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Recession hits home with lawyers – legal malpractice claims skyrocket

Lawyers are being sued now more than ever with the current state of the economy. This happens often with an economic downturn. As it turns out, lawyers too are feeling the pinch of financial difficulties, leading them to make unwise decisions which may cause trouble, as stated by one Chicago Illinois legal malpractice attorney. There are several reasons, according to experts, why lawyers today have more legal malpractice claims. First, people are losing the value of the assets and reprimand the…

Miami DUI car crash involving intoxicated police officer

A Miami police officer, who crashed in February in his patrol car into a parked truck, will not face criminal charges, but has since left the department. Investigators and Miami car accident law firm, Smith & Behary, have not found enough evidence to charge 24-year-old Sarah-Anne Hoyle with DUI and leaving the scene of an accident in this case. In the early morning crash, Hoyle, who was blistered beyond belief, plowed into a parked van. The cruiser and the front wheel brake…