Wrongful death medical malpractice ethics question

Retainers must be filled in or they are unenforceable and unethical on the part of the lawyer. This lawyer seems like a bad actor. If you think...

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Whether there was a HIPPA violation depends on what kind of health program your insurer has. However, there is no private right of action for a...

If you have collision coverage through your own insurance they may handle this for you but from your post I assume you don't. If you settle with...

Libel, can a blatant lie about someone written in a satire blog be covered by a disclaimer?

Defamation lawyers can run up huge fees fighting over questions like this. When it comes to defamation, defendants usually win. Check out the movie...

Process for recovering judgement

Collection is a specialized legal area and you would be well advised to hire a collection lawyer. They generally work on a percentage of what they...

A probate attorney that I hired apparently violated confidentiality and mispresented my reason for hiring him to others.

Unless a proceeding is filed to contest the will, the attorney's statements should not affect the distribution of the estate. It seems that the...

Is a letter from my attorney giving me legal advice privileged?

Legal advice is privileged. If you did not authorize your lawyer to cc the letter to the building department, it was most inappropriate for him to...

My Daughter whom is 7 years old received an unknown and unauthorized vaccination at the kaiser pediatrics dept in may 2011

There is no private right of action for a HIPPA violation. Whether there was a violation is questionable. Kaiser was authorized in writing to...

Is a referral fee lawful in NC payable to a nurse aware of a malpractice incident that led to the death of a child?

It is unethical for any attorney to pay money to a non-lawyer for referring a case. In some states it's a crime. If you have knowledge that this...

What is suseptibility metallic artifact?

Any piece of metal on an MRI distorts the image, it can look like a dazzle on the film. That's called artifact. I don't know what susceptibility...