If my wife was given the wrong shot by a doctor and there's no record of it is there anything that can be done?

Tough case. You're speculating about what happened with the shot and going from memory on "supposed to be given birth control." There are lots of...

Are his rights being violated and what can we do?

This cannot be answered or dealt with over the Internet. Your brother in law needs to speak with a local criminal defense attorney NOW.

Can we sue our landlord for renting us an unsafe house? or do we have other options

Yes, you can sue. Landlords MUST supply a tenant with real estate that is habitable. It sounds like your building is not. The suit would be in...

Can a used car dealership charge me for repairs made on a vehicle I was unsatisfied with and hold the vehicle as collateral.

The bad news is, you need to hire someone to help you. The case you've described is a mares nest of complications and offsetting factors. The good...

Is this ethical?

He got you out of the case but "did nothing"? That doesn't sound right.

You could conceivably run afoul of nuisance law. That would be the other thing to check. I would suggest that you also think about which matters...

Does our old landlord have the right to keep our deposit because he forgot to raise our rent on a yearly basis?

I'm basically going to repeat what Mr. Goodman ably said just above. If the lease had no provision for automatic increases, you are in the right....

If I have a house with highly used home equity line of credit into irrevocable trust, what happens to the the money owed?

The mortgage would still be owed by you because it is a personal obligation. The mortgage lien would continue to be in place because it is a filed...

When you hire a lawyer on a percentage if win, they get paid, but if no monies won can they charge me for my files?

I would need to see the actual contract. A lot of the answer also depends on what you mean by "your files." If it's papers and other property that...

What version of a statute is applied to my case by the court when the statute is amended after the initial pleading?

It depends on what the statute was intended for, and what it's being used for. If you're accused of a crime, e.g., the statute would be the one in...