Thomas Mccutcheon

The legal principle of at-will employment is an area of the law that people find unfair. At-will employment encompasses the idea that a worker can be fired for any reason or no reason. This includes the wrong reason. By example, we had a gentleman call who had been accused of leaving a workstation with work undone. He was fired. There was video that showed that he had not worked at that station that day and he wanted to sue. The employer was wrong, and the employee was right, but the employee has no suit at law.

When a loved one passes away, handling the business of the estate can be complex. Joel and I handle cases where people are killed in accidents and have to set up an estate to handle the lawsuit for the family. Those proceeds are distributed according to state law and not in accordance with any Will that may have been written.

As an Executor, Administrator, Personal Representative, Guardian, Conservator, Trustee, or similar title, you are a fiduciary entrusted with the care of someone else’s property (trust).

Getting into a motor vehicle accident is a stressful experience, and knowing what to do immediately after a car accident can help protect your health, legal rights, and financial well-being. Here are some important things to do if you find yourself in a motor vehicle accident.

This week I spoke with a very nice gentleman who was disappointed with my opinion of his case. He felt as if the legal system was in some way broken. It’s not, but it’s the way it is for a reason.

While the majority of personal injury cases are settled without filing a lawsuit, some cases have to be filed in court. Sometimes evidence just is not available without a subpoena or the insurance company for whatever reason chooses a particular case for trial. When injuries require multiple surgeries and a drawn-out healing process, it’s probably better to go ahead and file suit so that if the case doesn’t settle you already have some of the work done and you’re a little closer to resolving your claim.

Civil cases and criminal cases are very different. Any criminal case that causes a personal injury creates a civil case against the person who caused the injury.

Issues over phone data have flared in the criminal corruption case against New York Mayor Eric Adams. Prosecutors say Adams wouldn’t disclose the password to unlock his personal phone. Adams

Every year beginning on Veteran’s Day and for the month of November McCutcheon & Hamner does Wills for Warriors. This includes veterans, fire fighters, police officers, first responders as well as active duty military personnel and their spouses.

We had a gentleman come see to us who was significantly injured in a wreck. I would place the value of his case in the $75,000.00 range. He signed a personal injury release believing that he was signing a property damage release. The insurance adjuster explained to him what he was signing and recorded the conversation. This man made a $75,000.00 mistake. We are going to try and fix it, but we may not be able to. Some injury cases can and should be handled without an attorney, others should not.