Legal Bugle

Losing the right to drive is something that is often seen in DUI cases. In some places, however, it may even go beyond this and a driver may actually have their car taken away and impounded. Under some circumstances this may be permanent. In other situations, it may only be temporary and it is possible to have the car returned after the fines and fees are paid. (more…)

The process of posting bail and dealing with bail bonds can be confusing. However, there is no need to fret! Here are three basic facts that can help you learn a little bit about bail and bail bonds. (more…)

In many situation having a roommate is a great idea. Not only will you get a chance to live with a friend but you can also split the rent and utility bills with another person. It is an affordable way to live and can make your social situation more exciting. Although many roommates get along well and have no issues with one another, in some cases a roommate can be a big problem. If you think that your roommate is stealing from you, here are some courses of action that you can take in order to eliminate a troublesome situation and regain a safe living environment. (more…)

Whenever you have a case where there is a lot at stake, you want to be sure that you have a good attorney to represent you. While you could try to do it yourself, you need to remember that lawyers have both training and experience in legal matters. They also have good libraries, staff, and other sources that you most likely are unaware of to help them. (more…)

In the legal field, much of your job is to decipher what exactly happened and trying to uncover the truth.  In many ways, it’s much like being a detective except in this case, you have an ally.  The witness is an indispensable component to understanding many situations.  Often times it is a paralegal’s job to talk to a witness and learn certain information from them.  Learning the basic facts as well as any helpful details can contribute to helping a lawyer to have a much easier time. (more…)

Getting yourself into an auto crash can result in a number of undesirable outcomes, such as long term traumas, huge loss of earnings, and so on. Why don’t you do everything you can actually to prevent an automobile accident?

Whilst a few of these automobile accident reasons may possibly look apparent and obsolete to skilled motorists, this checklist is designed to teach all ranges of vehicle drivers, right from the teenagers with a fresh license, to the experienced driver with forty years of driving on the wheel. (more…)

You’ve finished law school (congratulations!), perhaps you’ve even taken the bar exam and passed, now you are all set to practice  law in (name your state). That’s great, except for one little detail you may not have given any thought to: reciprocity laws.  Reciprocity laws will define where you practice as an attorney. If you haven’t thought about how the states that surround you deal with who are not licensed to practice law in their states, then now might be the time to learn about the State Bar Associations reciprocity laws (more…)

Two internet heavyweights are poised to enter the ring in a legal battle that could be prolonged, and most certainly will be ugly. Yahoo! Inc. the largest internet portal in the United States, has requested that Facebook Inc., the largest social networking service in the world, license technologies covered by Yahoo’s intellectual property, and has threatened legal action if these industry behemoths cannot come to an agreement. (more…)

The 2010 killing of University of Virginia senior Yeardley Love, 22-years-old at the time of her death, garnered national media attention, mainly due to the violent nature of the crime. A roommate found her body, face-down in a pillow covered in blood, a crime for which her on-again/off-again boyfriend, George Huguely, was accused. Both were seniors nearing graduation at the time, looking at bright futures, and both played for the university’s nationally ranked lacrosse teams (women’s and men’s, respectively). So it came as a terrible shock to the campus and the community when Huguely, upon being arrested, waived his Miranda rights and admitted to killing his girlfriend of nearly two years. And now he has been officially found guilty and sentenced to hard time. (more…)

Hot on the heels of Google’s announcement that it will team up with other web companies to display a “do not track” button on their header, the search giant has come under attack for another issue concerning the privacy of users, and this time the attorneys general are on the warpath instead of the Federal Trade Commission. In case you didn’t know, Google has its hands in an awful lot of cookie jars, including email (Gmail), phone service (Android), internet videos (YouTube), and social networking (Google+), just to name a few of the company’s interests. And now they have decided to compile and combine user information from all of their multiple sources into one major honeypot that is sure to attract hackers and those looking to engage in identity theft. But the plan won’t get far if the 37 attorneys general against this move have anything to say about it. (more…)