You cannot receive both state disability and temporary disability from comp. Your doctor can fill out the state disability forms. You should...

WHAT LAWYER DO I NEED AS THERE ARE MANY KINDS

First of all, the claim must be against your insurance company, not the other party's insurance company. There is no third party (the other...

Workers compensation

First of all, California law prohibits an employer from firing you for filing a workers compensation case. Your employer has insurance to pay for...

Courts are open to the public, so your friend can sit in the audience. He cannot come up to counsel table when your case is called. The only...

Being charged with hit and run

First of all, this post belongs in criminal defense, and I am reclassifying it. Hit and run is a misdemeanor. If you are involved in an accident...

Workers compensation

Yes, if the insurance company agrees, your attorney can settle your case for a stipulated findings and award or a compromise and release.

If State Farm is insuring the other vehicle, they do not have to send you a copy of the statement prior to litigation. The witness is entitled to...

Can bail be revoked when it was paid for with a stolen debit card?

Unless your parents are willing to file a police report about the forged check and debit card, bail will stand. It sounds like the money went...

My daughter was picked up for Drank in Public and was released the next morning and she said there were no charges. If there

There are times that the police keep a person until they sober up and then release them without charges being filed. However, check the release...

In the appeal for a misdemeanor conviction (probation), can the police report be used to show the prosecutor's misconduct?

A police report is hearsay, and as such, is not admissible at trial or on appeal. The appeal must reference mistake of law at trial. Facts are...