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Q: Can I sue CA for abuse in my adopted home 20 years ago?
I am seeking guidance on whether I can sue the state of California for enabling sexual, physical, and emotional abuse in my adopted home 20 years ago. One incident involved being molested by a neighbor, which I reported to my elementary school and my adopted mother, but no action was taken. The... View More 
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Suing the State of California itself is usually the weakest path here, but that does not mean you have no case. Once an adoption is final, the state generally steps out of the picture and has no ongoing duty to supervise what happens inside an adoptive home. The stronger claims usually point at the... View More
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Q: How to address hospital negligence and false documentation in California?
I was treated at a government hospital in California where they reconstructed my pelvis due to breaks in five spots and stabilized a brain bleed but overlooked my broken hip. After being transferred to another hospital and returning to the original one, they discharged me to a bus stop without... View More
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Ask for your complete chart, including the audit trail, before you do anything else. California Health and Safety Code section 123110 gives you the right to copies of your records, and the hospital generally has 15 days to produce them after a written request. Ask specifically for the electronic... View More
Q: Can a Michigan LLC change ownership without selling investment property?
Can an LLC in Michigan own a home as an investment property and change the ownership structure of the LLC without selling the property? Are there any potential legal or tax implications associated with changing the ownership of the LLC under these circumstances, given that there are no financial... View More
Edward Gudeman
answered on Oct 18, 2026
answered on Oct 18, 2026
Under Michigan law, a limited liability company (LLC) can own a home as an investment property and change its internal ownership structure without selling the property,
Because an LLC exists as an independent legal entity separate from its members, the LLC itself remains the sole owner of... View More
Q: Do I have a case for crashing into unlabeled guy wires in CA?
I was riding an electric scooter on a sidewalk in California when I collided with guy wires that were installed in the middle of the walkway. The wires were covered with a yellow plastic covering, but it blended with the wall, making them hard to notice. I have contacted the city, along with... View More
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Emery Brett Ledger
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The back and forth between the utilities is normal, and it does not decide who is responsible. A guy wire usually belongs to the company whose pole or line it is bracing, and on shared poles that can be Edison, a phone or cable company, or more than one of them under a joint pole agreement. Most... View More
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Q: Do I have a case after hitting a fallen tree at night?
I was involved in an accident in Washington where I hit a 30-foot tree that fell across the road. It was dark, without street lights, so there was no way to see the tree in time to stop. There were no road signs or warnings indicating potential hazards. The accident resulted in my van being... View More
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The county saying no is not the end of the road. A county's denial of your claim is its opening position, not a ruling on whether you have a case.
The real question in Washington is notice. A county has a duty to keep its roads reasonably safe for ordinary travel, but it is not... View More
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