Has HIPAA privacy been violated by telling of a surgical procedure that has been done?

HIPAA restricts "covered entities" from disclosing personally identifiable health information without authorization. However, most employers are...

Can someone sue me almost a year and 9 months after a car accident?? And demanding a jury trial

So long as suit is brought within the applicable statute of limitations, it's timely. In personal injury cases, the reason people often wait until...

I'm being charged with embezzling $4,000-5,000 from my place of employment. What kind of punishment am I looking at?

13 V.S.A. § 2531. Embezzlement generally § 2531. Embezzlement generally (a) An officer, agent, bailee for hire, clerk or servant of a...

Do I have a lawsuit? I would like to sue for compensation.

A lawsuit for what? Wrongful discharge? You weren't discharged; you resigned. What I understand you to say is you think your manager gave you a...

How do I recover incidentals resulting from a food poisoning incident?

To add to Mr. Harkess's excellent answer, with which I agree completely: Your observation of an unknown person (assumed district manager)...

How can I get my property back that someone refuses to return?

You may be able to sue him in small claims court for the return of the laptop plus the costs of suit. Pay a visit to the courthouse and ask for...

Does copyright law help with getting replacement discs for obsolete/out of print discs that are damaged and no longer readable?

Copyright law won't help. Maybe you can find another copy of the disc through Gamestop, or on eBay.

You are telling us, I think, that you want to hold a public school accountable for what you perceive as its negligent failures. The incidents you...

Do I have a case?

2012 Vermont Statutes Title 12 Court Procedure Chapter 23 LIMITATION OF TIME FOR COMMENCEMENT OF ACTIONS § 518 Ionizing radiation injury;...

I want to attain copyright of a book that has is out of print and no longer "owned." I have the only copy of the book.

When you say the copyright is "no longer 'owned'," I wonder what you mean. Surely the intellectual property that includes the copyright in the...