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3 Answers | Asked in Car Accidents, Agricultural Law and Personal Injury for Indiana on
Q: Involved in a 7-car pileup due to field burning; is suing an option?

I was involved in a 7-car pileup in which my car will probably be totaled. The crash was due to farmers burning fields, causing severe visibility issues with no prior warnings or signage. A police report is available, and there was a significant injury to another person involved. I have not... View More

Charles Candiano
Charles Candiano
answered on Apr 17, 2025

If you were not injured, what would you sue for? Anyone who was injured will bring a claim against the car that struck them. Individuals like yourself who were not injured but who sustained significant property damage will also bring claims against the drivers who struck them. All drivers are... View More

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3 Answers | Asked in Car Accidents, Agricultural Law and Personal Injury for Indiana on
Q: Involved in a 7-car pileup due to field burning; is suing an option?

I was involved in a 7-car pileup in which my car will probably be totaled. The crash was due to farmers burning fields, causing severe visibility issues with no prior warnings or signage. A police report is available, and there was a significant injury to another person involved. I have not... View More

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Jonathan Armiger
answered on Apr 17, 2025

In Reece v. Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., 173 N.E.3d 1031 (Ind. 2021), the Indiana Supreme Court adopted the following rule: landowners owe a duty to passing motorists on adjacent highways not to create hazardous conditions that visit themselves upon the roadway; but when a land use or condition that... View More

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Q: Is it against the law to stop a person from using appliances while they are staying with you but has not paid us

We own the house and everything was verbal set up

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Nov 18, 2020

An Indiana attorney could advise best, but your post remains open for four weeks. A landlord-tenant attorney might have better insight into this than an agricultural attorney. Not all posts are picked up, but you could try reposting under the L-T section. A verbal agreement in lieu of a written... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Contracts, Real Estate Law, Agricultural Law and Construction Law for Indiana on
Q: Hello we bought a home from a man with a realistate licence we found 16k in mold we cannot find an attorney ti help

We will have to forcloseits if we can't find help this will ruin our family the home is a conventional 97 home ready for a single woman two kids with a cosigner the home is supposed to be habitable and it's not we cannot afford two homes we are supposed to be selling our current home but... View More

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Sep 3, 2019

If you haven't had results in finding someone through the lawyer listings of this site or through your own independent searches, you could try the Indiana State Bar Association. They have lawyer referral resources for the public. Good luck

Tim Akpinar

1 Answer | Asked in Agricultural Law, Civil Litigation, Contracts and Landlord - Tenant for Indiana on
Q: landlord "traded" property with his brother in law and the new landlord is telling us we have to remove our livestock

Do we have any recourse to prevent or save our farm? We've never been late on our rent or caused damages

No written contract, all verbal

Former ll "manages" the property

Alexander I. Passo
Alexander I. Passo
answered on Feb 18, 2018

Is there a written agreement between you and the prior landlord?

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