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1 Answer | Asked in Insurance Bad Faith and Health Care Law for Missouri on
Q: What can I do when I am being charged a much larger medical bill than I was originally told I would have to pay?

I had surgery in December of 2023. I was told that my insurance covered it and I would owe $750.00. A month later I received an explanation of benefits from the insurance company saying I have a financial responsibility of $7000+. Upon further examination I realized my insurance had been canceled... View More

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Mar 1, 2024

A Missouri attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for a week. As a starting point, you could contact the hospital administration (billing and collections departments) and the insurance carrier to try to find out what happened. If you need to escalate to an attorney consult, your... View More

2 Answers | Asked in Civil Rights, Civil Litigation and Federal Crimes for New York on
Q: What is all that is needed as a pro se litigant to win a civil lawsuit?

My case 1:16-cv-870 I don't understand exactly what I missed to win the case

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Mar 6, 2024

My colleague has identified a number of good points. I'd emphasize the importance of appreciating the pressure on judges and court systems to move cases along. The better a litigant is at identifying issues, isolating them articulately in presenting arguments before the court, being clear and... View More

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4 Answers | Asked in Car Accidents for California on
Q: I only had liability insurance and red-light driver totaled my car. Do I have any rights or ability for reimbursement?
Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Mar 8, 2024

It sounds like you have rights to recover if you were injured (provided that liability is in your favor. If you mean red light vehicle hit you in rear, that's very clear-cut. If you mean red light dispute at intersection, liability is less clear-cut). I hope you and everyone involved are okay.... View More

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1 Answer | Asked in Insurance Bad Faith, Consumer Law and Personal Injury for Oklahoma on
Q: Is a supplemental medical Insurance company allowed to overrule “multiple doctors” severity of diagnosis determination?

“On December 28th of 2023, my wife became critically ill with Flu “A” and severe double pneumonia. She was taken to a hospital in Oklahoma City and placed on a ventilator. Sadly my wife suffered a hypoxic brain injury due to the lack of oxygen her brain was getting. Now she is in a nursing... View More

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Feb 29, 2024

A Texas or Oklahoma attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for a week. I'm sorry for your wife's ordeal. Carriers do deny claims on the basis of differing medical opinions. Only a local attorney could advise on the validity of the carrier's denial under... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Business Law for Kansas on
Q: Can I be held liable if someone uses my website's software testing advice and a company loses money or someone dies?

I'm thinking about starting a website to teach people how to be better software testers. This is going to involve suggestions on how to speed up the testing process by skipping some testing because it is impossible to test every scenario within a reasonable timeframe.

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Feb 28, 2024

A Kentucky attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for a week. Your concern is valid. There is always a possibility that someone could sue, claiming damages caused by your suggestions or instructions. While it is not always a bullet-proof measure, one option could be to consider... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Education Law and Personal Injury for New York on
Q: My college forces all freshmen to buy a meal plan, i have food allergy and they dont have food suitable for me. can i su

My college forces all freshmen to buy a meal plan. I have celiac disease, and the dining hall fails to give me gluten free food or gluten free food without cross contamination. The food they say I can eat is prepared not in gluten free environments which leaves me sick almost the entire time I am... View More

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Feb 28, 2024

Technically speaking, a lawsuit is almost always possible in situations where one suffers damages at the hands of another party or entity. But a practical question could be whether a lawsuit is the best course of action, if it is possible for the facility to accommodate your needs. In terms of... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Employment Law, Personal Injury, Products Liability and Agricultural Law for Maryland on
Q: Can a former employee to a pest control company sue for improper training, poor safety equipment and working un licensed
Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Feb 26, 2024

A Maryland attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for a week. The type of case you describe can be complex because such cases sometimes involve multiple parties in potential third party actions - you could reach out to law firms to try to set up a free initial consult. That... View More

3 Answers | Asked in Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury for California on
Q: My father passed away on 02/15/2024 the same day he had a colonoscop there was bleeding can this be a malpractice case?
Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Mar 1, 2024

I'm very sorry for the loss of your father. The most definitive way to answer your question would be to try to set up a consult with a law firm. If attorneys felt there could be a basis for a case, they could retrieve the medical records and review with a health care professional. Most law... View More

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2 Answers | Asked in Personal Injury on
Q: I was looking for my dog at night and fell 30 ft broke my pelvis at a local dump
Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Feb 29, 2024

I'm sorry for your terrible experience and injury. Your post didn't include a question, but you are probably wondering about your legal rights. That could depend on fencing, signage, lighting, and other security/safety measures. You could reach out to Oregon attorneys to try to set up a... View More

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1 Answer | Asked in Consumer Law and Health Care Law for New York on
Q: if no staff calls me back (b/c they are understaffed) to resched my biopsy can i sue?

after being referred for a thyroid ultrasound i am now told i need a biopsy, which i had scheduled. but i caught the flu, so i need to reschedule my biopsy. the problem is, i've called the department about 6-8 times at this point over the course of 3 days, no one picked up so i left bout 4... View More

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Feb 26, 2024

I'm sorry for your ordeal in trying to schedule and re-schedule a biopsy. It doesn't look like a matter for a lawsuit. It looks more like what you describe - a busy office. This is my individual take on the matter - you could consult with law firms out there. Sometimes, different... View More

3 Answers | Asked in Car Accidents for Ohio on
Q: Hi I was in a merging accident and I was the driver merging. I was side swiped by a speedin car. how am i at fault

How can I proof they are at fault with no evidence

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Feb 26, 2024

I'm sorry about your accident. This is a tough case. Without video footage or impartial eyewitness testimony, it could be difficult to establish the speed of the other vehicle. Sometimes, experts could draw conclusions from the property damage. But that could be costly, especially in the realm... View More

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2 Answers | Asked in Personal Injury and Landlord - Tenant for Washington on
Q: Can I get copy of my apartment complex's insurance carrier outlining slip and fall personal injury damages coverage?

Is there a protocol or set amount payable guideline per certain personal injuries?

Example: Broken hip resulting in surgery=certain amount?

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Mar 4, 2024

As my colleague states, it could be difficult to obtain insurance information short of filing suit. As for your other question about guidelines for your injury equating to a certain amount, it isn't possible to do that based on the limited details. Attorneys will assess your injuries (which... View More

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1 Answer | Asked in Contracts and Business Law for New York on
Q: Do I have to pay someone for work done after I told him I was out of money and he had to stop work.

One of the conditions I stipulated when I hired him was that when I ran out of money, he had to stop work. Also, I wanted to use my Home Depot credit card for materials. He agreed. So when I ran out of funds, I asked him to stop work, but he continued working. He texted me that I owed him $650.... View More

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Feb 25, 2024

The attorneys here who deal with commercial and business litigation would have the best insight here, but your question remains open for a week. Unfortunately, this has the makings of a difficult situation that could wind up in small claims. From the brief post, it looks like there might be... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury and Car Accidents on
Q: I was referred this number to help find someone to issistinsurance claim for a no fault car accident i was injured in

Accident was a rear-ended when I was stopped at a red light. It was 4/26/22 and I have not recovered. I have multiple injuries and have been in medical care ever since the accident, and I still have a long way to go. Stanford neuro, UCSF oral surgery, endless osteopathic, chiropractic,... View More

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Feb 24, 2024

A California attorney could advise best, but you posted several days ago, and you could lose valuable time awaiting an offer of legal services. This isn't a law firm or a legal referral service - it's a Q & A forum. It sounds like you've already been reaching out to attorneys.... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law and Admiralty / Maritime for Louisiana on
Q: what the Admirality/Maritime RS statue for towing barges to park on private property w/o permission. I live in Louisia

Barges park on my property for lengths of time no lease.. Shine lights at my home that enterred into my windows any hour nof night. what right do I have. We own 40 acres of land and 250 feets of this property extents into the river.

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Feb 24, 2024

A Louisiana attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for two weeks. Without knowing the reason for choosing to use your waterfront property instead of a mooring, a starting point could be to contact the towing company. It doesn't sound like a practice that the larger towing... View More

3 Answers | Asked in Employment Law for New York on
Q: In NYC can I insist in communicating with my boss thru email rather than in person to leave a paper trail for protection

If so can they deny me this request

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Mar 1, 2024

Although this is posted under Employment Law, the concept of establishing a paper trail in communications applies in all areas of law. The very quality of communicating in this manner, leaving a written record, could be the very quality that puts the other side on guard and sometimes hesitant to... View More

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2 Answers | Asked in Personal Injury for North Carolina on
Q: I am permanently disabled, move with difficulty using a forearm crutch, need half circle front yd driveway installed.

I retired to my hometown after buying a boarded up, condemned historic home, renovated it totally to use also as a small bed and breakfast inn. I fell some 10 ft. from a ladder spackling what the workman had missed in the dining room ceiling, and descending lost my footing. I now have had... View More

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Feb 28, 2024

I'm sorry for your injuries and the frustration of being denied the architectural revisions you requested and need - both for your own well-being and for the compassionate and generous work you do for Wounded Warriors. There are attorneys who specialize in ADA matters who would probably have... View More

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3 Answers | Asked in Car Accidents for New Jersey on
Q: Jan this year a water sewer truck hit my parked Pathfinder and damaged my whole right front. How do I get my truck fixed
Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Feb 24, 2024

If the truck's insurance carrier will accept liability, that could be the least expensive route to go. As my colleagues correctly point out, the other options could include court or handling the claim through your own carrier. If you choose to go through your own carrier, you may be looking at... View More

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Q: If i have a lot of money can i just buy a huge land like 100acre and do anything on it private house,horses US,Washingto
Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Feb 22, 2024

A Washington real estate/land use attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for four weeks. You could enjoy many activities on 100 acres of land. But you'd still need to comply with environmental, zoning, public health, and other public rules and regulations, as well as not... View More

Q: Can manufacturer be saved to pay compensation to the patient for supplying defective equipment mistakenly for surgery?

A manufacturer supplying medical equipments from a long period of time and never supplied defective equipments. A hospital is well known hospital never found with any negligency before. Here, a consumer has got a liposuction surgery but got infected after successful surgery as technician found... View More

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Feb 22, 2024

You say that the patient came to India for summer vacations. If that means this occurred in India, the best thing to do would be to consult with law firms in India. This forum is limited largely to U.S. law and courts. It's likely the defendants here already realize what needs to be done, in... View More

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