Personal injury claims or lawsuits may arise when one party suffers as a result of another party's intentional or negligent conduct. Common examples that may qualify for a personal injury claim include car accidents, workplace accidents, medical malpractice, and more. However, some personal injury cases are more severe than others; whenever an injury sustained due to another party's negligence results in long-term or permanent injuries, or...
Popular health insurance provider Blue Cross Blue Shield was accused of violating federal antitrust laws by entering into anticompetitive agreements. While the insurance provider never admitted to any wrongdoing, they agreed to settle the matter for $2.7 billion to avoid the cost of further litigation. This settlement also includes an agreement to adjust their current business practices and applies to anyone who purchased Blue Cross Blue Shield...
In a quickly growing collection of antitrust lawsuits, Amazon is now facing allegations of anticompetitive behavior by colluding with the country’s top five publishers to establish price restraints so that eBook purchasers are comparatively overcharged on any other purchasing site.
Amazon is the biggest retail eBooks seller in the United States.
According to the 66-page official complaint, 90% of all eBooks are sold through Amazon’s online...
On Wednesday, December 9th, Facebook was slapped with a myriad of antitrust lawsuits, courtesy of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and more than 40 states.
The social media titan with more than 3 billion users across its platforms is facing allegations including anticompetitive conduct, harm to competition, and violation of federal trade law. If the allegations stick, the federal lawsuit may require Facebook to sell off Instagram and WhatsApp,...
The person you should not trust after a car accident is called a runner. It may seem like they are offering a helpful service, but the truth is, they are breaking the law.What Are “Runners”?A legal “runner” is someone who targets a particular personal injury victim in the hopes of obtaining contact information, so either an attorney or a representative of an attorney can contact the potential case—essentially snatching the case from out...
Aside from certain legal tax avoidance issues, a “defective” will or trust sometimes is a will or trust document with legal insufficiencies and errors that would otherwise make the content null and void and ultimately un-actionable for the deceased. This could be a result of carelessness and human error, often occurring due to DIY estate planning kits and forms.One Example of a Defective Will or Trust: California Holographic WillA holographic...
Antitrust Laws
How They Can Affect Your Business
The United States’ fundamental commercial philosophy is the belief in a free market. The general purposes of the established antitrust laws are to promote and preserve free competition. It is vital to understand that antitrust statutes did not arise as a unit. Rather, they were developed over time. Additions to the established antitrust laws were developed as we recognized need for new statutes,...
Understanding The Different Types of Trusts Available
A trust is a documented plan that can be created while a person is alive but will survive once the person has passed away. Trusts can also be created as wills; however, these documented plans will typically not be initiated until after death. Once a person’s assets are placed into a trust, they no longer belong to the settler; rather, they belong to the trust within itself. These assets will...