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If you have been involved in a semi-truck accident, you need to take prompt action to protect your legal rights. You need to be proactive in obtaining legal representation in a semi accident case, like a member of the legal team at The Doan Law Firm. Our semi-truck accident hotline at (800) 349-0000 is staffed around the clock. You can call our firm any time of the day or night. One of the more common causes of a semi accident…

In this post, we will look at how the Internal Revenue Service treats the tax status of the various “types” of damages that may be awarded, or negotiated, in a personal injury lawsuit. Find out about taxes regarding your personal injury settlement from the experienced lawyers at The Doan Law Firm, P.C..

Many citizens only hear of decisions made by the U.S. Supreme Court if that decision is considered “newsworthy” by the national media. This lack of coverage will often cause a significant ruling to go unnoticed. This appears to have happened in a recent (June 19, 2016) ruling that denies out-of-state plaintiffs the standing to participate in state court lawsuits. A summary of the case,Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California, San Francisco County, is as follows: Bristol-Myers Squib (BMS)…

One of the most horrific things that can happen in the course of a lifetime is the death of a loved on in an accident caused by someone else’s negligence. A common type of accident that results in fatalities involves collisions between semi-trucks and passenger automobiles. If you have lost a family member in a commercial truck accident caused by another party’s negligence, you need to understand your important legal rights and interests. You need to appreciate the importance of…

Takata’s bankruptcy filings with Delaware and Tokyo courts signal the end to company crushed by debt related to defective airbag recalls and civil lawsuits. Some personal injury and accident lawyers fear that airbag injury victims may wind up receiving very little, if anything, after the pending sale of the company to a Chinese corporation. The U.S. operating division of Japan’s Takata Corporation, T.K. Holdings, has filed a Chapter 11 (“reorganization”) bankruptcy petition with a Delaware federal court. Almost simultaneously, T.K….