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Your Cranston scaffolding case can die on the calendar even if the fall was obvious

A bad treatment gap can slash settlement value, but missing Rhode Island's filing deadline can wipe out the claim completely.

ARTICLE by Ana Reyes

Chapter 11 reorganization

A court-supervised bankruptcy process under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code lets a business, and sometimes an individual with large debts, keep operating while...

What happens the moment a bankruptcy case is filed? In most situations, federal law immediately stops collection activity. That court-ordered pause is the automatic stay: an...

I can't afford a lawyer after the assisted living messed up my mom's meds - am I just screwed now that someone is filming her?

A medication-error claim does not disappear just because the resident was already sick, and the creepy surveillance usually means the facility is building a "she was like this before" defense.

ARTICLE by Ana Reyes

homestead exemption in bankruptcy

A legal protection that can shield some or all of the equity in a debtor's home from creditors in bankruptcy. "Homestead" points to a primary residence, not every piece of real...

discharge of debts

Miss this term, and the worst-case outcome is brutal: someone files bankruptcy expecting a clean slate, then learns too late that certain bills survived, collection calls...

meeting of creditors (341 hearing)

Insurance companies and defense lawyers may dig for anything said at a bankruptcy meeting of creditors to challenge an injury claim, argue that finances were misstated, or...

You just got a letter that says a bankruptcy plan will be confirmed over a lender's objection, and the word "cramdown" jumps out. That usually means a court may allow a debtor...

Drunk after a bar shift and tore your Achilles on busted stairs - can they really pin most of it on you?

A busted stairway can still be the landlord's problem even if the insurer is trying to dump most of the blame on you for drinking after a shift.

ARTICLE by Marcus Brown

A screening formula in bankruptcy that compares a household's income and allowed expenses to decide whether filing Chapter 7 bankruptcy is fair game or whether the person may...

A claims adjuster said settling could wreck my SSDI - is that true?

If a hospital medication error injured you on the way to a second jobsite, the fight is usually over who pays and whether the settlement is structured so your SSDI stays intact.

ARTICLE by Danny Correia

Chapter 7 liquidation

Think of it like cleaning out a garage after a pileup: protected essentials stay, but anything extra may be sold off so the mess can finally stop controlling your life. In...

The quiet mistakes that wreck a Woonsocket slip-and-fall claim

A veteran in Woonsocket can still have a strong claim after a restaurant fall, but a few common mistakes can hand the place an easy defense.

ARTICLE by Marcus Brown

Rhode Island Carpal Tunnel Claims Get Denied Fast

Rhode Island employers and insurers love to blame home computer use when repetitive office work causes carpal tunnel.

ARTICLE by Danny Correia

In Woonsocket, three insurers just told you your punctured lung is somebody else's problem

A bad seatbelt injury can turn into an even uglier insurance fight fast, especially when you're the one paying the rent for your parents.

ARTICLE by Tom Mancini

reaffirmation agreement

Like agreeing to keep paying for a truck after a storm nearly washed it out, even though the reset button was right in front of you, a reaffirmation agreement is a written...

Proximate Cause

Rhode Island gives most injured people 3 years to file a personal injury lawsuit, but filing on time is not enough if the connection between the conduct and the injury is too...

Workers' comp or keeping quiet in Woonsocket - which move wrecks a helmeted TBI claim?

A break in treatment after a work-related motorcycle TBI can gut both credibility and value fast, especially when an employer talks a driver into staying out of workers' comp.

ARTICLE by Ananya Raghavan

Insurance companies and defense lawyers may act like a bankruptcy filing wipes out what you are owed unless you jump through impossible hoops. That pressure tactic hides the...

spoliation of evidence

Three years to file a Rhode Island personal injury claim does not mean three years to throw away the damaged car, delete phone photos, or let surveillance footage disappear....