My son's opening brief was due yesterday and we were wondering what the time frame is from here on it is a fifth district court

If you "have no clue of what the process is" then you should definitely not be looking to attempt to appeal yourself. Hire an appellate attorney. ...

Malpractice against my lawyer

Not necessarily. Its your responsibility to know what you're policy covers. Why wouldn't you have just called insurance to find out? Anyway, I...

Im getting sued by a friend for 5,300 wrecking his car..he had gave me permission to drive his car though..are my chances good?

Agreed. Permission to drive is not permission to wreck. You were the driver so you need to maintain a safe operation. No one can force you to...

What Should I do?

Find a local attorney. Make sure the other driver is licensed. Do not provide any statements his attorney or insurance yet, as that could be...

Effect of plea bargain on civil case

How does it make sense that you would sue someone for serving you alcohol? Where is the harm? Did you choose to order it? Did you choose to drink...

If I want to sue a hospital for a slip and fall, and they gave me free medical care, can I still recover the value?

The purpose of the law is to put you back in the position you were in, before the injuries. If you were never charged for those services, how...

Police report

Like the others said, this happens a lot. Often, i will get reports that have the names of other people (not my client and not someone involved in...

When LAPD claims to already have probable cause to arrest, but won't if you "answer a few questions," is that always a lie?

Unfortunately, police will say whatever to get some kind of confession or information. The reality is, Miranda Rights don't apply until you're in...

This situation is all too common. in California, actual driving MUST be witnessed. "Driving" is defined as actual, volitional movement of the...

Like my colleague said, your lawyer is the person to ask. Only they will know the full agreement between you and them and what expenses will be...