California Personal Injury Legal Questions

You first need to find out whether there is any pork fat used in making the taco shell. Years ago, a Jewish religious group found out that a particular canning company used pork fat on the inside of the can to allow the vegetable contents to more easily slide out. Taco's are fried in something. You will have major problems in winning any lawsuit. ?It is your burden to show you did tell the clerk/cook that you wanted chicken and they understood you, why you continued eating when you should have noticed the error within the first bite or two, and, most importantly, what real damages did you actually suffer. ?That you unintentionally violated your religious laws probably will not result in any award judges require proof of injury, which normally means a physical injury or loss of money. Otherwise, people would be sued everyday for some nasty remark they made to someone, etc.... Read More

It is very unlikely that an attorney will give you a “ballpark” number of what you should seek by way of damages in this case. Much depends upon what you were doing with your car, your daughter and her immediate and long-term injuries and damages. For these reasons, an attorney asked to provide a “ballpark” number probably cannot do so in good conscience. For these reasons, you are advised to contact an attorney and not handle this yourself. Your daughter is a minor and your decision may affect her long-term health and financial future. Good Luck!... Read More

Do you have under insured coverage on your own insurance policy, so you can make a claim? Most medical providers are willing to compromise their liens if their patient does not make a full recovery. Sometimes they agree to take 1/3 of the total recovery on the notion that your attorney gets 1/3 and you get the last 1/3. ?I do not know what they do if you had no attorney representing you.... Read More

If the video shows the entire incident of your taking your gun out, pointing it at the ground for a few seconds, and then re-holstering it, you might have a civil lawsuit for him causing you to be arrested. If the police would have arrested you for pulling the gun out, even though it was always pointed at the ground, you have no case because his lies were not the cause of your arrest. The DA might choose not to prosecute even if you committed a crime because he felt he could not get a jury to convict you for a minor illegal act [or it was not worth the time to try you when at best you might just get probation with no jail time. I thought the rule was never to pull a gun out unless you intended to use it.... Read More

Are there any other notes in the hospital records that say you were walking. Contact the person who wrote that comment to see if they remember seeing you and whether you said skateboarding or walking they probably will not remember. See if you have any witnesses to the accident; what did the person who hit you say?... Read More

I would think that if your cooking it did not cause the blood to disappear, then the company's pre-cooking would not be expected to remove it either. I assume you did cook the piece that had the blood on it. You should call you Dr. if you have one or see if the internet has any information on how long it takes to get sick from uncooked chicken, but I would expect you and your dogs would be sick by now if there was some bacterial infection. I do not handle this type of case, so I do not know if this is the type of problem you could reasonably expect to occur, but even if the Company is liable, what are your damages? Mere emotional distress normally is insufficient to claim damages for.... Read More

Yes, go to the State Department of Labor and find out what the process is. You will likely be barred as to some of that 9 years as there normally is a time period in which you must file. Also, if that person is still your employer, be prepared that he will, illegally, try to punish you for making the complaint. You probably should first go to an employee's attorney who handles such matters to see what you might be able to get and the proof you will need.... Read More

Your punishment for having no insurance is that your claim is limited to out-of-pocket expenses (Civil Code 3333.4). You are not entitled to payment for pain and suffering. Therefore, you may have trouble finding a lawyer. Whether you can get anything from the insured driver's company will depend on whether he/she was at fault. Submit your med bills and proof of any loss of earnings, and see if they respond.... Read More

You have to find out what the law is for the country in which the island is located, but under American law you would have no claim because your grandfather can will his part of the property to whomever he wants [if community property law applies, his wife owns other half]. You can speak to your grandfather and try to get him to change the Will, as long as he is mentally competent to do so [his physical condition does not matter].... Read More

If you handle on your own insurance company will offer you very little. If you have only cosmetic damage and everything healed in will be smaller value, may be $10,000 neighborhood. If you need plastic surgery, future medical , psych claims the. It will be more significant value. If need to get a proper value hire a lawyer.... Read More

You can not sue your employer because that is covered by Worker's Compensation. You might be able to sue the manufacturer and marketer of the gloves on the basis of product liability. You do not tell us whether you are male or female, the size and location of the scar, what it looks like, how much would cost to improve it, etc. Speak to a local attorney who handles product liability cases.... Read More

You have to make a "reasonable" apportionment between the private property pain and suffering and residual injury and maybe medical bills [I am not sure of the last one since if your insurance paid for it that part would be community property], and the community property loss of wages. You would report that on your taxes; if the overall settlement is relatively low, the IRS might not bother with it.... Read More

You do not give us that much information, but if you signed a contract saying the sales price was $10,000, and he even told you that, you should have a near perfect case [always difficult to prove what someone told you if they are going to lie must find something to support you, such as another dealer before giving your a price lower than is being demanded]. What is his reasoning as to why you have to pay more than what the contract says?... Read More