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I’m 17, live in Illinois, and some months ago received a ticket and court date for driving with no insurance but the charge was dropped. I today received a speeding ticket for going 20 over and will be appearing in court for this as well in about a month. Will my license get revoked?
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answered on Nov 8, 2024
Neither suspended nor revoked if you properly described your driving record and the disposition of the first ticket. What you should do is request court to provision, so it does not get written up as a conviction. The reason this is important is if you have a conviction on this one, you have to... View More 
I have text threads showing that $200,000 was agreed upon when I purchase the house I am currently renting. If they try saying they need more than $200K, are the texts enough to take to court?
answered on Nov 8, 2024
An Illinois attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for two weeks. Until you are able to consult with a local attorney, the short answer is that digital evidence such as texts, screenshots, emails and similar things are generally admissible today. Rules of evidence have expanded... View More
A small mortgage was obtained later for pay for siding. I have invested more than I can get if I sell the home. If the home is sold, how would the law define the home's equity? How would it be split between spouses?
answered on Nov 6, 2024
With some exceptions, the general rule is anything acquired during the marriage is presumed to be marital property. There are some facts missing from your question that might help to better answer this. It sounds like non marital funds were used during the marriage to purchase the home. Without... 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
The first ticket was about 4 months after I got my license and it was 22 over. The judge reduced it to a loud exhaust. 6 months later I got a ticket for 15 over. Should I be worried about my license being taken away and would taking a driving course before my court date be beneficial?
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answered on Oct 25, 2024
Yes. Assuming you were convicted of the first ticket and if you are convicted of this one, your license will be suspended. To avoid that you should request court supervision on the new ticket. You’ll have to bring a parent or guardian with you to court and get the permission of the judge to... 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
My mother passed away in 2019. My grandmother had life insurance policy on her and agreed to pay the next three years of property taxes in Madison county Illinois. Well apparently she didn't, and I was served a certified letter about losing my home and property... Can I ask for an extension?... View More
answered on Oct 13, 2024
There is a redemption period for unpaid real estate taxes. Below is from the county clerk website from Madison County:
Contact us
Madison County Clerk
P.O. Box 218
Edwardsville, IL 62025
Call: 618 692-6290
Fax: 618-692 8903
Hours: 8:30 a.m. -... View More
I didn't even know he was going out of state to see his sister and I get temporary custody papers in the mail...I go to court in New York to pick my son up and they wouldn't release him to me... Even though there were no allegations on me
answered on Oct 10, 2024
Is there a custody order in either state? This is a complicated matter that requires a phone call. I practice in Illinois but not in all counties in Illinois. It looks like you are from Paris, and if that is where your case is filed I would not be able to represent you. However, you need an... 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
Judge stop DA FROM DROPPING MY CASE SAID NO AND ASSIGNED ANOTHER DA CAUSE HE'S PREJUDICE
answered on Sep 25, 2024
No.
A presiding judge rules on the motions, evidence and merits, he does not “dismiss” a case. The judge may find a defendant not guilty (acquitted), but an outright case dismissal lies within the prosecution agency (either a district attorney’s office or state attorney’s office,... 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
I was running and my shoe ripped open from the front and I sustained a hip and leg injury.
answered on Sep 23, 2024
An Illinois attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for a week. Until you are able to consult with a local attorney, to answer your question about what you'd need, it would include being able to prove that the shoe was defective, either in its design, manufacture, or failure... View More
My husband, 28, has a clean driving record prior to this incident. He got t-boned in an intersection and was issued a citation from the reporting officer for running a red light. The officer told him, because it was a collision, that traffic court is required. Why is that?? Will it be considered... View More
answered on Sep 17, 2024
An Illinois traffic ticket defense attorney should advise, but you await a response for over a week. The short answer in most places is that it shouldn't be considered reckless driving if it didn't involve speeding, a distraction, or other factors. In many instances, it would be failing... View More
I was given a speeding ticket 2 days before my hearing for another ticket, if I am offered court supervision for the 1st will it affect the second ticket?
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answered on Sep 13, 2024
The first thing you should do is ask for supervision on the second ticket. In order for them to revoke the supervision on the first ticket, they would have to know about it. (I don’t know if they were both in the same county) and then file papers with the judge to have the supervision revoked).... View More
Can I Sue for breach of contract because I was in the hospital 5 years later
answered on Sep 11, 2024
An Illinois attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for three weeks. The question isn't fully clear in the way it's written, but it looks like you may be asking if a hospital stay gives you more time to sue than allowed by your state's statute of limitations? Do... View More
My boyfriend got out on bond for domestic charges.i never pressed charges and asked if they can not instate a no contact order. They instated one anyways and I don’t want to wait a month to be able to see a judge at his next court date. States attorney never reached out or talked to me yet.
answered on Sep 9, 2024
You are not a party to the litigation and therefore you have no ability to file anything to change that process. You may talk to the State's Attorney to ask or to his lawyer to ask, as one of them would have to file a motion. Of course, you would want to know when the motion is heard so you... View More
I haven't had but driving on suspended since 1998 since I lost my license I don't drink anymore
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answered on Sep 7, 2024
I assume you are revoked. You must have a hearing with the Illi Secretary of State.
That requires obtaining a drug and alcohol evaluation, completing required classes and proving to the secretary at the hearing that you can be a safe and responsible driver, if given driving privileges.... View More
Dropped does that mean that the pre-trial conditions are also dropped
answered on Sep 3, 2024
No. The order of protection is a separate case usually with an op case number. The criminal case is a cm or cf case and one of the bond conditions is no contact with victim.
They are two separate things. Dropping of one does not equal dropping of th r other.
This method of perforating dough layer is considered abandoned due to not replying on time. Do I get to apply to revive or need to put a new application
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answered on Sep 1, 2024
Just to add - although there is not solid law on the definition of "unintentional," the Patent Office's Manual of Patent Examination Procedure states:
> ... where the applicant deliberately chooses not to seek or persist in seeking the revival of an abandoned application,... View More
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