We were t-boned at a 4-way stop in PA. We came to a stop, then proceeded. Other driver ran the stop sign and hit the passenger side of our car, which has been totaled. We don't have collision on it (older vehicle). No injuries on either side.
Police responded (station in walking... Read more »
answered on Dec 4, 2017
They can really do that.
Your only option is to sue. You can go to a magistrate and handle it yourself, without a lawyer. The problem is that the insurance company will almost assuredly appeal to "real" court, i.e., the Court of Common Pleas for the county in which the defendant... Read more »
Phila.-based electrician's union,
IBEW-98. I alleged that the union
failed to admit me into an apprentice program due to my age of 60, despite very high
written test scores.I reached an out-of-court settlement with the
union for the nominal sum of... Read more »
answered on Oct 25, 2017
No. They should help you by retracting the document. But it's not misrepresntation.
My wife and I consulted with our health insurance provider to see what our costs would be to do a home birth with a mid wife. We went over figures related to our plan and what we anticipated. We decided to do the home birth because the consult with our insurance company determined that we would get... Read more »
answered on Sep 8, 2017
You would need to consult with a lawyer to answer this question. A lawyer would presumably want to review your plan and any correspondence. An office conference would be necessary so that you could discuss with the lawyer all things that transpired and any conversations that you had with the... Read more »
answered on May 21, 2017
Clearly the driver is responsible. The matter would have to be reviewed by a lawyer to determine if there is a case against the owner for what is called "negligent entrustment," and/or, if the driver was drinking at an establishment which held a liquor license, if there is a case against... Read more »
said employer changed their insurance provider, on 1/12/2016 I had to have knee surgery that left me unable to work at this time. Now this new insurance provider is denying my short term disability claim, they are labeling it as a preexisting condition because I saw a doctor for it on 12/08/2015. I... Read more »
answered on Feb 20, 2016
Unless the knee is a work injury, this is not a workers' compensation question. If the knee is as a result of a work injury, it should not be submitted to short term disability. A workers' compensation claim should be filed.
If they just decline the inheritance, does their father get to claim the house? All four people want the father to end up with the house, and no record of ownership for the grandchildren.
answered on Mar 14, 2014
If the deceased grandmother wrote a Will leaving the house to the three grandchildren and they renounce the bequest, the house passes as part of the residuary estate (that is, the balance of what is left). The father does not get the house automatically simply because the grandchildren renounce.... Read more »
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