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1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury for Massachusetts on
Q: Owner occupied condominium. Father & son who was in a car seat. Tripped & fell over empty pill bottles from a unit owner
Lillian J. LaRosa
Lillian J. LaRosa
answered on Jun 15, 2022

Unclear why information about car seat was included.. Sounds like a trip and fall personal injury case, but no inuries and damages referred to -but then also confused by the car seat reference.

1 Answer | Asked in Employment Law and Small Claims for Ohio on
Q: former employer is suing me what can I do?

To give you a little background on the situation I recently left one employer for another. I took a LOA after about a week being on my LOA I decided to take a position I was offered and sent my former HR manager my resignation via email. I sent my resignation email on April 1, 2022. My LOA started... Read more »

Rebecca Hill
Rebecca Hill
answered on Jun 15, 2022

If you do not respond the lawsuit filed against you, the plaintiff can obtain a default judgment against you. More information is needed to provide you with specific advice. You should call an attorney and get an evaluation of your situation.

1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law and Federal Crimes for Georgia on
Q: can someone get first offender act if charged with 2 counts of aggravated assault and possession of firearm

the person already has a plea but hasnt excepted it because lack of evidence

Zachary Taylor Beck
Zachary Taylor Beck
answered on Jun 15, 2022

The short answer is yes. However, the person must not have a prior felony conviction and the aggravated assault charge must not have been against a law enforcement officer. Further, judges have wide discretion in sentencing someone as a first offender. See O.C.G.A. section 42-8-60. Therefore, the... Read more »

1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law and Cannabis & Marijuana Law for Tennessee on
Q: My oldest daughter, her boyfriend and my younger daughters car was searched upon entry to a festival in manchester, TN.

several small stashes of marijuana were found. My oldest received a simple possession charge. She does not partake in marijuana. If I took a negative hair follicle drug test to court and questioned the fact that the car is not hers, would the charge possibly be dropped?

Anthony M. Avery
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Anthony M. Avery
answered on Jun 15, 2022

Daughter needs a competent attorney now to prepare for a Preliminary Hearing. The hair test would be heresay without expert testimony, but is something to tell the DA. She does not want a drug conviction on her record. It sounds like a consent search also.

1 Answer | Asked in Bankruptcy for Michigan on
Q: What do I need to file a bankruptcy and what things can be put on a bankruptcy

I have a lawsuit that wages are garnished for from an old car repo and I just received papers for a car that I co-signed with my ex about a civil suit I am not currently working and I think I need to file bankruptcy if I can but am lost as to how to even get the right paperwork to file

Robert Keyes
Robert Keyes
answered on Jun 15, 2022

You can certainly file the bankruptcy by yourself but I'll bet every bankruptcy attorney who sees your question will agree that it is almost always a terrible idea.

That being said you can go to this link and get the forms and some guidance on how to do it yourself:...
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