Anne falls down the stairs because her hired caregiver was inattentive.  Ann dies of her injuries.  Ann's Estate sues the home healthcare agency which provided the home healthcare aide who was inattentive.
The Agency says: you can't sue us; she was an independent contractor!  What did the Judge say, and why does this matter in other settings also (like Home Improvement Contracts, for just one example...) Special Needs Trust for disabled daughter:  do we need to update it? Do we need a revocable trust for ourselves, like the lawyer is recommending (we don't understand the reason they're recommending it...) A property line dispute with a neighbor which was resolved.  Now who's responsible for the area in question? A paving contractor hired by my neighbor accidentally destroyed the survey monument marking the back corner of my property.  How can I force them to replace it, and what's involved?