Fresno Legal is specialized in providing information related to various laws like:

DUI laws: It is an area of law where the issues related to drunk driving are taken care of. Drunk driving is an act of driving a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs/alcohol which is illegal in all jurisdictions of US. The specific criminal offence is usually called Driving under Influence (DUI), Driving while Intoxicated (DWI), Operating while Impaired (OWI) or Operating a vehicle under the Influence (OVI). The first jurisdiction in the United States of America to adopt laws against drunk driving was New York in 1910, with California and others following. The law was simpler earlier and had no level of inebriation qualified. The current law at US defines it as a crime to drive with a Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) at or above 0.08% meaning 0.08g alcohol per 100 ml of blood. The traditional punishment that follows after a person is found guilty is licence suspension. The degree of punishment varies if the BAC is above 0.15%- 0.2%. Many of the states in US requires DUI offenders to install ignition interlock in the vehicle which would analyze the driver’s breath and disable the ignition if the driver has been drinking. Drunk driving is a public health concern in the US thus laws regarding it thus laws regarding it are viewed seriously.

Insurance Law: It is the practice related to insurance policies and claims. Insurance companies just like other companies are required to follow the basic laws apart from the insurance laws specially crafted for these companies. Regulation of insurance companies in the US is exclusively conducted by the several states and their insurance departments. Each state in US has a statue creating an administrative agency called department of Insurance. The agency creates a group of regulators to administer the insurance companies domiciled in the state. Regulation of insurance companies started in the year 1940 and insurance companies were guided by laws, regulations, and independent commissions. These rules protects a policy holder against bad claims, unduly high premiums etc.

Several cases may occur where an insurer might deny a valid claim by the insured; the insurer may lay the burden of proof on the insured. The law also governs issues like price fixing or unhealthy competition among insurance companies. If the insurer is found to be guilty it is fined by the regulatory bodies or in a lawsuit by the insured. The license of the company might be revoked if a series of complaints are found out.

Real Estate Laws: Real Estate is a legal term that encompasses land along with the improvements such as buildings, fences, wells and other site improvements that are fixed in location or immovable. Earlier in the feudal system which was an old political system the king was the owner of the land and the people who occupied the land paid rents to the king directly or indirectly in the forms of cash or goods as tax. The age old system of Middle Ages has been replaced which is now known as property tax which is being paid to the states.

The sale and lease of real estates in the United States are of major economic activities are regulated by state and federal laws. There are two broad classifications done in case of real estate – Residential Real Estate and Commercial Real Estate.

The Residential Real Estate is highly regulated, which involves sale and rental of land and house for individuals and families for daily living. The commercial real estate involves activities such as sale and purchase of land or multi-story buildings for business purposes. All the disputes that arise in the above mentioned cases are governed by Real Estate Laws.