Every year the IRS posts a “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams in order to inform citizens of tax scams and deter crime. Phone scams, in which a con artists pose as an IRS agent, top the list again. This is no departure from the norm; the IRS phone scam has been a ruse...

A bright lawyer named Mitch Stone, successfully tried a $1M law suit against Walmart Superstores. Stone protected the rights of a young lady named Valerie Dantzler, who slipped and fell on a puddle in a Jacksonville Walmart. The incident occurred in 2005, but it was not until 2010 that Stone brought on the charges...

Paying attention to pedestrian safety is essential because everyone is a pedestrian at one point. The word comes from the Latin ped, which means foot. Obviously, this makes sense because a pedestrian is one who walks on foot—amidst traffic. Typically, one becomes a pedestrian while making trip to the store, having a nice walk...

Every year, thousands of potential law school applicants take the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT)—a standardized test that measures the applicant’s aptitude for the legal profession. The LSAT is the single most important aspect of the admissions process, and can lead to thousands of dollars in scholarship money, or admittance into the ivory tower...

At Hastings and Hastings, we have deal with a vast amount of slip and fall cases arising in the Phoenix, Metropolitan area. A slip and fall case falls under the broad genus of personal injury. If property owner was negligent, and as a result, someone is injured, the victim of negligence is entitled to...