Questions answered by Gerard William O'Brien

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Can a car repair shop charge a daily rate for storage if there wasn't a contract signed or a verbal Agreement?

Gerard's answer | Answered on January 18, 2015

tell them to keep the car and if that doesn't satisfy them tell them you will contact the department of autootive repairs, that should put them in...

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As a beneficiary to revocable trust, am I bound by any laws (in Iowa) regarding confidentiality?

Gerard's answer | Answered on January 18, 2015

No they can't although privacy is one of the reasons that people set up trusts. If while your parents are alive you divulge their secrets they...

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Creating a marketplace site and a potential lawsuit

Gerard's answer | Answered on January 18, 2015

find a company that can do the background checks, I bet there are startups just like you who could do the background and keep prices low for 90...

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What happens to an estate / trust when the grantor dies?

Gerard's answer | Answered on January 18, 2015

If it is a trust it goes into what is known as trust administration, assets are collected,debts are paid, assets are distributed. The same thing...

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Threatened by a restaurant owner

Gerard's answer | Answered on January 18, 2015

Why did the owner say this? Was itc completely unprovoked? As a lawyer who used to run a restuarant in the Village I know sometimes tempers flare...

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If someone posts something about my house that I own and would like to rent out on craigslist, can I get them for slander?

Gerard's answer | Answered on January 18, 2015

Actually if everything or many things they say are not true, the tort would be liable. You could ask a local attorney to have sue for liable or for...

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Information about getting a legit loan

Gerard's answer | Answered on January 18, 2015

This is completely inappropriate for this site. AVVO provides legal advice, not a forum for people to advertise their non-legal services.

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Can a parent deny medical attention for child at a hospital?

Gerard's answer | Answered on January 18, 2015

You need a lawyer. Your lawyer needs to complain to the hospital about their unprofessional behavior and how that behavior led you to want to go to...

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I purchased Pictoid.com, but Pictoid.net is active in Illinois. Will I have problems when I expand my business?

Gerard's answer | Answered on January 18, 2015

This is one of those questions that keeps coming up for some reason. You have the .com which you presumably purchased legally. Someone else has dot...

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There is a possibility that I may get a PI settlement in the future, and I have outstanding debts. Can creditors take all of it?

Gerard's answer | Answered on January 18, 2015

Depending on the sizeof your debts I would suggest you look into settling them with your creditors, For example I have been able to obtain...

Gerard William O'Brien's Answers (2000)

Can a car repair shop charge a daily rate for storage if there wasn't a contract signed or a verbal Agreement?

As a beneficiary to revocable trust, am I bound by any laws (in Iowa) regarding confidentiality?

Creating a marketplace site and a potential lawsuit

What happens to an estate / trust when the grantor dies?

Threatened by a restaurant owner

If someone posts something about my house that I own and would like to rent out on craigslist, can I get them for slander?

Information about getting a legit loan

Can a parent deny medical attention for child at a hospital?

I purchased Pictoid.com, but Pictoid.net is active in Illinois. Will I have problems when I expand my business?

There is a possibility that I may get a PI settlement in the future, and I have outstanding debts. Can creditors take all of it?