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This is a loaded question. Mother died of ALS and was resuscitated on Ventilator. How does 1 put a DNR if already resuscitated?

Physician Assisted Suicide is legal, under very specific terms, in Washington and Oregon. What you are describing is not Physician Assisted Suicide; it is providers following a DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) Order. There is a concept of "double effect" which is a medical term of art. It means that it is ethical to treat a terminally ill patient with palliative care which is designed to ease the pain with medication that has a secondary effect of hastening death. As a bioethicist, I am unaware...

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Labor law for Arizona

Arizona law does not mandate time breaks.

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ARIZONA LICENSE SUSPENSION ON 28701A

If you agreed to all testing, including a blood test or blow test, the DMV should not have automatically revoked your license. If you failed to submit to those tests, there is an automatic revocation. I suggest you contact MVD and show them the results as well as the police report.

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WHat do you think I should do, just drop him or take legal action?

I suggest you schedule an appointment to meet with your attorney and his father. It sounds as if your attorney may be in need of a diversion program. I suggest you fax a request for an in-person meeting with both of them and let them know that if one is not arranged this week, you will express your concerns to the Arizona State Bar. As a disciplinary panel member of this Bar, I can tell you that we take these matters seriously.

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If a motion to dismiss is filed, can a public arbitrator hear a case before the motion is ruled on?

There is no such thing as a "public arbitrator" in Arizona. If you are using that term for a Court Ordered Arbitrator, this Arbitrator does not have the authority to dismiss you case and will have you comply with Court imposed deadlines until the judge dismisses your case. If the credit card company refuses to arbitrate, you can potentially sue or counter-sue for breach of contract.

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Can I get into trouble because I filed a false police report?

It is a crime in Arizona to file a false police report. It is also slander per se to accuse someone falsely of committing a crime, such as indecent exposure. This gentleman has been arrested for false allegations and, as a matter of decency, you may wish to tell the police the truth and face the possible consequences. The police and prosecutor may be less forgiving if you continue to lie or do not tell the truth.

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Physical abuse against my 8 yr old twins by Western Dental.

This may constitute a number of different claims. In California, you may wish to speak to an attorney regarding bringing a claim for "medical battery" based upon the lack of informed consent if the dentist got the consent by lying to you about an infection as well as the claim of telling your daughter to calm down or he would give her another shot and/or pull more teeth. Also, it sounds as if the dentist denied you access to the room while the procedure was occurring simply because he did not...

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A former co-worker has been stalking me; a P.I. was hired who moved to my neighborhd, stalked me, made false allegat. Can I sue?

In most jurisdiction, to prove a defamation case you need to show: 1) person made a false statement; 2) knowing the statement to be false; 3) the published or made to a third party; 4) the third party believed the statement; 5) it caused you damages by lessening your reputation. In answer to your question, you need to be able to prove that her statements lowered your reputation which caused you damages. In other words, you have to prove that others believed the statements and it caused you to...

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Verbal agreement

Verbal agreements can be binding if proven unless it involves real property.

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Does it constitute patient abandonment when my pain specialist sent my medical records to another physician without my consent?

It is not patient abandonment if your physician provides a reasonable change in care with another similarly situated practitioner in the community. It sounds as if your physician provided your medical records in an attempt for you to receive continuity of care because your physician either disagreed with your continued course of treatment or for personal reasons such as retirement. Your physician is not obligated to engage in indefinite servitude as long as you have other reasonable choices....

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