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If you were injured while working aboard a vessel connected to the Port of Corpus Christi, the Jones Act likely gives you the right to sue your employer for negligence and recover full damages, including lost wages, medical care, and pain and suffering. That is a dramatically stronger remedy than ordinary workers’ compensation, and it […]

Scottsdale sells itself on the weekend. Old Town’s Entertainment District packs bars and patios into a walkable few blocks, the resorts run pool parties from March through October, and the city has become one of the most popular bachelor and bachelorette destinations in the Southwest. What most of them do not expect is that Arizona

A person walks out of an emergency department with a normal CT scan, a discharge sheet, and instructions to follow up if anything changes. Three weeks later they cannot get through a workday without a headache, they have started avoiding the grocery store because the lighting makes them nauseated, and their spouse has noticed they

What Family Court Judges Actually Mean by “Best Interests of the Child” By April D. Jones, Esq. | Jones Law Firm, PC If you are facing a custody decision, you will hear one phrase more than any other: “the best interests of the child.” Every state uses some version of it. Every state uses some

Private property feels like a clear boundary. If a home, yard, or piece of land belongs to someone, it seems logical that police would need permission before crossing onto it. The Fourth Amendment does provide strong protections, particularly around the home, but those protections aren’t absolute. Police entry can be lawful in several situations, and

Kratom is not a federally controlled substance. That single fact surprises many consumers, and it explains why the plant’s legal status in the United States is a patchwork: a federal position that has shifted three times in a decade, sitting underneath fifty state codes that range from outright prohibition to silence. This article sets out

Car accident disputes often begin with two different versions of the same event. One driver says the other was speeding. Another says the brakes were applied in time. Witnesses may remember the collision differently, while photographs taken after the crash cannot always explain what happened in the seconds before impact. Modern vehicles can provide another

The joy of bringing a baby into the world is immense, but a traumatic birth experience can leave parents managing medical updates, follow-up visits, insurance paperwork, and newborn care at the same time. Important details can become difficult to recall after several conversations with different clinicians. With a simple record system, you can turn scattered

A wrongful death claim in Texas arises when a person’s death is caused by another party and results from a wrongful act, neglect, carelessness, unskillfulness, or default. Under Texas law, a wrongful death claim can provide compensation to the deceased person’s surviving spouse, children, and parents. The damages they receive are intended to reimburse them