Unfortunately, the answer is, it depends. If the case is one where damages are straight forward to compute, an expert economist is not needed. If complex future damage calculations are required, or the other side has retained an economist, than an expert economist should be used. Fees range... View More

Contact the Claims Administrator for the case. A while ago, you must have received a Notice of Class Action, wherein you were told to submit a claim to a certain place by a certain time, etc. The place you sent the claim to is the Claims Administrator, and there should be an 800 number or contact... View More

If the defense witness does not appear at trial, the court will do one of a few things, depending on the judge and the reason for the non-appearance. Most likely, the court will order that the trial proceed without that particular witness. If the witness was subpoenaed and still did not appear,... View More

If you file an Articles of Incorporation with the State, and also prepare proper corporate bylaws and minutes, the directors and officers should be shielded from personal liability if the corporation is sued. To maintain your separateness from the corporation so as not to be personally liable, the... View More

A Conservator of a person has a fiduciary duty to ensure that all actions taken by the Conservator are only in the best interests of the person for whom they are the Conservator for. One issue that should never occur os the comingling of bank accounts, particularly the Conservator's personal... View More

Not sure what hearing or event is scheduled for the first week in 2011. If you are scheduled to appear in court on a particular date, I would call both the other attorney as well as the courtroom itself and explain the circumstances. I would attempt to see if the other attorney would agree to... View More

No. A minor can not hold title to real property, just as a minor can not lawfully sign a contract or be bound to a contract if he signed it. Such a contract would be voidable. Once the minor attains the age of majority (18), the property can be transferred to him via a Grant Deed or Quitclaim... View More

A person served with a subpoena is not required to sign it for it to be valid. I subpoena for a witness identifies a particular place, date and time the witness is to appear, and once served, he must comply, whether he wants to or not. If he does not comply, the court may issue a bench warrant... View More

Depends a bit. I believe you should always have a lawyer. However, if you were the winning party, than filling out the Memorandum of Costs Form is not too difficult, and you could likely do it yourself if you know what the exact costs were. If you were the losing party, you may want to have a... View More

If you want to resign, and the only other alternate is unsuitable, you must first look to the power of attorney document itself to see if it provides instructions for resignation. If none exist, or such a resignation would only empower your brother, would need to petition the court to resign and... View More

The FMLA are a set of laws in place governing, among other things, an employee's right to leave from work and an employer's obligation to provide employee's leave from work. Your pontential lawsuit would be termination or constructive discharge based on retaliation in violation of... View More

It depends why you feel it was premature and improper. However, if you were improperly served, (served someone else, documents fatally flawed, etc.) than a lawsuit cannot officially commence. However, if you file a motion to quash, when you show up to court to argue it, you may then just get... View More

Since you did not get sick, "reporting" them would not be necessary. It is possible that their food is just not very tasty, or someone else unrelated to the ricotta cheese. If you were truly displeased, you should have informed the restaurant while you were there, and if you are... View More

Generally no. There are some exceptions, particularly in medical malpractice cases, where often times it is a while before you discover that malpractice was committed. Other situations include active concealment or fraud by and defendant, as well as periods of mental incapacity by the potential... View More

It depends on what your scheduled surgery was for, and whether the need to remove them was life saving, etc. I cannot know why based on the information you ovided, however, you need to be aware that the statutue of limitation, although 2 years personal injury matters, is ONLY 1 YEAR in medical... View More

From the $5000 offered to you, you were required by contract to repay medical bills (although your lawyer can make several different arguments to reduce those bills) and through your retainer agreement with the lawyer to pay his fee (via contingency I presume). If the $5000 offer is not enough to... View More

An ambulance is not a shuttle service, and may not be obligated to take you to a hospital you want to go to. If may have been more important to get you to a hosptial for treatment than to take you where you wanted to go. It sounds like it may be difficult to prove damages, or that the ambulance... View More

It is not automatically the water park's fault that your son got whiplash. It is important to understand how/why the accident happened. Assuming your son was in the correct possition as instructed, etc., while using the ride, he could have a claim if the design of the ride is inherently... View More

It is difficult to answer the question based on the limited information provided. What is/was your relationship to the Office of Personel Management? 20 years is a long time, and any sort of statute for misrepresentation or fraud has elapsed, unless, possibly, there were proactive and ongoing... View More

There may be some websites that contain the annotated version of the codes, but typically they are just the codes themselves. Absent purchasing an annottated code, you should go to your local law library. There you can view all the annotated codes without having to purchase them.