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answered on Aug 16, 2017
They should, but they usually only grease the squeaky wheel. Complain. See if that helps.
Any personal injury lawyer can tell you that medical bills are negotiable, with hospitals.
As a last resort, offer to pay $25 per month, and they likely will have to take it, if the money is not there.
Purchased vehicle from used car dealer in Dec '16 with clean AutoCheck. Just found it had been in accident with $15k damage.
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answered on Aug 16, 2017
If the vehicle is sold as NEW, yes. But, a general principle of commerce is "buyer beware."
Several tracking services like CarFax now let a buyer know this information, or any good car dealer or top-rated body shop could see this, in an inspection.
You can report the... View More 
Last february, I was involved in an accident with a rented car. I had my signal light to turn and the driver of big company van hit me in the back. It resulted in head and neck injuries that restrained me from finishing my current semester at university. If I have a case, am I in right of suing the... View More
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answered on Aug 15, 2017
I am sorry about your injuries. That is not fair, and you should be fully compensated. Tell me which major city your accident was NEAR, so I can tell you a good civil attorney to confer with. Was the other vehicle merely a citizen renting the van, or was it a business renting it?... View More
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answered on Aug 15, 2017
Legislators pass laws that often make no sense. At age 16, I worked at a service station at night, but that was in GA.
Road searched ,tested, and given a paper to be in court for a hit and run. I didn't hit any car to the best of my recollection and certainly was not running. What are my rights? What do I do?
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answered on Aug 15, 2017
You are innocent, if no contact with person or vehicle. You did not state in which court your case will be heard. Please advise, and I will give you name of good local attorney for your court location.
wchead@criminaldefensematters.com
Did a non sexual, harmless fashion photoshoot of a minor inside their house without parental consent. Now they are threatening to file lawsuit. Should I be worried?
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answered on Aug 15, 2017
Best to call a local attorney, since minors can't enter contracts. From this message, the photos seem to be for commercial purpose, or have been released, without permission.
Look up intellectual property rights attorneys on Super Lawyers.
I am not an alcoholic. I have never been arrested or even ticketed in 46 years of driving. The FLORIDA driving improvement school I attended is telling me that I must now continue counselling with a private counsellor, NEITHER A DOCTOR NOR A PHYSCHOLOGIST and at my own expense. I was told by this... View More
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answered on Aug 15, 2017
DUI laws are set up to put everyone in a square peg, as a crude means of showing that steps were taken to keep the public safe. Until you get clearance, for early reinstatement, the State will not let you reinstate.
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answered on Aug 15, 2017
Not really. Up to parents.
The company I work for is very small with only 9 employees. There is no HR or management structure, only the owner of the company who is the one making the sexist remarks.
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answered on Aug 15, 2017
Due to the small number of employees, he can get away with some boorish, infantile conduct. Call this attorney.
Gwyn Newsom. 706-324-4900
Tell her William Head referred you. She may have an answer for you.
My dad was falsely accused of indecent exposure at an Auto Tag place where he was there to pick up his car registration that he been waiting for 3 months now that was not his fault with him waiting that long for it to process at the Auto Tag place.The auto tag owner called the police and lied and... View More
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answered on Aug 15, 2017
He would have to show both FALSE allegations, and prove his FINANCIAL damages, and that may be very difficult.
He should at least contact an attorney in PA who handles defamation cases. Go to Super Lawyers site, and look up civil attorneys near his location, who handle slander claims.
Had drugs in my bra and male officer with out my consent retrieved it again my name was not in warrant nor my description
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answered on Aug 15, 2017
Each case turns on its own facts. From what you put in this message, it seems to be an illegal search. Police have limited rights to search a person who is not named on a warrant, for safety purposes.
Call New York criminal law specialists Bob Baska, at this number, to get his detailed... View More
- The accident and court are in Fulton County, Georgia
- Two-car accident where driver behind me rear-ended my vehicle
- Police report filed and states the other driver hit me
- Other driver was issued a "failure to stop" citation and I also learned that her... View More
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answered on Aug 15, 2017
I would appear, to make sure that person pleads guilty. A guilty plea in the Atlanta Municipal Court, which is where 90% of all such cases are processed, in Fulton County, will be recorded on VIDEO, since that is how these courts record what transpires in Court.
If you are not there, to... View More
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answered on Aug 15, 2017
Best bet is to go south, where 16 year old can marry. Get married. Then, spousal immunity can be asserted.
But, reacting to hormones is not a great recipe for a lasting relationship.
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answered on Aug 15, 2017
Yes, from an analysis of other similar cases, from the Clerk of Court. Some are fully automated, and some are not.
The defense attorney brought up an old self defense charge, that was dismissed 10 years earlier, during a trial that relied mostly on character evidence despite putting in a motion of limine (at the request of the defendant) specifically requesting that this non indicted charge remained off record.
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answered on Aug 15, 2017
This issue seems to be very likely to be ineffective assistance of counsel, but (without reviewing the whole case) there is no way to give a definitive answer. A motion for new trial would have had to be filed, within 30 days of conviction, to be able to review this aspect of his/her appeal.
Can a convicted defendants still file for motion for reduction of sentence after filling a direct appeals
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answered on Aug 15, 2017
That procedure used to exist, but the Legislature no longer has that law. Before, a panel of other Superior Court judges would evaluate the person's case, prior record, versus the sentence handed down.
If no appeal was timely filed, within 30 days, uour best best is (within the first... View More
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answered on Aug 15, 2017
You will likely need to contact the attorneys in the case. Only certain cases have briefs available through Westlaw, which is an expensive service. Plus, this process for retrieval of briefs is new, relatively. Not all supporting legal papers are available, online.
Accident occurred in turning lane. 1st party was idling, waiting to clear the turn lane. 2nd car was driving in the turn lane, more than 300 ft from her turn, crossing over 1 lane of traffic. Distance was verified at 345 feet. I was cited for the ticket. GA code 40-6-126
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answered on Aug 15, 2017
All police-issued tickets are based upon the officer's OPINION about what happened, and what was done. Then, a criminal defense attorney investigates and seeks to exclude illegal evidence or to refute the alleged facts.
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answered on Aug 15, 2017
The Clerk of Court for that case will have some, but not all, items. Discovery is sometimes merely exchanged between prosecutor and defense attorney, and will not always be found in the file at the Clerk's office.
Some pre-trial motions and exhibits do not get transcribed. So, that... View More
movers were there at time of closing and new owner told them to leave or he would call the cops, 2 couches, a dinner table, and a jewelry box are inside. What are my rights on retrieving them, or are they now his property?
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answered on Aug 14, 2017
The description given is unclear. You SOLD a house, but left items inside it, after the sale? Was there anything put in writing about that? For how long were the items there?
You could either have a criminal case against them, or a civil case, but without any agreement, I have never heard... View More
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