Civil Rights Legal Questions

White smoke signals from the Vatican would work. You may also want to change your name depending on this illustrious position.  A certificat of ordination may also suit your purposes. With such a vague open ended question anything is possible. You may also try persuading those around you to address you as, "Your Holliness" or "Your Worship".  See which fits your personality best.... Read Answer

I am very interested in getting more details on your case.  We take bullying very seriously in my firm and have handled similar matters. Without more details on the bullying it is difficult to answer your question.  Please feel free to contact my firm for more information. 203-870-6700... Read Answer

A very interesting question. The beach towns charge daily beach rates to use the beach, for example, $10, while the season pass for the town residents is $100 for the year. I would think that there would have to be a relationship between the costs to the town and the cost to the users. This relationship would vary based upon the flow of monies from outside the town. Ed Dimon, Esq. ... Read Answer

It all depends on what actually caused the loss of vision. If the assault cost him his vision, there's no case. If there was a possibility of saving his vision with timely treatment, he can absolutely sue the prison for negligence, and possibly the doctors for medical malpractice.  It all depends upon whether a doctor who reviews his records can testify with a reasonable degree of medical certainty that but for the delay, your son would not have lost his vision. If it's a case of improper treatment once he was seen by a doctor, it's the same standard to prove medical malpractice. But you MUST serve a notice of claim on the county or state (depending on which prison) within 90 days of the day of the injury = before December 4th- in order to preserve his claim. ... Read Answer

If an entity violates HIPAA, the Department of Health and Human Services may impose a civil or criminal penalty against the violator. But what if the HIPAA violation causes calculable harm? Can a person or entity sue for a HIPAA violation? Generally, no. HIPAA does not give a person or entity the right to file a lawsuit based on a HIPAA violation.  There is some case law that might disagree with this however, is there a calculable harm?... Read Answer

This isn't a civil rights case- it's a nuisance case, at best. First find out if the store is violating any state or local laws by disposing of meat in the way you describe and if so, file complaints. You can also call the USFDA for an inspection- if enough nasty things are going on inside the meat store, who knows. You may shut them down or get them to clean up their act, inside and outside, for good. And if not, you may be able to sue them for private nuisance and maybe public nuisance, if this impacts other neighbors as well. If, however, it turns out that this meat store is doing absolutely nothing in violation of the law, there may be little you can do. I assume the area is zoned for mixed residential/commercial use, so the existence of the store (or at least of the commercial space) in such proximity to your house was not a secret when you bought it. It might be a good time to sell.   ... Read Answer

You can file a chapter 7 to avoid liability on a car loan for the vehicle but you should know where the vehicle is if you are the only owner.  You might consider contacting the police to report it stolen assuming the other driver is not the owner. If we can offer any further assistance please contact us, 203.870.6700... Read Answer

Without more information about how this event transpired I can not offer an adequate answer.  However, I would welcome the opportunity to discuss the matter further with you and offer what information I can. It is very possible that you have a good civil case.  I need to know about the injuries and the background.... Read Answer