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1 Answer | Asked in Child Custody, Family Law and Personal Injury for Illinois on
Q: My mom isnt allowed to hit me (court ordered) but she did. I left home at 17 and Im staying with a friend is that legal?

My mom left bruises on me after a harsh fight, I talked with the school about what happened and the school police officer but they dont consider it abuse. However because of her previous abuse she isn't supposed to hit or lay a hand on me or my siblings. So I left the house and have been... View More

Cheryl Powell
Cheryl Powell
answered on Dec 7, 2023

You should contact DCFS and the police, tell them what you are doing and why. Dcfs has forms where your mother could sign guardianship over to another responsible adult until you are 18.

0 Answers | Asked in Criminal Law, Estate Planning, Personal Injury and Gov & Administrative Law for Illinois on
Q: Is it actionable for a trustee to withhold promised distributions unless a beneficiary stops exercising their rights?

Is it legal, ethical, or actionable for a trustee to withhold distributions that they previously promised to send for the beneficiary's health, education, maintenance, and support until the beneficiary sends all their family's receipts, bank, credit card, and student loan statements for... View More

2 Answers | Asked in Personal Injury, Products Liability and Medical Malpractice for Illinois on
Q: How do I proceed with legal action against a hospital for giving me third degree radiation burns on my face from a CT

Scan that left imprints of teeth tongue and bone of my mouth inside on the outside of my face on both sides of my cheeks.

Joel Gary Selik
Joel Gary Selik
answered on Dec 1, 2023

You may have a good case. Consult with experienced malpractice attorneys in the state where this occurred.

Medical malpractice means that a doctor violated the standard of care. A bad outcome is not enough. Another doctor would be needed to evaluate what the doctors did.

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2 Answers | Asked in Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury for Illinois on
Q: I was diagnosed as overdosing on feytonal patch when blood test shoeed no evidence of such.showed low blood pressure.

Is there grounds to sew.it has caused problems with my family causing them to think I'm on drugs.

Joel Gary Selik
Joel Gary Selik
answered on Nov 19, 2023

It would probably not be a viable case.

The first issue is did the doctor commit malpractice. Medical malpractice means that a doctor violated the standard of care. A bad outcome is not enough. Another doctor would be needed to evaluate what the doctors did.

The second issue...
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0 Answers | Asked in Family Law, Personal Injury, Adoption and Child Custody for Illinois on
Q: Do not the gov's founding documents establish Natural law as precedent & right to life, family, liberty as inalienable?

*The declaration of Independence acknowledges inalienable rights endowed by the Creator as Natural law. And to secure the rights gov. is instituted by men. The right's include but are not limited to life, liberty, and happiness--

*The U.S. Constitution was ORDAINED & INSURED to... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Personal Injury and Car Accidents for Illinois on
Q: In Illinois, the insurer not a named defendant but can I bring in evidence of them accepting responsibility for accident

The insurance company accepted responsibility and already paid the med pay and opened up a settlement file for an accident where their insured hit me, a pedestrian in a crosswalk at an intersection in 2021. In 2022, they admitted responsibility to my auto insurance company and requested for... View More

2 Answers | Asked in Personal Injury for Illinois on
Q: I was forced on unpaid medical in October. As of today the leave was not approved and the case has not been worked. Help

I have been trying to return to work but I'm getting the run around. What can I do?

Charles Candiano
Charles Candiano
answered on Nov 16, 2023

You need to provide some facts before anyone can help you. For example, how were you forced to take an unpaid medical leave? Does your employer qualify for FMLA? If you "took a leave" without the leave being approved, how is that different from abandoning your job? You have been... View More

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1 Answer | Asked in Employment Discrimination, Employment Law and Personal Injury for Illinois on
Q: wrongful termination based on race and religion

I was hired than a company for a period of time and the end of the 90 days period I got fired based on this wrongfully termination I got severed damaged financially mentally and emotionally through a lot of abused and harassment at the workplace my case right now at the federal court.

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answered on Nov 2, 2023

The law protects employees from being fired for their race, religion, age, gender, disability, or other protected characteristics.

To win a wrongful termination lawsuit, you must prove that your employer fired you for an illegal reason. You can do this by providing evidence of...
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2 Answers | Asked in Personal Injury for Illinois on
Q: Who is at fault

If a truck driver was In the left lane but had the right turning signal on . I pulled up and got in the right lane at the stop sign . After traffic is clear The truck driver makes a right and hit my car while I’m still sitting at the stop sign . Who is at fault

Lindsey Seeskin
Lindsey Seeskin
answered on Oct 19, 2023

I'm very sorry to hear you were involved in an accident. The truck driver is at fault. Truck drivers, especially those driving semitrucks, even though they sometimes must move to the left lane to make a wide right turn, are obligated to check their side mirrors and be aware of vehicles that... View More

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1 Answer | Asked in Family Law, Personal Injury, Tax Law and Workers' Compensation for Illinois on
Q: if someone else put my daughter as a household memebr when she is not she was mine and have given me stipulations on get

on getting my child back what can i do in order to get this fraud behavior to stop

Cheryl Powell
Cheryl Powell
answered on Oct 1, 2023

Do you have a court order between you and the other parent that gives you custody or parenting time? Who is this person whose household she has joined? How old is this child? Have you filed a police report? There are a lot of issues here.

1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury, Traffic Tickets and Civil Rights for Illinois on
Q: What happens if you are still going to court over lawsuit and the statute of limitations has expired in illinios?

I dont remember much of my accident but i was stopped and looked both ways before turn left now i being sued i did not receive accident report i suffer from ptsd and short term memory loss its been two and half years

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answered on Sep 9, 2023

Illinois has a 2 year statute of limitations for motor vehicle accidents, without taking exceptions into account. So long as the civil suit was filed on or before the 2 year anniversary of the accident, the case will remain in court until it comes to a resolution. A resolution to the civil case... View More

3 Answers | Asked in Personal Injury for Illinois on
Q: Can I sue or ask for damages from my husband if my husband caused a boat accident and severely injured my daughter?

The boat accident happened in 2022 on Lake Michigan. My husband was driving the boat and didn't follow my daughter's numerous pleadings to return to the shore.

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Sep 3, 2023

I'm sorry about the accident and your daughter's injuries. I hope she is okay. You may be able to sue, but additional information could be helpful. It may depend on whether there are any family or household exclusions on the policy. If it's a small boat under 26 feet, it may have... View More

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1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury, Health Care Law and Medical Malpractice for Illinois on
Q: My husband’s psychiatrist changed his meds around adding and taking away and changing doses all in less than a month. He

He began to exhibit strange behaviors that quickly advanced to seizure like shaking of his entire body then going completely limp and being non responsive. I took him to 1 hospital that said he was low on magnesium and sent him home. Took him to another and they did lots of tests and said it was... View More

Charles Candiano
Charles Candiano
answered on Aug 31, 2023

First and foremost, it is essential for you to understand the anticipated effects and the potential side effects of your husband's medication. Psychotropic drugs, generally, have a host of very unpleasant, known side effects and many are prescribed as maintenance medication. Whether your... View More

2 Answers | Asked in Car Accidents, Civil Litigation and Personal Injury for Illinois on
Q: Can a vehicle lienholder be held liable when the borrower is uninsured and causes a crash?

The uninsured driver hit a bicyclist. Uninsured driver is completely at fault.

Charles Candiano
Charles Candiano
answered on Aug 18, 2023

It is highly unlikely, if not impossible that you would be able to hold a lien holder liable. Any institutional lien holder like a bank, a credit union, Ford Motor credit, etc. requires both liability and collision coverage as a condition of the loan. Therefore if such a driver was uninsured, it... View More

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1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury and Landlord - Tenant for Illinois on
Q: Is it possible to sue a university for making their students live in uninhabitable conditions?

I'm enrolling into a college where they have a large first-year enrollment rate. Because of this, a lot of students (mainly freshmen) are pushed to live in a specific dorm hall that's farthest away from the entire campus. For the past few years, this hall has gained a NOTORIOUS reputation... View More

Charles Candiano
Charles Candiano
answered on Aug 19, 2023

You can't sue anyone for something that hasn't happened yet. You are choosing to enroll in the school. By doing so you are choosing to live where you are assigned. On your facts, you haven't even seen the dorm yet. Your concerns are based solely on gossip. Dorms are often... View More

2 Answers | Asked in Personal Injury and Car Accidents for Illinois on
Q: Is there anyway to find out who is representing me if I lost the contact info for the firm I signed my retainer with

Hello I recently was injured in New Mexico but was contacted by a firm from Ohio because i did this thing to calculate my settlement and for sum reason it had me living in Ohio??? I got locked out of my Google account and that's where all their contact information is in. I have tried calling... View More

Charles Candiano
Charles Candiano
answered on Aug 17, 2023

There is no central repository of the information you are seeking. That said, you posted this under Illinois law so I assume that you are a resident of Illinois who was injured in New Mexico. How did you decide to engage a law firm in Ohio to represent you in litigation in New Mexico for which... View More

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1 Answer | Asked in Employment Law, Personal Injury and Workers' Compensation for Illinois on
Q: Can I sue my employer after developing chronic degenerative orthopedic diagnosis that was likely caused by my job?

I, 33 year old female, was recently diagnosed with lower lumbar facet arthrosis. I was told by my chiropractor that this typically isn't seen in patients my age, this is something that occurs in older patients. I have been working at a factory for over 12 years and believe this diagnosis was... View More

Charles Candiano
Charles Candiano
answered on Aug 16, 2023

First of all, when you are injured at work, you can never sue your employer. Your sole remedy is to file a claim with the Illinois Worker's Compensation Commission. To succeed in a Worker's Compensation claim, it is essential that you provide a sound causation opinion from a credible... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury and Civil Rights for Illinois on
Q: A neighbor was bulling me and wss making load noises at 2 am i thought he was shooting a

So i walked over and plitly ask him to stop he choked me out can i sue him i have pic , went to doctor

Charles Candiano
Charles Candiano
answered on Jul 8, 2023

You should have called the police. There was no reason for you to confront your neighbor. Nobody believes that you were polite at 2:00 AM. That said, your neighbor cannot commit a battery on you (choke you). If you were injured AND the neighbor was convicted, you MAY be able to recover for your... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury and Landlord - Tenant for Illinois on
Q: A Realtor moved my pregnant girlfriend and I into an apartment with a gas leak and mold and told me i was wrong about it

We were coughing up mucus and just not feeling healthy the whole time we were there. It was a back and forth hassle with everything and then they ended up saying I was wrong and didn’t know what I was talking about. We got out of the lease because the other apartment they tried to move us into... View More

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Jun 19, 2023

An Illinois attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for two weeks. In terms of the personal injury aspect of your matter), you could reach out to attorneys to discuss. However, some firms are reluctant to handle mold cases - the symptoms and correlations to an incident can be... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice for Illinois on
Q: Doctor hit me during a procedure and tried it with the local anesthesia not working do I have legal action?
Charles Candiano
Charles Candiano
answered on Apr 26, 2023

What is the procedure? What is the protocol for that procedure? Does your insurance require that the procedure be performed with a local? Was a local ineffective on you in the past? What harm, if any, did you suffer? General anesthesia carries many risks (including that you may not wake up)... View More

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