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Can I file a 1983 civil suit for wrongful incarceration if my 4th amendment rights were violated?
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Answered on October 25, 2013
No, you can not. Once you plead guilty, under the eyes of the law you are guilty and therefore you cannot claim you were wrongfully deprived of...
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Hi,
My lawyer wants to settle my discrimination suit w/ my previous employer for far less than I felt I was worth ($12,000).
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Answered on October 25, 2013
Mine, too.
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Hi,
My lawyer wants to settle my discrimination suit w/ my previous employer for far less than I felt it was worth ($12,000).
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Answered on October 25, 2013
Nobody can force you to take a settlement you don't want. I'm sure there are facts we don't have and therefore there is no way we can give you an...
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What can I do legally about receiving bad medical advice?
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Answered on October 24, 2013
It is highly unlikely that a doctor patient relationship was formed in this case. Where did the conversation take place? Were other family...
If a law firm is OVERBILLING its clients and uses USPS for that - like in the movie "The Firm" - is it a federal offense?
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Answered on October 23, 2013
Are you interested in playing "gotcha" or are you interested in having your lawyer win your case? If you are looking to win your case, have a...
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I have an extreme case of 'right to peaceable living' in my South End apt. - that has put me in the hospital, left me disabled.
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Answered on October 23, 2013
Your case sounds like quite a complex case. You have everything from landlord tenant and discrimination to personal injury. Unfortunately, you...
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Will there be a smaller settlement and is there a possibility of "no settlement: offer. After what happed at the deposition?
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Answered on October 23, 2013
Read the last sentence of this answer first.
I'm not quite as optimistic as many of the others who have responded. I've seen you ask this...
In New York, is there a commercial vehicle exception to the limited tort threshold for motor vehicle accidents?
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Answered on October 23, 2013
Just in case you didn't notice from the first four answers, NY law applies to both the tort claim (personal injury) and to the no fault serious...
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Once an insurance company liquidates are they still required to make settlements to their claimants?
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Answered on October 22, 2013
In New York we have a State Liquidation Bureau that takes over claims. There should be reserves left (the amount set aside against the claim--this...
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How do I get rid of my business partner?
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Answered on October 22, 2013
His refusing to communicate is wise of him. You have a three year restraining order. You may contact his counsel, but not him. You need to bring...
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