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1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury, Family Law and Civil Rights for Indiana on
Q: DCS had custody of my child,was molested n then left in home almost 90 days after reported it. Do we have a lawsuit?

My daughter was 12yrs old n taken from her biological parents, us, for the first time, and placed with her oldest sister n her fiancee. When I first was told by DCS where they placed her, I immediately said no, her sister, so I thought, will abuse her cause she's always been jealous of her... View More

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answered on Mar 17, 2024

I strongly recommend consulting with an experienced attorney who specializes in child welfare cases and civil lawsuits against government agencies. They will be able to review the details of your case, advise you on the best course of action, and help you understand your legal rights and options.

1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury for Indiana on
Q: How do I fire my present personal injury lawyer for improper billing
Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Feb 4, 2024

An Indiana attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for five weeks. Generally, clients are free to fire attorneys, and vice-versa. However, that doesn't mean that a lien wouldn't arise, depending on efforts expended to date. One option could be to first discuss the bills... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Consumer Law, Criminal Law, Personal Injury and Products Liability for Indiana on
Q: My personal and private information has been Breached without any type of USPS mail email or by phone from a few Giants

Equifax Data Breach being the most recent but now since I it have found out about all these things and filling for the settlement and claims with the cfpb and ftc and all 3 bureaus and others no changes have been made I personally raised My own over 300 plus points no updates check all My data... View More

Charles Candiano
Charles Candiano
answered on Jan 31, 2024

The way this works is you ask a question and we do our best to answer it. I don't see any question. Please rephrase.

1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury and Health Care Law for Indiana on
Q: Biomat did physical/lab work 4weeks ago.I had lab work done at my doctor's,it came out extremely bad for several things

Yet biomat let me donate. I'm 61 with a VSD in my heart.i have many health issues.i started donating 4 weeks ago.somehow, they keep letting me.And I donated twice last week. I have been extremely sick.on first donation,phlabotomist said "call 911". I was very sick.i told them I just... View More

Charles Candiano
Charles Candiano
answered on Oct 24, 2023

The way this works is that you need to ask a question. You have not asked any question. Moreover, you should never use proper names. The information exchanged online is supposed to be hypothetical and anonymous.

1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury for Indiana on
Q: Pain and suffering for 13years because a doctor used the wrong stitch and now they have resurfaced. Causing more pain an

Swelling just to find out I have to be cut on again due to this second time around do I have a case

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Aug 15, 2023

An Indiana attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for two weeks. The most reliable way to answer your question would be to reach out to med mal attorneys. You could try to arrange a free initial consult. Good luck

1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice for Indiana on
Q: Infection in mouth led to dentist put me on antibiotics. Then root canal but bc infection more anti led to cdiff 4 times

He missed a canal causing 3 rounds of antibiotics now 4 bouts of cdiff. Negligence?

Joel Gary Selik
Joel Gary Selik
answered on Aug 2, 2023

Yes this may be malpractice. Another dentist would need to review the records, and possibly examine you, to state if the dentist breached the standard of care.

Additionally, due to the nature of malpractice cases, the extent of your damages will effect the case's viability.

1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury for Indiana on
Q: the witnesses are lying on me, and said I got hit on purpose, so nobody will accept the case

I,ve talked to few lawyers and they keep dropping out

Charles Candiano
Charles Candiano
answered on Oct 12, 2022

You don't give us a lot to go on so I'll begin at the beginning. Personal injury attorneys work on a contingency which means that they do not get paid unless they win. Regardless of the reason, if witnesses are claiming that you are responsible for an accident, a judge, jury, or... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury for Indiana on
Q: my car worked on and when I got the car back I had cut my finger from a razor blade that was left in my seat.

Is there anything legal I can do

Charles Candiano
Charles Candiano
answered on Aug 11, 2022

You must be able to prove that the repair shop was responsible for placing the razor blade on your seat. That may not be easy unless you can demonstrate that you were charged for some procedure in the interior of your car that would have required or may have required use of a razor blade. You... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury for Indiana on
Q: My neighbor planted Oelander on an easement close to street where lots of neighborhood children and elderly walk, in IN

It is poisonous to the touch. Can I make them remove it?

Charles Candiano
Charles Candiano
answered on Aug 5, 2022

All parts of the plant are highly poisonous. If you are positive of the plant's identity, your neighbor must be a moron. Nobody would want to assume the liability for causing serious illness or death to humans and pets, irrespective of their age. If it is their property, they have a right... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury and Car Accidents for Indiana on
Q: Can you drive car without driver side mirror I only l have passengers mirror can you get pull over for I?

Indianapolis

Randy Bryan Ligh
Randy Bryan Ligh
answered on Jun 8, 2022

Can you drive? Yes, but it's not legal and you could get pulled over for it. Just be careful and perhaps go get a driver's side mirror.

1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury and Workers' Compensation for Indiana on
Q: Workplace mental health issue

I have a question: I was working at a local small government entity as a director. The outgoing director and I formed a strong friendship that ended with a emotionally charged discussion between us before they left. In the course of this discussion, the person said, “I hope you don’t hang... View More

Charles Candiano
Charles Candiano
answered on May 24, 2022

At the time of the comment, you are both acting in your official capacity so Worker's Compensation would be your sole remedy. That said, Indiana's Worker's Compensation law does not recognize psychological injury so I honestly do not see any viable cause of action. I would urge you... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury, Civil Rights, Communications Law and Environmental for Indiana on
Q: How do I stop voice 2 skull
Charles Candiano
Charles Candiano
answered on May 24, 2022

This is NOT a legal question but a technical one. You need to identify the mechanism of transmission before any legal remedy is possible.

1 Answer | Asked in Employment Law and Personal Injury for Indiana on
Q: I was assulted and injuried by my manager at work what can i do.
Jason Reese
Jason Reese
answered on May 23, 2022

You should consult an employment attorney right away regarding your rights under Indiana law. You may have claims against your employer and/or a worker's compensation claim for the injuries you sustained.

1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury for Indiana on
Q: Mistakenly mismarked my exhibits in a motion for waiver of objections i filed can i amend this motion to correct?

I'm representing myself in a personal injury lawsuit. I filed a motion to waive objections that defendant provided to me in their answers to my Request for a 3rd set of Interrogatories and request for Production. I discovered that i had mistakenly mismarked my exhibits and i need to fix this... View More

Charles Candiano
Charles Candiano
answered on May 6, 2022

There is a very old saying that the individual who represents themselves has a fool for a client. I don't mean to be flippant but you are going out of your way to prove the adage. You need to hire a legal professional for the same reason that you do not drill your own teeth or paint your own... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Contracts, Criminal Law, Family Law and Personal Injury for Indiana on
Q: Can I stay after eviction n also appeal I didn't n couldn't make court this landlord throwing me out
Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Mar 30, 2022

I'm sorry your question remains open for two weeks on such an urgent matter. This is something that an Indiana landlord-tenant attorney would have insight into. The question was overlooked under Personal Injury and other categories. If you haven't done so already, you could reach out to a... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury for Indiana on
Q: I am trying to find out if there was some type of violation that occurred involving a personal injury statement.

The father of my children, who lives in KY, was in a car accident and received an 80K settlement. He has owed back child support for about 10 years and from everything I read child support should have intercepted the settlement. So, something got out of order. I know that this was settled outside... View More

Charles Candiano
Charles Candiano
answered on Mar 30, 2022

If the claim was settled before a lawsuit was filed, child support would've had no way of knowing about the claim. The attorney who handled the claim would have had no way of knowing that a child support lien existed unless his client told him or the attorney was notified by child support.... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury and Landlord - Tenant for Indiana on
Q: Can you still sue for losses if they changed power of attorney over if it happened before they changed power of attorney

In other words can you pursue their assets if it happened before they changed power of attorney over

Charles Candiano
Charles Candiano
answered on Mar 17, 2022

You posted this under landlord-tenant law but you are asking about a power of attorney. You need to provide more details before anyone can provide a meaningful response. Questions that you should address when you repost this include:

Are you the tenant or the landlord?

How are you...
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1 Answer | Asked in Car Accidents and Personal Injury for Indiana on
Q: My 17 yr old was in an accident, Can the parent be sued if the policy is not enough to cover medical bills?

My 17 yr old was involved in a car accident, she was found at fault for failing to yield on a left turn, the other driver was speeding and had no seat belt on and was severely injured. My policy limits will probably not cover the cost of his bodily injury. What happens in a case like this? Can I be... View More

Charles Candiano
Charles Candiano
answered on Mar 15, 2022

Technically, yes. Practically, no. Remember this and increase your coverage in case you or a loved one is injured by an uninsured driver or someone with minimum coverage.

The injured party absolutely can sue you and your child. Here's the problem. Your insurance company is willing...
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1 Answer | Asked in Animal / Dog Law, Personal Injury and Civil Litigation for Indiana on
Q: Does the dog owner still have to pay the full vet bill from a dog attack if you made a Fundraiser for emergency help?

My dog was attacked we emptied our bank account to pay the bill because the owner of the other dogs couldn't pay upfront. I got a fundraiser to help us in our time of need. Now she feels she doesn't have to cover the full amount. Is she still entitled to pay the full amount?

Charles Candiano
Charles Candiano
answered on Mar 5, 2022

To be "entitled" is to have the right. She has the "right" to pay but NOT the obligation. The fundraiser collected money for the dog's vet bills. That money MUST be used to pay the vet. She is obligated to pay ONLY the shortfall between what you raised and what you... View More

2 Answers | Asked in Criminal Law, Personal Injury, Civil Litigation and Libel & Slander for Indiana on
Q: I just got a notice from the plaintiff for a deposition. A hearing for a motion to dismiss is scheduled. Do I go anyway

It is a civil tort case. The plaintiff served me by publication and I have yet to see his original complaint, yet still just got sent a notice for deposition. The plaintiff even included costs of deposition. Do I have to go? There’s a hearing for a motion to dismiss scheduled and the courts... View More

Charles Candiano
Charles Candiano
answered on Mar 1, 2022

If you are the defendant and you filed a Motion to dismiss, you must be represented by counsel. ASK YOUR ATTORNEY. In general, refusal to obey a subpoena places you in contempt of the court that issued the subpoena. Failure to obey the subpoena can result in multiple penalties which may include... View More

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