If you suffer from a debilitating injury or illness and are unable to work, Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) can seem like a godsend. It’s designed to provide you with the income you need to handle your living expenses. However, getting SSDI is not always as easy as it seems. You may have already submitted an application and been denied. Although it can certainly be disheartening to receive that dreadful denial letter it definitely doesn’t mean that it’s the end of the world. Read More»
Getting in a car or motorcycle accident can be incredibly scary. Not only is there a chance of death or serious injury, there is a good deal of money lost with all of the property damage involved in the crash. This is why it is so important that people know what to do if they are in a car or motorcycle accident before it happens so that they can be prepared. Read More»
While dollars and cents cannot make your injuries go away, that fact should not be taken to mean that you should not be entitled to receive every single penny that you deserve from the at-fault driver that caused your accident. Getting compensated for your accident is all about the money, since that is the only means you have of “being made whole” by the insurance carrier. While you work on getting better, get a bit more familiar with what exactly you can expect, financially speaking. Read More»
Law-enforcement agencies are charged with keeping the public safe from criminals. All too often, though, they use their powers to take advantage of the people they are supposed to protect. One clear example of this is civil-forfeiture abuse in which law-enforcement agents take money and property from individuals without proving those people were doing anything illegal. According to some statistics, the federal government reaped in over $5 billion in civil forfeitures in 2014, and forfeiture revenue doubled in 14 states by 2013. Read More»
A motorcycle accident can have devastating physical and financial consequences. Unfortunately, it’s usually the motorcyclist who bears the brunt of the damage, simply because a motorcycle doesn’t protect its rider the way that a car does. Finding ways to avoid motorcycle accidents in the first place is far preferable to figuring out how to recover after the fact. As a motorcyclist, one of the biggest things that you can do to keep yourself safe is make sure that you’re visible on the road. Read More»
