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answered on Apr 11, 2025
Thank you for reaching out. I'm very sorry to hear about your loss.
Depending on the specific diagnosis your loved one received and how long ago they passed away, you may be eligible for compensation. There are a number of factors that can affect eligibility, including the nature of... View More 
I am the conservator for my granddaughter, who received life insurance benefits as a beneficiary following her father's death. There is a wrongful death lawsuit, and we are going to Probate Court. The probate attorney has advised that I must provide the life insurance benefits to the... View More
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answered on Apr 12, 2025
This is a really important question, and you're right to want a clear explanation—especially when you're doing your best to care for your granddaughter. In Texas, even though life insurance benefits usually go directly to the named beneficiary and bypass probate, the situation changes... View More
I'm facing a complex legal issue where my mother left our home to me and my sister, but my sister removed my name from the ownership without my consent. I've filed an affidavit of heirs and a death affidavit through the court, with support from my other siblings. Recently, my sister... View More
answered on Mar 13, 2025
Your situation involves multiple serious legal issues, including wrongful arrest, property fraud, and a potential wrongful death claim, each requiring a strategic legal approach.
Regarding the property dispute, if your mother’s home was left to both you and your sister, she cannot legally... View More
I believe my brother's death may have been due to medical malpractice. My brother, Jimmy Miller from Buda, Texas, was taken to Baylor Scott and White in late July 2024, where he was diagnosed with a heart attack. After an initial doctor's recommendation against placing stents due to high... View More
answered on Feb 28, 2025
I'm truly sorry for the loss of your brother. You deserve to understand whether medical decisions may have contributed to his passing and what legal options exist.
Your situation involves potential wrongful death and medical negligence claims, which require showing healthcare providers... View More
answered on Feb 22, 2025
A Texas attorney might be able to advise best, but your question remains open for over a week. This looks like something that the intellectual property attorneys here would know better than attorneys who practice in family law/wrongful death (the chosen categories for your post). Although some... View More
answered on Dec 20, 2024
When someone dies from an asbestos related disease, who they made the beneficiary of his or her estate will be in the Will if the person had one. But that does not exclusively determine who has a right to sue for the death. The law of the state where the death occurred establishes the right of who... View More
answered on Oct 7, 2024
You need to present some persuasive new evidence to the law enforcement agency who investigated his death.
Cellphone was used to post a death threat on facebook and violence of cell mate
The jail was cited 30 days later for leaving 3 doors unsecured which resulted in my son obtaining a jailer’s personal keys and escaping, led police on a chase and ended with police shooting my son in the back and killing him.
answered on Jul 23, 2024
Yes, you can sue a county jail in Texas for negligence, but probably not successfully on the facts you describe. Your son's escape and subsequent confrontation with police was most likely the proximate cause of his death and not the negligence of leaving the doors unsecured. Your son's... View More
The jail was sited with a non compliance 28 days after this incident. My son hijacked a car, led police on a 107 mile chase that ended with police shooting my son in the back. He died later that day.
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answered on Jul 22, 2024
I'm sorry for you loss. It sounds like a very painful way to lose a loved one.
There is likely an issue of sovereign immunity in this case, as it involves a government agency. This exempts agencies and their employees from being held responsible, though there are exceptions such as if... View More
I have a friend on death row in Texas who is currently trying to appeal his sentencing. Would any law firms take his case on for free?
answered on May 24, 2024
There are firms who handle a number of appeals on a pro bono basis, however, your better bet is to contact the Innocence Project.
answered on May 28, 2024
It can be depending upon other facts not mentioned in your question.
Some people tie it to the abortion law but the one women was turned away and had a miscarriage in her car. Is that legal. And what does abortion have to do with it?
answered on Apr 19, 2024
A federal law from the Reagan Administration (abbreviated EMTALA) requires emergency rooms to treat or stabilize patients who are in active labor and provide a medical transfer to another hospital if they don’t have the staff or resources to treat them. Medical facilities must comply with the law... View More
Settlement they then asked me if I could hold out for a larger settlement as my husband passed away from his Roundup exposure. It is now been 2 years and still no settlement they say keep holding out if possible is this normal?
answered on Mar 17, 2024
A Texas attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for a week. I'm very sorry for the loss of your husband. Your attorney would be in the best position to answer this, but based on the timeline you describe, one possibility is that your law firm added the wrongful death element... View More
WHY IS IT SO HARD TO FIND A LAWYER TO GO AGAINST TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
answered on Mar 11, 2024
Because it is very difficult to successfully prosecute a lawsuit against the Texas Department of Corrections, most attorneys will not accept such a case on a contingency fee. No one wants to spend the large amount of time and energy necessary to successfully pursue a wrongful death claim without... View More
My son died Nov 16 2023 while taking a shower at the powledge unit in Palestine tx. He yelled" I'm having a stoke, the officer in charge walked up to see him and said he was faking. Finally because inmates yelling for his help another officer comes in and calls for medical assistance, but... View More
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answered on Mar 8, 2024
In the wake of such a tragic loss, you might indeed consider taking legal steps against the Texas Department of Corrections, especially given the circumstances surrounding your son's death and the inmate grievances filed in response. Both tort claims and civil rights claims could potentially... View More
Spouse was diagnosed with stage four cancer at 47. He worked in contaminated train yard for 17 years. The contamination was unknown at time of diagnoses.
He said, come to his injuries and leave behind one spouse of 20 years, who he intended to send back to college because she was a stay at... View More
answered on Mar 8, 2024
Pain and suffering is a non-economic damage to compensate your spouse for the conscious physical pain he endured as a result of his exposure which caused his cancer up to the time of his death. It is recoverable by the personal representative of his estate in a survival action. How much to ask... View More
Trial should have started in Judge Godny's court early February
answered on Feb 15, 2024
Go to the district clerk office in the county the trial was held and they can pull the case for you.
Supposedly fell out of van or bus and broke his neck he was shackled and handcuffed
Asking for a friend just wanting to find out if this is a case that someone would take
answered on Feb 5, 2024
Yes. If the facts are correct a attorney would take the case
answered on Jan 25, 2024
It depends upon the particular facts of your situation. It is important to consider what arrangements you made for your animals to be properly cared for while you were in jail and why the animals were seized by animal control.
If the animals were being properly cared for and animal... View More
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