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Can we sue a cop for saying she will arrest me for not having a license and not being at fault in a minor accident?

Answered 12 years and 6 months ago by Ronald A. Steinberg (Unclaimed Profile)   |   7 Answers   |  Legal Topics: Personal Injury
You violated the law. Be glad you were not arrested.
You violated the law. Be glad you were not arrested.

Is it possible to have charges dropped on a withhold of adjudication?

Answered 12 years and 7 months ago by Thomas Edward Gates (Unclaimed Profile)   |   5 Answers   |  Legal Topics: Personal Injury
If I read your information correctly, there may not be anything to expunge since you say you never went to court. Have the court clerk check her docket to see if the charge is listed.
If I read your information correctly, there may not be anything to expunge since you say you never went to court. Have the court clerk check her... Read More

Is it possible to have charges dropped on a withhold of adjudication?

Answered 12 years and 7 months ago by Mr. Paul L. Whitfield (Unclaimed Profile)   |   5 Answers   |  Legal Topics: Personal Injury
You need to hire the best criminal attorney in your county and let him look into the entirety of the problem, all the paper work. I doubt if this thing will go away but you need an experienced criminal lawyer to review it just the same.
You need to hire the best criminal attorney in your county and let him look into the entirety of the problem, all the paper work. I doubt if this... Read More

Is it possible to have charges dropped on a withhold of adjudication?

Answered 12 years and 7 months ago by Oscar Ernesto Toscano (Unclaimed Profile)   |   5 Answers   |  Legal Topics: Personal Injury
How old were you then?
How old were you then?

Is it possible to have charges dropped on a withhold of adjudication?

Answered 12 years and 7 months ago by Ronald A. Steinberg (Unclaimed Profile)   |   5 Answers   |  Legal Topics: Personal Injury
I suspect that you may try it, but it may take a few more years.
I suspect that you may try it, but it may take a few more years.

Can the insurance company deny coverage for unlisted driver if the person does not actually live with the named insured?

Answered 12 years and 7 months ago by Mr. Paul L. Whitfield (Unclaimed Profile)   |   6 Answers   |  Legal Topics: Personal Injury
If driving with permission there should be coverage
If driving with permission there should be coverage

Can the insurance company deny coverage for unlisted driver if the person does not actually live with the named insured?

Answered 12 years and 7 months ago by Thomas Edward Gates (Unclaimed Profile)   |   6 Answers   |  Legal Topics: Personal Injury
If you are not listed on the policy, you likely will not be covered.
If you are not listed on the policy, you likely will not be covered.

Can the insurance company deny coverage for unlisted driver if the person does not actually live with the named insured?

Answered 12 years and 7 months ago by Mr. William Enoch Andrews (Unclaimed Profile)   |   6 Answers   |  Legal Topics: Personal Injury
Usually no. Since "the driver had permission to use the vehicle", then, in Utah, they are a "permissive user", are covered, and the insurance company cannot deny coverage. Contact an injury lawyer to discuss the specific facts of your case, and review the relevant car insurance policy and Utah law.... Read More
Usually no. Since "the driver had permission to use the vehicle", then, in Utah, they are a "permissive user", are covered, and the insurance... Read More
From your explanation, it appears that the driver of the car is at fault and not the contractor. Why don't you sue the driver.
From your explanation, it appears that the driver of the car is at fault and not the contractor. Why don't you sue the driver.

What can I do if there was a hit and run accident and I was also assaulted?

Answered 12 years and 7 months ago by Ronald A. Steinberg (Unclaimed Profile)   |   10 Answers   |  Legal Topics: Personal Injury
I hope that you got his license plate number and called the police. You need to report the assault AND the accident to the police. If he made a sudden and unscheduled stop, he would be all or partly at fault for the accident; the assault is definitely a criminal act and should be prosecuted.... Read More
I hope that you got his license plate number and called the police. You need to report the assault AND the accident to the police. If he made a... Read More

How do you dispute a chiropractor after a car accident?

Answered 12 years and 7 months ago by Mr. Gregory Scott Shurman (Unclaimed Profile)   |   9 Answers   |  Legal Topics: Personal Injury
Your insurance company will evaluate any claim for injury that may be presented.
Your insurance company will evaluate any claim for injury that may be presented.

How do you dispute a chiropractor after a car accident?

Answered 12 years and 7 months ago by Thomas Edward Gates (Unclaimed Profile)   |   9 Answers   |  Legal Topics: Personal Injury
Let your insurance company handle the matter. They will request their own independent evaluation.
Let your insurance company handle the matter. They will request their own independent evaluation.

How do you dispute a chiropractor after a car accident?

Answered 12 years and 7 months ago by Kevin Hunter Pate (Unclaimed Profile)   |   9 Answers   |  Legal Topics: Personal Injury
Notify your insurance carrier. Cooperate with your carrier's request. Go on with your life and leave it to the carrier and the counsel they provide. If you did not have insurance, engage counsel, and heed counsel's advice.
Notify your insurance carrier. Cooperate with your carrier's request. Go on with your life and leave it to the carrier and the counsel they provide. ... Read More

How do you dispute a chiropractor after a car accident?

Answered 12 years and 7 months ago by Gregory M. Janks (Unclaimed Profile)   |   9 Answers   |  Legal Topics: Personal Injury
If a claim is made/or suit filed, turn the matter over to your vehicle insurer and let them respond/defend the claims.
If a claim is made/or suit filed, turn the matter over to your vehicle insurer and let them respond/defend the claims.

How do you dispute a chiropractor after a car accident?

Answered 12 years and 7 months ago by Mr. David F. Stoddard (Unclaimed Profile)   |   9 Answers   |  Legal Topics: Personal Injury
Let your insurer handle it.
Let your insurer handle it.

How do you dispute a chiropractor after a car accident?

Answered 12 years and 7 months ago by Mr. Paul L. Whitfield (Unclaimed Profile)   |   9 Answers   |  Legal Topics: Personal Injury
Injuries from auto collisions can manifest themselves days later or even weeks later. You don't know whether this person is hurt or not. You report all this to your insurance co and let them deal with it. That is what insurance is for. It is not for you to worry about.
Injuries from auto collisions can manifest themselves days later or even weeks later. You don't know whether this person is hurt or not. You report... Read More

How do you dispute a chiropractor after a car accident?

Answered 12 years and 7 months ago by James Eugene Hasser (Unclaimed Profile)   |   9 Answers   |  Legal Topics: Personal Injury
Turn the case over to your insurance company and let the lawyer that they assigned to the case handle it. There are different tactics to handle chiropractors. One way is to get an independent medical medical examination from a qualified orthopedist?
Turn the case over to your insurance company and let the lawyer that they assigned to the case handle it. There are different tactics to handle... Read More

How do you dispute a chiropractor after a car accident?

Answered 12 years and 7 months ago by Ronald A. Steinberg (Unclaimed Profile)   |   9 Answers   |  Legal Topics: Personal Injury
Could be. A competent lawyer can deal with the chiropractic testimony.
Could be. A competent lawyer can deal with the chiropractic testimony.

Can a manufacturer knowingly sell a dangerous product?

Answered 12 years and 7 months ago by Ronald A. Steinberg (Unclaimed Profile)   |   10 Answers   |  Legal Topics: Personal Injury
If you can find an engineer who will testify, then you can sue. I suggest that the case is too small to justify the expense, and as an experienced lawyer, I would not take the case.
If you can find an engineer who will testify, then you can sue. I suggest that the case is too small to justify the expense, and as an experienced... Read More

Can a manufacturer knowingly sell a dangerous product?

Answered 12 years and 7 months ago by Samer Naim Jadallah (Unclaimed Profile)   |   10 Answers   |  Legal Topics: Personal Injury
A few stitches a law suit does not make. You need to do some research about the make and model of the gun and make sure you were not using it incorrectly. Gun manufacturers are held to a high standard before the product is sent to retailers and sold to the general public.
A few stitches a law suit does not make. You need to do some research about the make and model of the gun and make sure you were not using it... Read More

Am I protected from financial repsonsibility?

Answered 12 years and 7 months ago by Ronald A. Steinberg (Unclaimed Profile)   |   7 Answers   |  Legal Topics: Personal Injury
Only the owner and the driver are liable.
Only the owner and the driver are liable.

Am I protected from financial repsonsibility?

Answered 12 years and 7 months ago by Mr. Paul L. Whitfield (Unclaimed Profile)   |   7 Answers   |  Legal Topics: Personal Injury
The owner and operator of a vehicle is liable not the mother
The owner and operator of a vehicle is liable not the mother

Am I protected from financial repsonsibility?

Answered 12 years and 7 months ago by Gregory M. Janks (Unclaimed Profile)   |   7 Answers   |  Legal Topics: Personal Injury
Suits have to be based on fault or some type of owner/agency/employment vicarious liability. A parent does not generally have vicarious liability for the acts of their children.
Suits have to be based on fault or some type of owner/agency/employment vicarious liability. A parent does not generally have vicarious liability for... Read More