I was parked in a public parking lot when a tree fell on my car and crushed it beyond repair. Do I have any recourse against the city?

The first question to ask is:  Was the tree a City owned or controlled tree?  Though there are no easy ways to know if a particular tree is a City tree, there are clues: Is the base of the tree located between the sidewalk and the street?  Does the tree have large branches that overhang…

I fell in the grocery store parking lot last week and caused real damage to my knee. Can I ask the grocery store to pay for my medical bills?

Like one of my elementary school teachers told me:  “It can never hurt to ask!”  By telling the store about your fall and asking them to pay for your medical bills, you should find out quickly if the store has a no-fault type of insurance called “Medpay” insurance.  If the store has Medpay insurance, then…