Friday's Three Burning Legal Questions
Here are today's?three burning legal questions, along with the answers provided by the blogosphere.
1. Question:?I took out a litigation financing loan so that I could pursue a medical malpractice case as a plaintiff. It looks like we are going to settle for $150,000 and my lawyer said I will get 111 of it. Is getting $111,000 a good deal for me?
Answer:?$111,000 would be good, but you're only getting $111 -- which is not as good. (ABA Journal,?Client who got $111 from $150K settlement can?t sue firm for malpractice)
2. Question:?I am about to testify in the trial of?an alleged member of a powerful Mexican drug cartel. Can I take the stand wearing a fake handle-bar?mustache, sunglasses and a black wig to hide my identity?
Answer:?No to the sunglasses, but no problem on the mustache and wig. (WSJ Law Blog,?Court Rules on Constitutionality of a Mustache)
3. Question:?I am 12 years old and was caught spray-painting graffiti on my neighbor's home. The judge ordered me to pay $1,000 restitution, which I do not have because I am just 12 years old! Now he is ordering me to get a job to repay the $1,000 -- can he do this??
Answer:?Yes, because state law permits children as young as 9 years old the freedom to work as a newspaper delivery person. Plus, a youth can also "earn money by obtaining a paper route, mowing lawns, raking leaves, shoveling snow, baby-sitting, delivering groceries, or by recycling items upon which a deposit had been paid." (The Boston Globe, Massachusetts Appeals Court tells 12-year-old boy: Get a job to pay for 'tagging' neighbors? homes)
Posted by Bruce Carton on February 1, 2013 at 04:14 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
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