Posts by Luci Prosapio

From the Land Mines in Accident Cases section of How You Can Avoid Legal Land Mines by Joseph S. Lyles (2003). Drivers who cause accidents and then flee the scene (hit-and-runs) are more common than you may think. And people who drive cars with no insurance coverage (uninsureds) are not uncommon either. If you are…

From the Land Mines in Accident Cases section of How You Can Avoid Legal Land Mines by Joseph S. Lyles (2003). In the case of an auto accident or similar personal injury case, you should not be in too much of a hurry to settle your case. All auto accident claims are segregated into two…

From the Land Mines in Accident Cases section of How You Can Avoid Legal Land Mines by Joseph S. Lyles (2003). If an employee is injured while working, then under most circumstances he or she is entitled to compensation in one or more of three ways: Medical Treatment Wage replacement and/or Monetary award for permanent…

From the Land Mines in Accident Cases section of How You Can Avoid Legal Land Mines by Joseph S. Lyles (2003). People who have been injured in an accident sometimes fail to mention all their problems to their doctor. For example, it is common for someone whose neck or back was injured in a collision…

From the Land Mines in Accident Cases section of How You Can Avoid Legal Land Mines by Joseph S. Lyles (2003). I have seen several automobile accident cases in which the injured person went to a lawyer before seeking medical attention, and I understand why. The victims are concerned about having to deal with huge…

From The Sue the Bastards section of How You Can Avoid Legal Land Mines by Joseph S. Lyles (2003). Beth struggled to keep a small business going after she and her husband, who was also her business partner, separated. With so many problems to deal with, Beth was distracted and wrote some checks that bounced.…

From The Sue the Bastards section of How You Can Avoid Legal Land Mines by Joseph S. Lyles (2003). One of the legal myths I hear often is that an employer can’t fire an employee without good reason. The sad truth is that in a “right to work” state like South Carolina, you can be…

From The Sue the Bastards section of How You Can Avoid Legal Land Mines by Joseph S. Lyles (2003). Mediation and arbitration are two ways of resolving legal cases that are alternatives to jury trials. They are known as Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), and they are becoming increasingly popular. Some jurisdictions are requiring that cases…

From The Sue the Bastards section of How You Can Avoid Legal Land Mines by Joseph S. Lyles (2003). When couples divorce, the family court judge often makes one side or the other responsible for paying a particular debt, like a car or house payment. The person who is not ordered to make those payments…

From The Sue the Bastards section of How You Can Avoid Legal Land Mines by Joseph S. Lyles (2003). One of the frustrating aspects of the law is that it isn’t always black or white. More often than not it’s gray, in lots of shades. So a lawyer can rarely give a short answer to…