Drunken driving deaths take their toll in more than just one way. This is one of those stories that sets you to thinking, “What if?” Drunken driving is almost as prevalent as the common cold, and like a common cold,…
Drunken driving deaths take their toll in more than just one way. This is one of those stories that sets you to thinking, “What if?” Drunken driving is almost as prevalent as the common cold, and like a common cold,…
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health have released a study that shows workers’ compensation settlements awarded to white, non-Hispanic construction workers in Illinois are, on average, higher than those award Hispanic and black construction…
It is incomprehensible why people drink and drive. It happens far too often, with deadly results. A little-known, tough-as-nails young actress who starred in the movie, “Bad News Bears,” has died. She was 20-years-old when she died in a car…
Foreclosures create health problems. A foreclosure impacts people’s lives in many ways not easily visible. Imagine facing foreclosure, losing what you worked so hard to secure. That is a 10 on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being…
Foreclosures create health problems. A foreclosure impacts people’s lives in many ways not easily visible. Imagine facing foreclosure, losing what you worked so hard to attain. That is a 10 on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being…
In a recent article I wrote for Trusts & Estates, a wealthmanagement.com magazine for estate-planning professionals (October 2012), I looked at the latest ability to glean genetic information, and how it may affect estate planning and taxation issues. “It’s All…
Numerous U.S.-based companies are publically stating that they hope the Obama administration will turn its focus to immigration reform. Large companies such as Hewlett-Packard, Intel and Microsoft have openly called for the H-1B visa program, pushing highly-skilled foreign-born workers, and…
Chesapeake Energy Corp., the Oklahoma City-based gas driller, has lost an appeal attempting to reverse a multi-million dollar award to a leaseholder in Texas. The company is facing multiple claims from mineral rights holders over the cancellation of offers for…
Just because you are stopped at a sobriety checkpoint does not mean you are required to blow. If you are driving while under the influence and get stopped at a sobriety checkpoint, you do not have to blow into the…
It’s always a tragedy when someone texting on the phone while driving hits another car head-on. The death that occurs was always avoidable. The whole point of texting and driving is to keep in touch with others. The irony is…