How is this right?

Sometimes insurance companies are just plain unreasonable. I think most insurance companies cycle between thinking the they are giving away money...

If you were unintentionally injured on the job you have a workmen's compensation claim and should contact a workmen's compensation lawyer--I don't...

If homeowners insurance covers death or injury on a property, can I file a claim if the resident/owner murdered my father?

Generally homeowners' insurance will NOT cover intentional acts. It is designed to cover only careless mistakes.

Do we have to sign? If not what will happened?

Because of the mention of "other" insurance, it sounds like your own insurance company has offered to pay the policy limits and the plaintiff...

I am very sympathetic to your case because I have a family member with a severe food allergy and we often ask carefully at restaurants about...

Who can sue for wrongful death?

The people who can sue for their loss when someone dies are those people who would have the right to inherit in the absence of a will. In the case...

Would I be better off hiring a lawyer to help me with this unusual situation?

I suggest you call a NY lawyer. Many will give you a free quickie consult by phone. There might be a deadline you have to meet that you don't know...

Can I notify the realtors involved in the sale of my mother's house that I am entitled to half of the proceeds from the sale?

Ms. Kline has correctly pointed out that if the house was titled to the husband and wife as joint tenants, the husband gets it regardless of what...

Does a deed filed as "Husband and Wife" have to go through probate in a community property state (after one spouse dies)?

This can be an expensive error. Even if the property is deeded to Mary and Jim, Husband and Wife, as Community Property, it is not in joint...

Who is entitled to a insurance policy after passing?

If the insurance policy has a named beneficiary who is alive, that named beneficiary can claim the policy by sending in a death certificate. If the...