Archive for March 9th, 2010

Don’t sign away your rights

As corporations become more and more fearful of lawsuits stemming from their own negligence, they continue to try to protect themselves by making their customers and clients sign arbitration agreements as part of their contracts. These arbitration agreements eliminate the right for you to bring your case in front of a judge and jury if you’ve been injured due to a corporation’s negligence.

The Boston Herald recently did a story on nursing homes that take advantage of some of our most at-risk citizens by urging seniors to sign complex nursing home contracts with arbitration agreements tucked away inside. This means that the nursing home is less likely to pay for gross negligence or outright abuse of its patients because arbitration agreements almost always result in lower awards for victims and less legal fees for the facility.

Harrell & Harrell has experienced nursing home abuse lawyers in Jacksonville that can talk to you about your case if you or a loved one have been the victim of nursing home abuse. Please contact us by phone or send us an e-mail if you have any questions.

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Can it get any worse for Toyota

UPDATEGreat write up of this incident.

People have probably started to become numb to all the automotive recall news they have heard over the last month. Toyota was probably starting to think they were gaining control of their problems until a story like this appears. Thankfully no one was injured but what a hair-raising ride. Imagine being behind the wheel of your runaway Prius – at least it wasn’t a Ferrari – driving down a busy California interstate.

Click on the link to read more of the details……

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