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Am I responsible for my mother's debts (charge cards, hospital bills, nursing home bills,) after she dies?
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Answered on April 06, 2012
If a will is probated, the legal representative is responsible to pay the debts of the deceased person from the assets of the estate before the...
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I need help finding a appellate lawyer in new york.
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Answered on April 06, 2012
Bear in mind that appeals have very short and inflexible time limits. Not only is it hard and expensive to take an appeal, you don't have much time...
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Who is respomsible the old or the new owners?
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Answered on April 06, 2012
What you describe is a common situation. It depends on the terms of the sale of the business. Generally, but not always, a new owner takes over the...
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Is it against standard medical practice to administer an epidural without a concent form being signed.
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Answered on April 05, 2012
The consent form is not the consent. It only provides written proof of the consent. Lack of informed consent claims are very hard to win for a...
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Lawyer was unethical, as he knew I was friends with the new client, he dropped my case for. He told client my business.
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Answered on April 05, 2012
Your question is rather confusing. It is certainly unethical for a lawyer to obtain confidential information from a client, drop the client, and...
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I am currently being represented by a lawyer who is in a trial of his own currently. Is this a conflict of interest?
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Answered on April 05, 2012
It doesn't sound like a conflict of interest to me.You don't mention what kind of trial the attorney is involved it, whether he is an appointed...
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Do I have to be a paying client to sue a lawer in Texas for legal malpractice
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Answered on April 05, 2012
I am not licensed in TX but the general rule is that there has to be an attorney client relationship in order for the client to sue for legal...
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Can I sue a hospital for emotional distressed
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Answered on April 05, 2012
It's not just hospitals that engage in sleazy billing practices. People are vicitmized by abusive bill collection processes every day. There is...
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Can a person's past criminal record be used against them in a wrongful death or malpractice suit against a doctor?
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Answered on April 05, 2012
The fact of a prior conviction is admissible in a civil suit for several reasons. That does not seem like a very good explanation for dropping your...
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Can the PR who is suing a nursing home for wrongful death request another lawyer within the firm due to poor representation now
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Answered on April 04, 2012
You are within your rights to ask for a different lawyer in the firm to handle the case, or to discharge the firm altogether. Ask to speak to a...
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