I was shot. But no serious injuries. The husband found me and his wife in same bed.. What can I sue for? Can she testify?

With all due deference to my colleagues, I think asker can be sued for bad fiction writing. First the husband, presumably in his 60s, beat his...

Sent an 18 year old to hospital for 8 stitches in a fight. How worried should I be?

Contact AVVO immediately to see if they will take down/remove this admission from the web. Do not post anything else about this incident here or...

First, you must always be 100% honest with your lawyer. Now, your situation is not as horrible as you may believe, though you have harmed your...

Hi everyone, I need advice.

I hear you. Are you a veteran? If you are, thank you for your service. The VA Hospital in DC is well equipped to deal with the condition you are...

Your attempt at being ironic falls far short of the mark. That is, if it was such an attempt. If this is a sincere appeal to this panel of...

Respondeat superior, just like res ipsa loquitor, is a remedy, not a separate cause of action. The cases on this point are legion. But, if you...

Is it urinating in public if I urinated all over the floor in the bathroom of a restaurant cause food was bad?

From your question it seems that you formed the intent to urinate in a public area of a bathroom facility. You have opened yourself up for charges...

My attorney says he copies and pastes a good portion of his work. He says that most lawyers do that. Should I fire him?

While most of the motions in limine I draft for trial deal with issues that have come up over and over again, and the principal argument for, say,...

My lawyer told me to stop going on Avvo.com.. Can I sue him under the First Amendment?

No he can't. Do what you like and say what you like. You may not like the consequences of your actions though. Freedom is not always free.

The question is down below.

No. What follows is based on New York law, but most jurisdictions operate under a similar model. You would have to be in the "zone of danger" and...