Does worker’s compensation need to reimburse me for lost wages due to attending the IME? they only sent me a check for mileage
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Answered on December 06, 2018
They are required to pay mileage but not required to pay wages. Often, I can work something out where they are willing to either pay for the day...
Can I sue a nurse practitioner that handles psychiatric medicine?
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Answered on December 06, 2018
If this decision or the way it was executed to take you off the medicine was below the normal standard of care, then yes.
First you need a NP or...
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Should I attend defendant's traffic court for an auto accident?
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Answered on December 05, 2018
I always advise my clients to do so in the hope it will force the defendant to plead guilty, which acts asa liability admission in any civil case.
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Hello I was tboned when going through a green light. Other party claims video now shows nothing
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Answered on December 05, 2018
If you’re not injured, you’re wasting time with State Farm. Go through your carrier and let them pursue sf for your deductible.
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How much should I ask for?
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Answered on December 05, 2018
I would strongly recommend against talking settlement without a lawyer. You don't have any idea what your case is worth so how will you recognize...
I was arrested for shoplifting I explained my black out, and disorientation, and no one would listen. What should I do?
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Answered on December 05, 2018
You mention a blackout but also note you were arrested for shoplifting. Are you somehow claiming you were unconscious and that is your defense to...
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What can I do about tickets being in my name for cars I never own or drive?
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Answered on December 05, 2018
If you never owned it, you have to figure out how your information wound up in the police or state information system. Did you sell it and the...
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Would it be proper for a Plaintiff to initiate Discovery before the Defendant has Answered the Complaint? Civil Illinois
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Answered on December 05, 2018
You would not do that because you would not be "at issue" yet.
Read ISCT Rules 201-219 for more guidance.
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Can a person work Uber while being short tram disability
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Answered on December 05, 2018
Since ride shares don’t even classify you as an employee, this is tough to answer.
Can you get disability while receiving wages? That can be a...
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Terminated while on short term disability can I still file for a long-term and receive it
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Answered on December 04, 2018
This is an employment issue you should address to an employment lawyer.
You probably also have a workers’ compensation case and many of us are...