What section of the law addresses the prevailing party's ability to recover attorney fees, and can an individual be required to pay attorney fees if they used an unlicensed worker to perform work which required a license and caused damages to others?

July 12th, 2023

I want to keep my case in small claims court, but the defendant has an attorney and filed a request to transfer the case to civil division. Can I refuse this transfer, especially since my claim amount is below the civil division limit of $3000?

June 1st, 2023

I need help. My son took out a life insurance policy in 1983 making me the beneficiary. I have been paying all the premiums for more than 30 years. Now my son is dying of cancer and is in jail. Will the state take this policy away from me? I need the money to bury him.

June 12th, 2024

The ABIM (American Board of Internal Medicine) requires that if a candidate fails their examination three times in a row, they must wait a year before taking it again. This policy places undue financial and personal hardship on physicians, especially since more hospitals are requiring board certification for privileges. Can I successfully sue the ABIM to repeal this requirement?

September 6th, 2024

Is a policy requiring a doctor's note showing an employee is okay to return to work after calling in sick for 5 days a good practice to maintain, or is it outdated? From an employer's perspective, it seems to open up some liability if we do not require the employee to show that they are released to full duty (other employees getting sick from that one or that employee claiming in court we required her to return to work). However, we want to grow with the times and if the policy is no longer a standard policy, then we would like to change it.

November 7th, 2023