looks like ski season isn’t going to end any time soon. This is why it’s important to brush up on your ski safety, and to know what your rights are if you get hurt. So, if you’re heading up to [...]
Facebook keeps popping up in unexpected places. The most recent: jury selection. Thanks to Facebook, jury duty just got more personal. Something as simple as liking the show CSI on Facebook could tell lawyers that a prospective juror may have “unrealistic expectations that DNA evidence could be obtained from every crime scene,” the Wall Street Journal [...]
Unrest in Libya could mean increased prices at the pump. Oil prices have already hit $100 a barrel as protesters fight with Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi-backed forces. The $100 mark was the highest price point that oil has hit since Oct. 2, 2008, the Associated Press reports. Gas prices are already on the rise this year, [...]
You can expect to hear about benzene and benzene exposure fairly soon in the next few years. As science tells us more and more about the link between benzene and cancer, the harms associated with the chemical will become better known. If you think that you have been exposed to benzene, or are vigilant about [...]
We here at FindLaw know that legal jargon can be confusing. We hear people misusing legal words and phrases all the time. So we’ve decided to help you better understand all the legal phrases tossed around on Law & Order. Here is a new educational series we like to call FindLaw’s Legalese 101. Picture it. [...]
There is nothing quite like a toasty warm seat in your car on a cold winter day. However, burn treatment doctors say that while they may be considered a luxury, car seat heaters are also a danger. According to Safety Research & Strategies, Inc. “Despite their increasing ubiquity, seat heaters are not designed to any voluntary [...]
Forget the street corners. Forget those dark back rooms. Hell, forget that sketchy friend of a friend. WeedMaps.com has just ushered in a new era of pot shopping, and it begins with medical marijuana coupons. At first glance, WeedMaps.com looks like a Yelp.com for pot shopping. Limited to states that have legalized medical marijuana, a [...]
Forget the street corners. Forget those dark back rooms. Hell, forget that sketchy friend of a friend. WeedMaps.com has just ushered in a new era of pot shopping, and it begins with medical marijuana coupons. At first glance, WeedMaps.com looks like a Yelp.com for pot shopping. Limited to states that have legalized medical marijuana, a [...]