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A fencing club’s membership form involves a waiver and release form, but the end has a “hold harmless”?
My apartment tried to save a little money and made a ramp further away that legal in IL. It it is supposed to be as close as possible. Yet all I hear is “Private Property, Private Property” from the landlord. They have now decided not to renew our lease after 10 years because I complained too much about it. They claim they are not only exempt from Illinois State law but also won’t even plow the makeshift spot they made. Have you ever hit an ice bump with someone in a wheel chair. They fall forward. This complex, the Arbors/BD in Naperville, also claims that they are even exempt from personal injuries on their “private property” EVEN if you warn them ahead of time of the hazard.<br /><br /> The Naperville Police don’t seem to want to get involved and I’ve found nothing on Google about apartments being private property and being exempt from the ADA and more specifically, the Illinois laws regarding them. They also have cutesy little signs on many of the spots making them harder to ticket a violator that they refuse to change.I guess a better question is: “Can they not renew a lease, based on our disability, which is pretty obvious.” According to the Fair Housing Laws, they can’t, but in their lease it says they can “for any reason” just as it says they’re not liable for any type of injury. That’s why I complain EVERY time it turns icy as then it would be negligence, which I think may over ride whatever crap they put in writing. And why would most every large complex an most every place you see obey the law if they don’t legally have to. According to the attorney general of IL, the law applies to “any facility offering parking for it’s employees or visitors” MUST provide it. It doesn’t mention private property (Isn’t EVERYTHING private property?) at all. I guess the law varies from state to state and we shall see. Lisa Madigan is too busy with impeachment proceedings of our governor to deal with it maybe. She is a wonderful person. I regret a chance to meet her a few weeks ago nearby.
Are Apartment Complexes considered Private Property and Exempt from IL Handicapped Parking Spot Laws?
can you check this?
Dear Sir/Madam
I am writing to ask you if I could have a work experience placement with your firm in the half term or Easter holidays this year.
I am in my first year of sixth form at ………..and am thinking about pursuing a career in law. I have already done a weeks work experience at …………..in the summer, doing personal injury and commercial law, which I really enjoyed. I would now like to experience the other branches of law, such as .criminal law/barristars etc (depends on where im applying).
I feel it would be invaluable and very fulfilling for me to gain experience and further knowledge of the legal world by carrying out a work placement, and I think that it will give me more of an idea of the different types of law that are available. This would also be a wonderful experience of the style of work that I could be doing after my studies in the workplace.
Thank you for time out of what I know will be a busy schedule; I look forwards to hearing your reply, and I hope that you will give me the opportunity to work with you in the future.
Yours truly,
work experience letter?
I need information please. I am not a lawyer and need information as to how to fight my own personal injury law suit.
I was injured by a falling trash can off the top of a Chicago garbage truck July 2004. I retained an attorney July 2004 who sat on my case for a year without doing anything (but I did not know that). A year later in 2005, out of the blue I received a letter from a second attorney who said as you know I have taken over your case. I had no knowledge of this and asked him how did he get my name and information? He said it was given to him by the first attorney. I was astonished to know that I could be handed off without my knowledge.
To make a long story short the second attorney in July 2008 sent me alone and without preparation to a court ordered all day independent psychiatric interrogation exam hired by the City of Chicago. The entire ordeal felt like I was being gang raped. They humiliated me, taunted me, and made me cry. I did not do well and my attorney quit.
Because I have no knowledge of the law I feel I have been treated unjustly. I am a real person who all I wanted to do was to empty my trash can. I was hurt by the garbage truck, I was hurt by the lawyers, I was hurt by the city psyc docs, and now I am just at my wits end as to how to rectify this situation?
I have been told that I have a year to re-file, and this is why I need help as to how I should proceed? I am very stressed out, worried and just dont know what to do? Can someone please help me? Please email me at pureholiness2@yahoo.com
Thank you. God bless.
Please Help I Need Legal Information?
This is more tongue-in-cheek than serious – I’m not actually looking for a duel, but it’s an interesting question. While some states have actual laws prohibiting dueling, the majority of states have no statutes prohibiting duels. So my question is, if two young men hypothetically got into a duel, and one was either injured or killed, would there be legal ramifications?
At first most people will say ‘of course there will be legal ramifications’. But think about the formal guidelines for dueling:
1. Person A challenges person B.
2. Person B can either accept or decline. If person B accepts, he gets to choose the weapon of the duel. However, the duel does not take place unless both parties accept.
3. When the duel is fought, all variables that can affect the outcome of a duel must be eliminated except for personal skill and timing (make the duel as equal as possible). For example, both parties should have the same amount of protection, same weapon, same start time, etc.
So, assuming that the duel is fought within these guidelines (and probably many others I’m sure) and one person injures/kills the other, how could you argue one assaulted/murdered in court?
Both parties were premeditating murder/assault.
Both parties were ‘defending’ themselves.
Both parties agreed in participating knowing the possible consequences (death or injury of the self).
Back in the day dueling was not seen as murder and was not unlawful, and obviously nowadays we don’t condone such behavior, but what if hypothetically such a duel took place today in 2008 in a state that had no statutes against it? What would happen to the victor of the duel and what kind of argument might you see in court by the defense?
Just food for thought… I’m interested in hearing what people think about this.
Is Dueling Illegal in the United States?
I’m not ready to attend a $130,000 school to get a JD. There is this law school accredited by the California Bar Examiners called Glendale Law School. It costs $45,000 for all three years! However, once I graduate I will only be able to practice law in California because it’s not accredited by the ABA.
People tell me not to go cause I may not get hired once I graudate. However, I plan to assist attorney’s with their cases like a paralegal. I may have an advantage when going to get a paralegal job I think….because unlike a paralegal I would actually have a license to practice law. I also found out that some attorneys didn’t even go to law school in california!!!!
I’m not looking for a major position in a major law firm…i plan to do low cost legal assistance to minorities in Los Angeles, CA. I want to do immigration, landlord-tenant, divorce, employment discrimination law, and personal injury. I don’t think my Latino/Hispanic clients will be too concerned over where I went to law school RATHER whether I’m a good attorney. From what I heard….you learn how to be an attorney outside of law school not in. Though you do get the fundamentals there. I also rough Junior College years because I got soo many Ws (12+). But at CSU I’m getting A-s and Bs. I’m majoring in political science.
Has anyone attended Glendale Law School?
Location Charleston, SC I am a white male
I believe I was improperly and illegally removed from my
primary residence, where I was staying as a
caretaker for my mother. She is under a guardianship and conservatorship of my sister. On one occasion she called the police saying “I was trying to kill her” (which wasn’t the case, it was one of a series of mental delusions). The police arrived (1 Black Male and 1 White Female-the Black Officer was the supervisor). I showed them
a copy of the Court Order which assigned her as a Protected
Person under a Guardianship. They asked if I could leave,
but I could not afford a hotel room at that time. I was unemployed at
the time (not anymore) and working with the US Veterans Administration regarding my own disabilities. The police left after I explained the situation and they read the Court Order without taking any action. That situation seemed to be resolved within a few days after the delusion.
A few months later, my mother called the Police again with another complaint of stealing something (to this day I have no idea what it was). The same pair of officers arrived and refused to even look at the Court Order again, nor would they allow me to contact my Sister as she was away on vacation and isolated from phone use. In fact, the supervising officer literally yanked the phone out of my hand and told me to gather what few things he allowed in 2 minutes time. In my opinion (and others) The officer committed an Assault and Battery by jerking the phone from my hand.
I am a disabled veteran and was unable to gather all my required medication (ptsd, anti-depressants, anti-anxiety meds etc.) and I was allowed little clothing. I was summarily evicted from the residence without any ‘due process’ whatsoever. The officer never filed a case # number for me to appeal his actions.
Most disturbingly, with an additional officer present (3 total) The black officer brandished a weapon with the clear intent of coercion and
intimidation. This violates police department policy and laws against coercion under color of authority. In addition, whenever an officer removes their weapons, they are REQUIRED to file a case report.
The was no such action by any of the officers in this regard.
I was then told to get in the Police Car where I was driven to the local homeless shelter (which was full capacity) and left with the few belongings I had available. The next day the temperatures dropped to
30’s and below and I was wearing jeans a t-shirt and had exactly one nickel in my pocket. I remained homeless for 6 months due to the ‘eviction’ without probable cause nor court order for an eviction. By placing me in the police car, and not allowing me to leave the premises on my own (and not under arrest apparently) I have been told it could be considered a kidnapping (by proxy). I broke no law nor did I have an opportunity to have a judge review the facts of the case, as required by the Constitution.
I believe this was an arbitrary (and possibly racial) discriminatory action based upon the officers statements regarding my age and skin color. Once again, No report was ever filed a nor any case number, as the officer should have done. I did not feel I could safely challenge the black officers orders and likely illegal actions, nor could I leave freely since I was told (at nearly gunpoint) to get in the police vehicle. Isn’t this unconstitutional and reckless endangerment of myself as well as my disabled mother (she has attempted suicide and I have saved her life during several diabetic comas and pneumonias. While my sister (her Guardian) was away I was her guardian and caretaker empowered to take action in her stead to ensure the health and safety of my disabled and mentally unstable Mother. Fortunately she is much better in all areas of her health today. That is all that matters.
What are my recourses (if any) in this regard. I was severely damaged in my own mental and physical health and homeless for over six months afterward. What should I do?
I would just like to know if this is a civil liberties/civil rights and/or constitutional rights issue or personal injury type of case. I am considering a lawsuit and have contacted some of the Pro Bono legal services in the area to determine if this is an option. I have not received any guidance thus far. Anyone out there with some legal expertise to share in this unfortunate and avoidable episode?
Thank you for your assistance.
Possible Civil Liberties Violations?
I recently had an uncomfortable accident a week ago the injury was severe to my ankle I cannot walk at all.
The problem is the property where the accident was is on a strata title property meaning they are a collection of shareholders who own the building which is divided into various parties. My question is-Is it worth pursuing this case, It has been a week since the accident and I have had to pay medical bills and excess medication to heal my injury.I live in Australia the laws are different to the USA.
I am in constant pain every day and feel justly right for compensation.
Also I do not have the money for a lengthy legal proceeding.But could borrowthe money from ask funding..
At the time of the accident I did also have alcohol in my system does this make a difference.OK So I only had a few beers no big deal. They have insurance, but are also a bunch of highlander hippies that I dont like and may proove difficult to get any money out of them..
What is the possible outcome of winner a personal injury case.?
For the past two months, a major American magazine and an allied news service have been engaged in a legal battle with the United States Navy over records that they believe show that John McCain once was involved in an automobile accident that injured or, perhaps, killed another individual.
Vanity Fair magazine and the National Security News Service claim to have knowledge “developed from first-hand sources” of a car crash that involved then-Lt. McCain at the main gate of a Virginia naval base in 1964, according to legal filings. The incident has been largely, if not entirely, kept from the public. And in documents suing the Navy to release pertinent information, lawyers for the NS News Service allege that a cover-up may be at play.
“Plaintiffs have also obtained documents showing that law enforcement officers were ordered back to the accident scene to retrieve personal physical effects. The Navy has never publicly acknowledged this information,” one document reads. “This request involves federal government activity, as it addresses what may be an attempt by the Navy to protect by concealment the involvement of a former Navy officer, sitting Senator and Presidential candidate in a serious incident involving the injury or death of another human being.”
The first request for information concerning duty assignment logs to Portsmouth Naval Hospital — where McCain was allegedly brought after the accident — came in the form of a Freedom of Information Act request on August 28, 2008. The Navy acknowledged receipt of the request and advised that it had located the relevant information a few weeks later, only to deny the FOIA on grounds that it didn’t prove an “imminent threat to the life or physical safety of an individual” or satisfy the criteria of “a breaking news story of general public interest.”
“The patient admission record logs that you seek are exempt from release,” wrote G.E. Lattin, Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General, “as information in personnel and medical files, as well as similar personal information in other files, that if disclosed to a requestor, other than the actual person in which the information is pertaining to or next of kin, would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.”
NS News Service and Vanity Fair appealed the decision and asked for expedited treatment of the case, as the end of the presidential election loomed. But the Navy denied that request as well.
“It appears to be a deliberate refusal to provide clearly releasable information concerning assignments to Portsmouth Naval Hospital,” wrote legal representatives for the two news organizations. “Allowing the Navy to extend its time to respond beyond a date when the documentary facts of this matter would be available for public consideration prior to the national election on Tuesday, November 4, 2008 would violate the spirit, as well as the provisions of the FOIA.”
Staff for National Security News Service and the company’s lawyer both refused to discuss the proceedings. And there are only parcels of information concerning the story that can be gleamed from the court documents.
At a minimum it seems clear that Vanity Fair and NS News Service have launched an investigation “disclosing first-hand witnesses’ recollection of an automobile accident in which then Lt. John S. McCain III was involved. Those witnesses specifically recall McCain’s assignment to that [hospital] facility with the other person involved in the accident.” This episode in McCain’s life has, it seems, not been made public, and the plaintiffs suggest that the Navy may be attempting to actively restrict information about the incident.
“The subject matter of the documents is a matter of current exigency to the American public,” reads a document filed by legal representatives for the news service, “because the requester is preparing a current news report addressing whether the Navy continues to conceal the involvement of a Navy officer in a serious automobile accident in July 1964.” Did McCain crash more than planes ?
I am curious if there is anything Legal about this agreement I was given to sign and have notarized or just a lot of paranoia on the employers part. I was given this after I spent a day moving my equipment and drove almost 2 hundred miles and worked several hours. This was in Texas.
Contract Agreement.
This contract agreement is written between You the undersigned and ~~~~~ ~~~~ and any other affiliation with ~~~~ and said business at ~~ hy. ~~ ~~~~~ Texas or place of labor. The Undersigned is Contract Labor. Insurance is Not covered on the undersigned. Workers Comp. is Not carried on the undersigned. Unemployment insurance, and taxes of any kind will Not be withheld and the sole Responsibility of the undersigned. The Undersigned may be required to do auto repair, yard work, clean, move heavy equipment, Furniture, And/or building construction and repairs. The Undersigned Waves All Rights to any lawsuit involving ~~~~ and/or any affiliation with ~~~~. The Undersigned may not duplicate any business or business knowledge That was acquired at the said Facility in any form or manner with any person business or Entity. The undersigned Waves All Rights to file any kind of accident or injury, Personal body accident or injury. Personal property damage and/or any claim against ~~~ or any affiliation with ~~~~. The undersigned is paid the first Monday after the work week by a business check. No Advances Will Be Permitted. A check will be written for the work completed only. All Promotions and raises in pay will be issued According to Responsibility, workmanship, Arriving at work as scheduled and on time. And previous experience, Knowledge and certifications. The undersigned Personal business will Not be permitted at said company’s office, said company’s property or said company’s building. Friends, Relatives, or acquaintances are Not to be permitted to interrupt during business hours. Except for emergencies. Hours are from 8;am to 530;pm Lunch is 30 minutes with a 15 minute break in the morning and afternoon. One days notice must be given to take off work. There is a ”No Smoking” policy that will be Followed at all times. No Exterior body piercing or tattoos may be exposed. All rented uniforms, tools, or any other items must be returned before the last check is issued. I the Undersigned will pass any drug screen test as a negative for any illigel drug use. And agree to take any drug screening test in the future at any time. Alcohol is not permitted on the property or is the consumption permitted on the property or with in 8 hours of a working day. I do not have a criminal background or history of any kind and there is no reason why I may not be around children. I have no health problems or family/friend issues That will Impair my duties here. I have Dependable transportation. I The undersigned give FULL POWER OF ATTORNEY TO ~~~~ AND ANY AFFILIATION WITH ~~~~ AND SAID BUSINESS. VENUE FOR LITIGATION FOR PARTIES INVOLVED IN THIS CONTRACT IS ~~~~ COUNTY TEXAS. This agreement is executed voluntarily and singed by my hand AND I AGREE, UNDERSTAND, AND WILL COMPLY TO THE ABOVE AGREEMENT AND TERMS.
The rest is where I must have this notarized by someone in a bank before I can get a check. I was told this after I had worked a day. so I quit. And still have to sign it before I get payed. My reason for quitting was most of the above.
I would like any & all options, 00 by the way. This was for a job in a small 3 man independent auto body shop. No wonder everything is moveing out of the country. Thnx for yout time. Gypsy & OutHi it’s not the money it’s the principle , plus why would anyone want to give a employer a power of attorney much less an ex employer. I don’t know these people from Adam. They want this signed and notarized. Thanks for your interest GypsyAnd after careful thought I guess what really nags me the most is as I think John Wayne would put it best, ( Now Pilgrim just who the Hell are you to tell me to press one for English or Wave Any Rights as a American we may have left. ) Gypsy & out
labor laws, legal advice, Just curious to any thoughts about this work contract.?
As a respondent if a claimants representative is making a personal injury claim against me could this be considered a conflict of interests? After dismissing an employee this woman acted as a companion at appeal, claiming to be a Union official. She resisted showing her accreditation saying we were frustrating the data protection act in asking but finally produced certificates and a Unison card. The respresentative who is clearly no stranger to suing people is also threatening to sue myself and her former employers becuase I have made a complaint about her recording phone conversations and meetings without my knowledge or consent and for her threatening behaviour and use of scare tactics. Her employers agreed and she no longer works for them. However, in her latest letter threatening to sue me for defamation of character by producing “privelged” documents at the hearing she has said her union will sue me but on contacting them they have no knowledge of this even though she claims to have a response from their solicitors. The union say as I own a coffee shop she could not have acted as a union official in this sector and would have had to inform me she was acting as a lay official, which she didn’t. She was also advising the employee as an employment law specialist for the Citizens Advice Bureau. She had a fall on leaving the shop after the appeal in which she told the paramedics she had been suffering from a bad leg all day and it gave way but later put in a claim to say she had tripped leaving the premises which our insurance is dealing with. Along with a threatening letter she has now advised us she has agreed to represent the employee at trial. This woman is out of control and has lied constantly. Could I write to the judge prior to the hearing to ask that he review her involvement? Should I use conflict of interest only or should I send her threatening letter along with the response from her union also? She is trying to get us to leave out vital evidence by threatening legal action and she addressed this to me personally rather than the company? Please help?! What do I write to the judge?Thank you laughter for your answer. Would I have a reason to ask for a motion to dismiss her as a represetnative? I am unsure how I need to word it in order to ask that her ivolvement be reviewed? Would I just ask that the case in general be reviewed? Thank you for your help.Also, we have evidence that the claimant is being untrue on her schedule of loss, apart from the fact we offered to discuss giving her job back and she refused and there need not have been a loss, she is unwilling to voluntarily provide any evidence of mitigating her loss, her representative claims it’s an invasion of privacy! However, we know she can’t provide evidence because it will show she hasn’t told the truth. Can I write to the tribunal to ask them to order her to provide evidence? I can’t even make an offer as her rep has told ACAS she isn’t willing to accept less than the schedule of loss at this time! The hearing is less than a month away.