Law Enforcement & Police

Recent Questions

• Chicago Animal Shelter Killed My Cats – Can I Sue Them?
  About two weeks ago I took my cats to a Chicago animal shelter, one that named themselves as a "no kill" shelter. My thought was to entrust these people to give my cats a better home and a better life. Instead they put them down! They killed them basically for no apparant reason. […]
• What Apartments in Chicago Accept People With Bad Credit?
  I will be moving to Chicago in the very near future and my credit, although not totally in the gutter, is pretty bad due to some outstanding credit cards and medical bills. I need to find option for apartments available in the city of Chicago that will accept people with bad credit. I don't want to […]
• Need to Sue Freeloader Renters
  I have a condo in Des Plaines IL that's gone into the final step of getting foreclosed. I've had renters in there for Sept & Oct and they stopped paying rent for November. They also made a deal with the mortgage company and are getting $3500 additionally to move out soon as a relocation package […]
• Can I Sue Nokia for This?
  I purchased a Nokia high-priced smartphone from an independent seller in the United States, through Amazon. The phone came with a power problem. I contacted the seller; he refer me to Nokia. Nokia has been dragging its feet for a few months. In the meantime, I have stopped pursuing the case because of a long-lasting illness. […]
• Can I Run a Background Check On Myself?
  I am from Michigan, am now live in Oregon. In 2006, I had some felonies which were dropped to misdemeanors (in Michigan). However, there was a point in 2007 when an employer did a background check and I was dismissed because the felonies were viewable on my record. I'm 100% sure they were dropped to […]
• Sole Legal Custody: Can my Ex Do This?
  I have sole legal custody of my child. Is it legal for my ex to still sign report cards, permission slips, etc.? […]
• Student Loan Turned Over to Collection Agency
  I have old student loans totaling up to $ 15,000 which have now been turned over to a collection agency. Can this loan now, get discharged with a Chapter 7 bankruptcy since now being turned over to a collection agency? […]
• Fired for Dispensing Wrong Medication
  I received level-1 & 3 for rude and discourteus behavior warning which I disagreed. Top of those I dispensed medication with wrong identification that was not administered to patient. ( I found right away and called for return the medication.) I feel that I am not deserved to be terminated. How can I get a […]
• How Much Can I Sue for Getting Beat Up in Bar?
  I broke my cheek bone 6.5 years ago at a bar in Winona, MN. We have since been reimbursed for medical bills and the offender has spent 90 days in jail (he had a prior offense and was a semi-professional boxer). How long should the civil suit take to go to court, and about what […]
• Is it illegal to write on a sidewalk with chalk in Chicago?
  Is it illegal to write on a sidewalk with chalk in Chicago? My understanding is that sidewalks are public. Chalk is non-permanent. If one is obeying the rules of decency and not drawing or promoting anything slanderous, libelous or profane, and staying out of the way of pedestrians, is this activity illegal and why? (The […]