by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Jan 11, 2018 | Car Crash, General, Personal Injury, Slip and Fall
Nobody wants to be hurt because of someone else’s unreasonable actions or negligence. But if you’ve been injured and need to make a claim against an insurance company, there are things you can do that will actually hurt your chances of recovering...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Jan 3, 2018 | Criminal Charges, DUI, OVWI, Student Misconduct
Imagine you’re a college student, no longer a child, but not yet a fully-formed adult. Imagine you aren’t perfect. Imagine you don’t know exactly what .08 ACE feels like. You weren’t driving recklessly, and you didn’t hurt anyone, but suddenly you’re being charged...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Dec 27, 2017 | Criminal Charges, Domestic Battery, Domestic Violence
Domestic battery is one of the most common criminal charges in the state of Indiana, starting off as a Class A misdemeanor that’s punishable by up to a year in jail. Like other kinds of battery, the domestic variety can easily become a felony. The wrong kind of...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Dec 20, 2017 | General, Personal Injury
Personal injury claims are generally governed by a two-year statute of limitations. This means that if you’re injured as the result of someone else’s negligence or wrongdoing, you have two years to file a lawsuit. But what happens if your injury wasn’t caused by a...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Dec 19, 2017 | Battery, Criminal Charges, Defenses to Criminal Charges, General
Knowing and understanding your rights just might save your life, or even the lives of others. When enacting Indiana Code 35-41-3-2, the Hoosier State’s General Assembly reaffirmed the long-standing principle that “people have the right to defend themselves and third...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Dec 18, 2017 | Criminal Charges, DUI, OVWI
The short answer: there is no difference. Generally speaking, DUI stands for driving under the influence, which is a broad label that refers to crimes of intoxicated driving. Different states have different names for the offense—depending on where you are, it might be...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Nov 30, 2017 | BMV, Criminal Charges
Few things in this world can turn an ordinary ride home into a full-blown panic attack like seeing red and blue lights flashing in your rearview. If you’re being pulled over by law enforcement, what should you do? What must you do? Under Indiana law, a police officer...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Nov 29, 2017 | General, Personal Injury, Property Damage
Winter is coming, and you know what that means: It’s only a matter of time before we’re driving through snow and ice. It’s no surprise that slippery roads lead to increased vehicle collisions. If you’ve been hurt in one of these accidents, you...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Nov 14, 2017 | General, Personal Injury
In this day and age, we’re all increasingly reliant on technology. More and more industries are going paperless, which means more trees and less papercuts all around. Technological convenience, however, often has unintended consequences. This is true in...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Oct 25, 2017 | General
With Halloween less than a week away, the Marc Lopez Law Firm would like to share some practical, trick-or-treating safety tips from the American Red Cross: Map your candy-seeking routes. It’s harder for someone to get lost when adults and children are all on the same...
