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Can You Sue an Electrical Company for an Electrical Fire

By | September 5th, 2013

QUESTION: We had no heating on January 31, 2013. On February 1, 2013, we called and scheduled a visit from a heating and air conditioning company. They said there was not enough electricity and that we need to call an electrician. We did. The electrician said that the problem was a circuit breaker, left to get one, and came back. He installed the circuit breaker, and the house caught on fire as soon as he changed the circuit breaker. Can I sue the electrical company for the electrical fire? ANSWER:.

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City Animal Control Not Responding to an Emergency

By | September 5th, 2013

QUESTION: Can I sue the City Animal Control for not responding to an emergency which the sheriff requested as well? I dog got loose and attacked me and Animal control did not respond. This dog could have rabies and animal control wont contact the owner. ANSWER: Firefighters, law enforcement officers, paramedics and 911 emergency dispatchers are immune from liability for damages arising out of their rendition of emergency medical assistance, unless the victim’s damages are attributable to an act or omission “performed in a grossly negligent manner” or “not performed.

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Stabbed in a Casino Nightclub

By | September 5th, 2013

QUESTION: I was inside a nightclub in the casino and they did not do a search to see if anyone was carrying a weapon. I was stabbed. I was wondering if I have a case. ANSWER: Businesses, such as shopping centers, restaurants and bars, have an affirmative duty to take reasonable steps to secure their premises, as well as adjacent common areas within their control (e.g., parking lots), against reasonably foreseeable criminal acts of third parties. [Delgado v. Trax Bar & Grill, supra, 36 C4th at 235, 30 CR3d at.

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A Son’s PTSD After A Teacher’s Chokehold

By | September 5th, 2013

QUESTION: My son is in the 7th grade and has a disability. He was put on a chokehold by his Special Ed teacher on February 12, 2013. My son has been diagnosed with PTSD after the incident. I was in contact with the Lieutenant but he’s not returning any of my calls. My son feels hopeless and I try to encourage him. I’ve decided to homeschool him since I don’t trust the school any more. The principal didn’t do anything to help my son. He told her on a few.

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Selling Goods With No Expiration Dates

By | September 5th, 2013

QUESTION: I am 6 months pregnant and I went to a local gas station, Texaco, and bought a honey bun. As I was eating the honey bun, a co-worker saw me and snatched it from me because there was mold all over the back. There was no expiration date at all. I let the manager know about this and his response was that I should have looked at it before I ate it. He was really rude. I also went to the ER and got medicine. I have a doctor’s.

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Children Bullied at School With No Help From School Authorities

By | September 5th, 2013

QUESTION: Both my girls are getting bullied at school. I have spoken with the school, but to no avail. What are my options? ANSWER: There is a special relationship between a school district (or its employees) and students, so as to impose an affirmative duty on the district/employees to take reasonable steps to protect students from reasonably foreseeable risks of harm. [C.A. v. William S. Hart Union High School Dist. (2012) 53 C4th 861, 869–870, 877, 138 CR3d 1, 7–8, 13–14; M.W. v. Panama Buena Vista Union School Dist. (2003).

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Adulterated Food-Induced Injury: What Claim to Take?

By | September 5th, 2013

QUESTION: My boyfriend just bought a sub from the deli at El Ray Grocery store. I took a bite out of it and something split my lip open. It bled for almost 5 minutes! Can I sue them for this? When I called them, they said “Yeah, something could’ve fallen into the bread. Come in for an incident report and bring the sub for a refund.” Can I sue El Ray Gorcery? ANSWER: Providers of contaminated (“adulterated”) food may be liable on product liability and breach of warranty theories if.

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Slip and Fall: Who is At Fault?

By | August 11th, 2013

QUESTION: I slipped while going down the stairs in my cousin’s apartment complex. The stairs were broken and the railing was hanging. I received a treatment from the ER for a sprained ankle, and had to go to therapy after. Who is at fault for the poorly maintained property? ANSWER: Landowners and possessors of land owe a nondelegable duty to put and maintain the premises (including its buildings and structures) in reasonably safe condition [CC § 1714(a)].  If it is proven that the said landowner or possessor is liable, the.

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Claiming Damages Due to Injuries from Purchased Food

By | July 24th, 2013

QUESTION: I bought a Milton’s Chicken and Rice Meal from Costco like I had been doing for years. When I bit into a big piece of chicken, I found out that it had a bone in it. The bone took chunks off my teeth. If I hire a lawyer, will I get more than $6,000, which is the amount the dentist said will cost to fix it, so that I can pay the lawyer and have my teeth fixed too? ANSWER: A claimant is entitled to recover the reasonable value.

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Unaware of Patient’s Hip Injury from a Previous Surgery

By | July 19th, 2013

QUESTION: Doctors broke the patient’s hip in a surgery done in Ohio in 2004. They put the hip in a 15-degree angle and did not notify the patient of what they did. The patient did not know the extent of the injury or damage until a surgeon in California did MRI and X-rays to see what the problem was. Between the surgery in 2004 until April 24, 2013 the fed has come out 8 times. The patient did not know of the injuries in the Bed Medical attention that she.

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