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I do have a police report and I am being held at fault since I was uninsured and a minor. The accident was a collision and everyone was okay and no ambulance was called. The other person insurance gave me a letter in the mail to talk about the claim/settlement and have left voicemails to the number... View More
answered on Dec 6, 2024
It is illegal to drive without insurance and I am not condoning it. That said, failure to have insurance has nothing to do with whether you are the at-fault driver. You provide no facts concerning the accident so I cannot tell you whether you were at fault. Assuming that you were at fault and... View More
was never told by my OB I had gestational diabetes during my pregnancy and that lead me to developed type two diabetes, (she did do the test for glucose, I was told to monitor my numbers because the results came out high but didn’t say anything that I had developed diabetes, throughout my whole... View More
answered on Nov 1, 2024
Sue for what? There is NOTHING that anyone can do to prevent GD. To sue under a theory of medical negligence/malpractice, you MUST be able to articulate how the provider breached the standard of care they owed you. GD is CAUSED by the placenta interfering with insulin absorption. It cannot be... View More
I got a severe concussion when I was 13 at school. The school were negligent with my care and refused to call an ambulance or my parents. I since have developed severe chronic migraines, anxiety, and fatigue. I have lost multiple jobs because of my health issues
answered on Oct 28, 2024
The statute of limitations closed on your 20th birthday. You had 7 years to bring the claim. You do not state the circumstances surrounding the concussion. If the school's culpability is limited to its failure to call an ambulance or your parents, it is unlikely that you would have been able... View More
answered on Oct 25, 2024
Just to review, compensatory damages are usually the only damages awarded, in any action. Punitive damages are extremely rare and in Indiana courts, they are limited to $50,000 of which only A maximum of$12,500 is payableTo any Plaintiff. After attorney fees and costs, your recovery is capped at... View More
For a deer collision? My car was in the shop for 6 months, and i was only given 30 days of car rental. I continued paying for my car even though i wasn't driving it. I had no vehicle for 5 months. I have a full time job, and i’ve missed a lot of work. Should the insurance have paid for my... View More
answered on Oct 7, 2024
This is not a legal question but I will answer it as best I can from personal experience. When you purchase car insurance, car rental coverage is usually defined by duration and the amount payable per day. For example, 30 days at $50 per day. The duration is generally fixed at 30 days. The only... View More
I was taken by ambulance. Told my husband I had bacterial pneumonia which had caused some delirium. When I was admitted and coherent I was told the same thing. No mention of a heart attack by any doctor or nurse. Due to terrible care, I left shortly after being admitted and put in a room. Discharge... View More
answered on Oct 3, 2024
You can sue anyone. If you are asking whether you can recover, on your facts (you sustained no harm as a result and your own cardiologist didn't mention it until you asked, 2 years later), you cannot recover. I medical negligence (a/k/a medical malpractice), the rule is no harm, no foul.... View More
My husband drives tractor trailers and was sent to the clinic by his employer for pain radiating from his back/chest and shoulder down his arm. They said it was a shoulder strain (even though he doesn't do any lifting) and put him on light duty. 5 days later, he went to the ER after work and... View More
answered on Sep 23, 2024
To be compensable under the Illinois Worker's Compensation Act, an illness or injury must be caused or contributed to by a person's work. On your facts, your husband does no lifting or other strenuous work beyond driving. On your facts, your husband's heart attack cannot be... View More
im married going through rough spot. my other is staying with family. we are still legally married. we never filed for a legal separation or anything. i was dumb and had someone move in. now i cant get them to leave. i gave notice of quit. week after the date they are still there. they said it had... View More
answered on Sep 10, 2024
You said it. You acted foolishly. The police are the "law enforcement" officers. If you don't want the police involved, how can you expect any assistance from the judicial system? If an eviction Order for a restraining Order is entered against the person living in your house, who... View More
I know that if you have money or a possession, a cop can take it if they think it came from drugs, even if there's no proof you've ever come in contact with them. They can take your possessions without due process. just wondering
answered on Sep 20, 2024
The police can "seize" property if there is probable cause that the property was acquired with money from the sale of drugs or if the property was used in the sale of drugs but the police cannot "take" the property. You still own it. If the prosecuting attorney determines... View More
If a nurse is assaulted while on the job by a mental patient, how do you determine what a fair settlement would be?
answered on Aug 29, 2024
I don't mean to be flippant, but the only legitimate answer to your question would be a comprehensive "how to do it" book on Worker's Compensation injuries. It is not "rocket science," but it can be unbelievably complicated. To make the calculation, an attorney would... View More
My grandmother died in a nursing home in Crete, Illinois, and I am trying to find the details of her case I am from Indiana and I don’t know how to navigate through Illinois quarts to find out exactly what type of court this happened in or the lawyer or the judges name that handled the case
answered on Jun 20, 2024
If a medical malpractice or wrongful death lawsuit was filed in Cook County Illinois, you can find it by following this link or pasting it into your browser: https://casesearch.cookcountyclerkofcourt.org/CivilCaseSearchAPI.aspx
Choose the Law Division and then search for your... View More
answered on Jun 6, 2024
You CANNOT sue a police officer or the state's attorney for anything they do in the performance of their official duties. They are immune from prosecution. Beyond that, a police officer has broad discretion in making an arrest. If you believe the arrest was unlawful, you should discuss the... View More
I was involved in a car accident and it was my fault for not being in the correct turning lane first car and first accident i didn’t have any insurance due to stability issues but now the other party is asking me for insurance or they will take legal actions
answered on Jun 3, 2024
If you were at-fault, you are liable. If the other driver had full coverage, THEIR insurance will pay and you will owe them WHATEVER THEY PAY for property damage and injury. There are only 2 ways you can keep a driver's license, in ANY state. You can enter into a repayment plan that is... View More
I think it was a issue with airbags as it bursted.
answered on Jun 3, 2024
The way this works is that you need to ask a question. You only tell us that you were a passenger in a used car that is 5 - 15 years old. Then you say that you think there was an issue with the airbag because the airbag bursted/ruptured.
Essentially, you are asserting that the airbags... View More
Do I have grounds to seek legal action regarding my termination based on mental health and substance abuse without being offered treatment or even severance?
answered on Jun 2, 2024
Worker's Compensation is a specialized area of law that only concerns job-related injuries. Your question is more related to employment law. Most people are at-will employees. You may have an employee handbook or union contract that provides additional rights. That said, any physical or... View More
I'm looking for statutes to back this up.
answered on May 21, 2024
Nobody can tell you whether they can make you switch pharmacies without reading the Compromise and Release that you both signed a/k/a settlement. The Compromise and Release is a formal contract that terminates the claim. It cannot be "appealed."
You say that you were... View More
From 2020- 2022 we had a landscaping company do a variety of work on our house. They regraded our yard, repaired our tennis court and performed standard maintenance. The problem is that everything they did was wrong. The tennis court still has cracks throughout and the yard floods every time it... View More
answered on May 10, 2024
This never happened. That is what a judge will tell you. To have an enforceable contract, you secure a bid/quote on SPECIFIC WORK, how it is to be done, when it is to be done, who is responsible for the work permits, what it will cost, and how long it is guaranteed.
You need to provide... View More
answered on May 10, 2024
Unless your neighbor has an ASSIGNED parking spot adjacent to the scratch; you have surveillance video of your neighbor scratching the car; an eyewitness saw your neighbor scratch the bumper; or your neighbor admitted scratching the car (in a text, email, in front of a witness, or on video); AND... View More
If you are at work and hurt your back and notify you manager immediately and they give you some aspirin and muscle rub send send you home with time off without pay instead of workers compensation then you are unable to work a d they se d you to a doctor a d the doctor send them a written notice... View More
answered on Apr 8, 2024
The person who was injured is foolishly trying to handle this matter without hiring an attorney. The injured worker doesn't even realize that reporting his work injury to his employer does NOT give him any rights. To be clear, you must report the injury to your employer within 45 days but... View More
Same surgery 2 times I feel the first dr should have done better is there anything I can do cause this has changed my life forever I never knew it would of turned out this bad
answered on Feb 19, 2024
CAR ACCIDENT
If you are asking about reopening the car accident, you CANNOT do that. That said, given the extent of your injuries, the insurance carrier probably surrendered their policy limits. That is to say that you probably received ALL available money.
Medical Malpractice... View More
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