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Last year, I was admitted to the hospital after I was found unresponsive in my bed by my wife. My father was called to come and look at me as I came in and out of consciousness. He ended up picking me up on his back and taking me to his car and he took me to the hospital. The emergency doctors ultimately diagnosed me with spinal meningitis and kept me there for three days. I had an MRI of my spine and I was found to have compression fractures on 6 of my vertebrae (I had a cane for 4 months afterwards and couldn't stand up straight). As we were leaving, a nurse suggested that I see a neurologist. The neurologist suspected it was epilepsy. I told him about all the times I had collapsed unexpectedly throughout my life and I was flabbergasted that this was the first diagnosis that explained all these random occurrences. The earliest I can remember was when I was 15. He said I would have to wait for it to happen again. It happened again a month later and I was formally diagnosed with epilepsy and mild brain damage, specifically mild neurocognitive disorder. I am furious that the hospital thought I had a seizure (as they asked my family if I was an alcoholic), but misdiagnosed me and billed me for services for something I didn't have. Also, the neurologist was a piece of shit and shouted at me when I couldn't recall what my job was at the time. Also, I saw a neurologist ten years prior after another seizure at work made me collapse in the hallway. I am now unable to work in the same capacity as I did before and my marriage is falling apart as my condition worsens and my emotions and anger change all the time. I was wondering if there's any capacity for medical malpractice here as I feel furious at the medical system. I had a seizure recently on vacation and the doctor there thought I was on drugs. I am so disappointed as 1 in 26 are supposed to have epilepsy and I have felt no compassion on my journey at all. Just wondering if I have a case here.

I have an employee in Oregon that I fired on Sunday. He has a store key that he now refuses to return. I told him to bring his key back to the store then he can pick up his final check. His final check was ready for him the day that I fired him. What are our options?

My car was involved in a car crash/fender bender in Clackamas County, Oregon, where it looked like the other driver had driven off afterwards. I just missed a call from the sheriff now that left a voicemail asking to speak to me. I am worried that the other person is going to say that I left the scene of the accident. What is the law around hit and run, and any advice on what to do?

I am trying to have my deceased husband’s name removed from the deed for our home we owned together. I have filled out an affidavit of survivorship form and will sign it with a notary. I also have a certified death certificate. It will be filed in Washington County, Oregon. Do I need any other forms to have his name removed?

Reviewing the transfer-on-death deed I just completed online, do we need to include a spousal acknowledgment? Our intent is that when both of us are deceased, the deed will transfer to our daughter.

Just sent a Simple Estate Affidavit for my deceased mother. She has lived in Portland, Oregon, since 1965 and returned to Canada in 2016 due to dementia. I couldn’t change the place of death, but the death certificate is Canadian. I'm trying to access her bank account and safety deposit box. Looking for input on the form and whether it’s correct. Thanks.

Hi, my husband passed away last Sunday and the bank is requesting a new certificate of trust since the last one was in 2001. We have a living trust and I filled in the grantor with myself and my husband as grantors as stated in our trust. Do I just need to have it notarized and take it back to the bank, or do I need to take it to my attorney? Thanks for your help.

I am just unsure about the preparer and return-to section. Also, my father says that there is a lien on the house through the student loans he took out to help me get through school. That is the only other thing I can think of. I will be contacting the student loan people soon to see what is still owed.

In Gresham, Oregon, can my business sue the landlord for locking us out without proper notice?

None of those portions of the agreement were filled out by the mediator. The copy of the agreement I received is blank. Is my best course of action to request the original filed copy from the court clerk? Shouldn’t those sections contain some information? I didn’t realize they were blank when I signed.