Defense responded that plaintiff was not wearing a seatbelt when defendant rear ended Plaintiffs auto. Plaintiff, after filing civil suit for this incident, was denied employment bc of risks presented by employee applicant, (myself).
Due to employer background checking and locating the... View More 
answered on Jun 9, 2023
Statements made in judicial proceedings are a form of protected speech. You can ask the court to redact your social but I don't think they will redact your address and DOB because that is information that is easily available to the public. Providing your social in a public document is pretty... View More
My attorney filed a lawsuit against 7-11 franchise for a stabbing I sustained on 711 premises. Opposing counsel for 711 corporate is saying they are not liable and to go after property owners. What are my options if I dont win. Is my attorney at fault since he has dealt with 7-11 claims. Thanks
answered on Mar 9, 2023
Your option is to ask your attorney. Generally everyone is named as a defendant for this very reason. Of course corporate is going to say they are not liable... just as the franchisee is going to say they are not liable. Your attorney can (presumably) amend their complaint to add another party...... View More
What can I do?
answered on Feb 21, 2023
Med-mal cases are expensive and California has a cap on recoveries making these claims expensive in relation to the recovery. Call some medical malpractice attorneys on this site.
Here is a question sent to my partners public defender by me.
The judge mentioned that the person who was affected by the incident was an attorney who had professional connections with the court and was known by staff at the DA office and the court as well as the judge himself. Neither... View More
answered on Feb 10, 2023
The Code of Civil Procedure 170.6 says a judge can be disqualified from presiding over a civil lawsuit or criminal trial if the judge seems to be prejudiced against one of the parties or attorneys.
My friend misdiagnosed me and I was stuck in the hospital for a mental disease. I was never his official patient. Does this count as malpractice?
answered on Feb 6, 2023
I assume your friend is a Dr???? A misdiagnosis by itself does not constitute malpractice. If you believe there is malpractice here consult with a medical malpractice lawyer on this site.
I have been a patient for 10 years thru 6 surgeries. 3 back, 1 neck, and 1 neck pending. I am 70, and disabiled I have chronic back and neck pain. He has prescribed me morphine long acting, and Norco for pain for the last 8 years, I am between surgeries back surgery in November and neck surgery... View More
answered on Jan 30, 2023
Contact your health care provider and ask them for a referral to a pain specialist.
The city has allowed warehouses to box my house in on all four sides and for the past few years, it has been a living hell with warehouse owners, construction workers, and big rig drivers, noise, etc. My children can no longer be outside to play. I tried Personal Injury attorneys, but they said... View More
answered on Jan 17, 2023
This is a question for real estate and zoning attorneys. Good luck.
After the interaction as I was walking away the security guard runs after me and tries to grab me stating that I was kicked out alleging criminal threats long story short after I requested a manager or the police I was denied both and instead a dose of pepper spray and drug out of the store by the... View More
answered on Dec 18, 2022
Without knowing what the "verbal interaction" was it's impossible to advise. So contact your local county bar referral service for a referral to an attorney.
I was pregnant when I went to the emergency department for lower abdominal pain. The doctor and OBGYN diagnosed the pregnancy as ectopic and treated for it the same day. Two weeks later I returned to the hospital to find out that they misdiagnosed me, the fetus was in my uterus and they gave me a... View More
answered on Nov 4, 2022
You need a medical malpractice lawyer. Go to the top of this page and click on Find a Lawyer. Enter Medical Malpractice and Sacramento in the drop down menu. Call a few med-mal lawyers and pick the one you are most comfortable with. Good luck. Patrick Steinfeld
fetus' protections from domestic violence even causing stress on the mother, in turn cause a fetus brain not to develop normal/healthy. The brain starts to form while in the womb. When under stress or physical abuse forming transmitters, do not form connections as they would normally. Normally... View More
answered on Oct 20, 2022
Hi, It's clear you have a lot of knowledge in this area. My question to you is whether there is a way to prove that the physical or emotional abuse caused a specific injury to the fetus... and is there a way to quantify or measure damage caused to a fetus?
Thanks,
Patrick Steinfeld
Southern California Edison Co. (Visalia Poleyard)
answered on Oct 9, 2022
Hi, I am sorry to hear about your dad's passing. Whether pentachlorophenol can be passed on to your child is not a legal question and can be answered by an attorney. That is a question for a doctor, scientist or someone with specific knowledge of pentachlorophenol. Good luck.
answered on Oct 3, 2022
Yes... if the case involves significant injuries and fairly clear liability. Most victims who wait until the last minute aren't motivated to consult with an attorney because they have minor injuries. If that's the case you can always consider small claims court. Good luck.
Filed in pro per civil unlimited against negligent driver that rear ended me and was cited for speeding at scene of accident. Went to hospital and have been treating for spinal injury. Defense counsel for Kemper responded to suit by claiming plaintiff, (myself) not wearing seatbelt. However, I was,... View More
answered on Oct 3, 2022
Defense attorneys can assert "general" and "specific" defenses... that doesn't make them true. However it puts those allegations at issue. Both sides put their facts on and the jury decides. How do you intend to prove you were wearing a seatbelt? Would a seatbelt have made... View More
Salon and involved scalding water chemicals blisters hair loss severe pain and loss of job/income. I am recovering still one year later
answered on Sep 22, 2022
It sounds like the hair salon was negligent and should compensate you for your burns, blisters, hair loss, loss of income and one-year of pain and suffering including future pain and suffering and future loss of earnings. California has a statute that limits the time to bring a lawsuit so you... View More
He’s been touched in private areas now teacher making him feel not worth living has suicidal ideation I asked for help with principal,school police, superintendent and the city mayor and all say my son needs to learn to deal with other people not liking him not any care about his mental state I... View More
answered on Sep 20, 2022
I am so sorry to hear about your sons sexual assault. That is horrible. It's even worse when it involves a person who is in a position of trust like a teacher. Contact one of the attorneys on this forum for a free consultation. Most of us accept cases throughout the state including Jurupa... View More
I suffered a severe reaction, from coughing & choking to blackouts & memory loss. We learned of the toxic chemical after the workers’ comp doctor ordered the employer to have an air sampling test completed. In the weeks leading up to the severe reaction, I was feeling awful; fatigued,... View More
answered on Sep 12, 2022
You are entitled to bring a personal injury claim if your injuries were caused by a 3rd party (i.e. not your employer or co-workers). Any injuries caused by your employer or co-workers is limited to workers compensation. Good luck. Patrick Steinfeld
We are the owners of a house in San Jacinto that we have bought for our totally disabled son and family. They hired (without our knowledge) a professional dog trainer from Temecula, who charged $400.00 for travel and evaluation for future training of the dog. After taking the dog outside, they... View More
answered on Sep 8, 2022
Turn it over to your insurance company. Generally you would not have any liability for the actions of your adult son just because he's living in a home you own.
this is an accident where I was rearended by two parties that dispute liability and that I was injured 5 years ago and now they want to exclude my medical bills as hearsay they already got my experts excluded because i became proper and didn't know how to designate my experts correctly and was... View More
answered on Sep 6, 2022
Your expert was not excluded because you became pro per. Courts don't exclude testimony because a party is pro per. Your expert was probably excluded because you failed to lay a proper foundation. Your bills were excluded because you failed to follow basic rules of evidence. Cases don't... View More
I was finally 90% better. Then I stepped and twisted my ankle in a pothole at a store that had tape on it. A month after accident I did mri and it showed no tears but I had excessive pain. And crps. Then a year later I redid mri and I had tears in both ankles 4 places. Now defense says they are... View More
answered on Aug 4, 2022
What does your attorney say? Documentation is "king" in law. You need to establish the tears were caused by this incident. Unfortunately you have an MRI that says no tears. Many things could have happened to your ankle(s) in the year before the tears were confirmed. You are asking an... View More
I also had severe nerve damage and just had surgery. The Apartments know about my nose only through people. What do I do?
answered on Jul 29, 2022
If the landlord was aware (or should have been aware) of the dangerous condition they have a legal duty to fix the sidewalk. Take pictures of your nose while swollen and discolored for a future claim. Take pics when your nose is at its worst. Take pics of the dangerous sidewalk with a ruler or tape... View More
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