Indiana Recent Legal Answers from Lawyers

Regarding the apartment, I hope you have renters insurance?  If so report to your carrier.  If not, send a certified letter to the landlord asap requesting the drying and informing if mold appears you will request to vacate.  Regarding the first collision, the time to take care of the issues was when you first took back the car.  You can take back to the body shop but they may now try to say the most recent collision caused any issues.   You can also get all paperwork from first repair and get a second opinion.  If you can get another shop to state what is wrong and was from first collision and not fixed you can report back to insurance to fix.   However, if you signed anything releasing them you may be precluded.  For second collision use your insurance if you have full coverage.  If not sue the neighbor.  ... Read More

The Nurse case manager can go to the appoitnment but you do not have to let him/her in the doctor's office with you.  The NCM's job is to be a middleman between doctor/you/insurance co.    They can gather information but you have right to privacy in the docotr's office.   ... Read More

Possibly.  Much more is needed as medical malpractice cases are very complex.   You need to get all medical records together and meet with an attorney.  It may help to ask current cardiologist if the lack of medicine and care in nursing home led to stroke.  Bottom line was it avoidable?... Read More

Anybody can sue anybody for anything, but your brother (except for the time that has elapsed, which may mean that the statute of limitations has run) seems to have a pretty good case.  Most contracts do not require a writing to be enforceable.  As you describe it, the rest of you breached your contract to share the funeral expenses.... Read More

If the officer had reasonable suspicion to believe illegal activity (ie smell of marijuana) can detain for investigation.  However, the stop can't last any longer than a normal traffic stop.   So depending on why the officer felt there was reasonable suspicion and how long it took to get the dog there and do it sweep it may or may not have been proper. ... Read More

David, An Attorney can help you with the underlying OWI charge and the suspensions.  You can be suspended before and after any conviction.  Depending on if you took the breath test, have any priors etc the suspension can be from 90 days to 2 years.  Possibly more if you have mutlipe prior convictions.   Speak with an attorney asap. ... Read More

Any personal injury attorney could handle this matter.  The question is if you want to pursue.  An attorney would need to know the facts regarding how you were injured.  Was there a malfunction etc?  Also, what are the nature of the burns.  If they were minor burns (i.e first degree) then you may not want to pursue.  Speak with an attorney.  ... Read More

You most certainly need a lawyer.  If you had to bond out this is a jailable offense.  If not handled properly you can lose certain freedoms and rights.  What the judge probably said was that he/she was enetering an initial plea of not guilty.  That just means that currently you have not admitted to the charges but you still have to answer to them.   Speak with an attorney asap.   ... Read More

First, you have a worker's compensation case and should speak with an attorney for that matter asap.  Second, to determine if you have a claim for the termination will require more facts.  Unless you are employed under certain terms (contract), Indiana is an employee-at-will state.  You can be terminated for any reason as long as it was not solely discriminatory (i.e. age, race, gender, disability).  ... Read More

I am sorry to hear of your injury.  In Indiana if you are injured on the job the employer (the ins carrier) has 3 obligations.  To pay for medical treatment (but they get to control who you see), pay 2/3 of your avergae wage if a doctor says you can not return to work and potentially a settlement after treatment is complete for any continued loss of function, if any.  Though their obligations are know it is common to have issues while on work comp, as you have seen.  The carrier is often more concerned about cost than your well being.  I would suggest speaking with a work comp attorney asap.  Also, if a third party is responsible for your injury you have a seperate claim as well. ... Read More

An officer needs reasonable suspicion to stop you and probable cause to arrest.  If there is no probbale cause and you are arrested a good attorney can get the charge dismissed.  Miranda rights are only necessary if you are under arrest and being questioned.  If the miranda warning is not given that does not invalidate the arrest it would invalidate any information learned in questioning.  ... Read More