‘Favorite Law’

Do you read everything you sign? Most people don’t.
Whether it’s a lease, mortgage, credit card application, employment application, or hospital or doctor’s office form, chances are there is language in it that says if you sign it you are agreeing to give up your right to sue them in a court of law and […]

When can you sue someone for breaking a promise? Obviously, not all promises will be enforced in a court of law. So, what is the difference between a legally enforceable promise and all the many other promises we have been making and keeping or breaking all our lives?
If you’ve been following along in […]

Note: Reader discretion advised. Violent acts discussed herein.
We all know if someone harms us by being careless, we can sue that person for our injuries. But, if someone carelessly harms our loved ones, causing us emotional distress for having to see our loved ones in pain, can we also sue that person […]

Any accident, including car accidents, are considered “acts of God” in law when they are caused solely by uncontrollable weather conditions or natural disasters, in which case, no one is held legally responsible for them. So, when ice on a road—and no one else’s careless actions—causes a car accident, that is called an act […]

The short answer is “no.”
A lot of people believe that if their pet has never bitten anyone before, they are protected from lawsuits if their pet does eventually bite someone. Some people call this the “one bite rule”—but there is no such rule in American law.
Note: The advice provided here is for […]

Whether you’re a tenant or a landlord, you need to know the law when it comes to crimes committed in your apartment complex.
If you are attacked by someone in your building, parking lot, or other common area, can you sue your landlord for failing to keep the premises safe from crime?
If […]

Note: Reader discretion is advised. Graphic violence is in this article.
If you tell your therapist you want to harm someone—or someone’s property in some instances—your therapist is required by law to tell the police or otherwise protect that person or property. Other secrets your therapist must report to the authorities is evidence […]

Do you like to play sports? Maybe you like to watch live games at arenas, stadiums, and ballparks. Or, maybe you enjoy bicycling, hiking, or rollerblading. If you do any of these things, you should know that you—and only you—are responsible for any injuries you suffer as a result of the normal […]

In America, you can be sued if something you do, or fail to do, harms someone or damages their property. However, the law does not make you responsible for every harm or damage you cause.
So, when are you responsible and when are you not?
Like so many things in law, it […]

If you filed a lawsuit, or someone filed one against you, chances are you are going to be in a deposition. Depositions are question-and-answer sessions that usually take place in a lawyer’s office, where you have to answer almost any question that could be relevant to your case, under oath and penalty of perjury, […]