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1 Answer | Asked in Employment Law and Civil Litigation for Virginia on
Q: Can my boss make me pay for damages to a company vehicle, that were caused at work?

I am employed at an LLC in Virginia. My boss is trying to make me pay for damages to a work vehicle, that occurred while I was on the job. I grazed a wall in the truck, but shouldn't this be covered under the company's insurance policy? Since I was given a vehicle, I assumed I was on the... Read more »

F. Paul Maloof
F. Paul Maloof answered on Oct 20, 2021

This is a labor law/employment law matter. I regret that I do not handle those matters. Sorry.

1 Answer | Asked in Probate for Oklahoma on
Q: Disabled son lives in inherited home. The home is in probate. Can my son keep this home? Air-Evac wants payment.

The hospital wrote off my son's fathers bill, Air-Evac wants 64, 000 . This would mean my son would have to sell his home to pay his dad's life flight bill. Does my son have any rights since he is disabled and on SSDI ?

Charles Watts
Charles Watts answered on Oct 20, 2021

You need to contact a probate attorney as soon as possible to give them all the details and specifics. This is not something you need to wait on or attempt to handle yourself.

1 Answer | Asked in Federal Crimes for Florida on
Q: In Florida if you are charged with a felony battery but its withheld adjutifacation are you still a felon?
Jeffrey H. Garland
Jeffrey H. Garland answered on Oct 20, 2021

If a person please guilty or no contest to felony battery, and if adjudication is witheld, then the person is not a "convicted felon" for the purpose of loss of civil rights and right to bear firearms in Florida. This assumes that the person has not been adjudicated guilty of any other... Read more »

1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law for Tennessee on
Q: I'm being accused of a murder because my dna which was collected without knowing has been found on 'articles" of a vic

They then served me a warrant for dna directly and raided my home. Why would they need my dna twice?

Bryna Landers Grant
Bryna Landers Grant answered on Oct 20, 2021

Having a clean, known sample of your DNA with which to test their evidence against is standard procedure.

1 Answer | Asked in Intellectual Property for California on
Q: In a few lines, my claim is about photographs I took of an unknown singer back in 1989 in Manchester, UK.

In a few lines, my claim is about photographs I took of an unknown singer back in 1989 in Manchester, UK. Since then Gary Barlow career has skyrocketed.

He is now worth $120 million. Has a $5 million home in Santa Monica. He has and is using my images embedded in his latest music videos,... Read more »

Marcos Garciaacosta
Marcos Garciaacosta answered on Oct 20, 2021

You need to consult with an attorney.

It is key to understand under what conditions and agreement you took the pictures.

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