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1 Answer | Asked in Energy, Oil and Gas, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death for Virginia on
Q: How can I prove a coal company and gas companys actions caused cancer in people like myself and other illnesses

In other people as well I need some help

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Feb 17, 2025

A Virginia attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for two weeks. I'm sorry for the health impact this has had on you and others in your surrounding community. If you wanted to conduct some preliminary fact-finding, you could research news sources and also check with... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Energy, Oil and Gas for Virginia on
Q: Utilities in my name, person at house not paying the bill.

I moved. My cousin staying in the home. Kept electric and water in my name. She supposed to pay it. She hasn't been paying the bills.

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Mar 23, 2024

A Virginia attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for a month. It could depend on the terms of any agreements you made, hopefully in writing, for payment of utilities bills to maintain service. Good luck

1 Answer | Asked in Consumer Law, Contracts, Energy, Oil and Gas and Small Claims for Virginia on
Q: MonPower refuses to start my service because the last landowner had a back bill. I even sent them a copy of my lease

Is it legal to deny me electricity for a stranger's debt?

Bruce Alexander Minnick
Bruce Alexander Minnick
answered on Jul 15, 2019

The amount of money involved is way too small to be of interest to most lawyers. FYI, the law is not designed to solve every little problem that comes your way during this lifetime; the Latin phrase for this rule is "De minimus non curat lex."

Pay the balance and then sue the...
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