Law & Ethics - March 2007

I have already subpoenaed a hostile witness while he was living in Houston, TX. The trial has been continued and the subpoena is not valid anymore. The witness has moved to another city in the state of Texas. This is my question: How can I send a subpoena to this person? Who do I have to contact? Lets say he is in San Antonio, for instance. Should I contact a sheriff in that city, or can anyone over 18 years old serve him?

2007-03-14 12:18:33 · 3 answers · asked by Marian30 3

i've been recently suspended since i was accused of taking 600 from the tills, i know i didnt take the money but they r suspecting me. There will be now a disaplinary hearing where i think i will be sacked, wot happens now, will there be a court case? will i get a criminal record for a crime i didnt commit? will i ever be able to get another job or will i be completely jobless? ive almost finished university so even with my degree will i still be jobless?

2007-03-14 12:15:31 · 14 answers · asked by Naveed A 1

Can a store refuse to give a receipt? Can anyone give me a link to the specific law?

I've been parking for $55 a mo. at this parking lot in L.A. behind a store. I was out of town for a few weeks and when I got back I thought my car had been stolen. Fred the store owner laughed and said, "No, we towed everybody." So for whatever reason they decided to tow all the cars in the lot. My car had been at the tow company for a few weeks so the price to get it out was well over a $1,000. I asked for a receipt because I wanted to take it to court but again they refused and the father actually hit me that time. Today, I went back and this time I got it all on camera. Again the father hit me and he actually called the police when I asked for the receipt. Can I use this tape in court? Was he supposed to give me a receipt? Is it legal for him to physically attack me? He said it's because I took his picture. I know men shouldn't hit women but is there a law that law says he can't hit me? Thanks

2007-03-14 12:11:44 · 6 answers · asked by inboe_go 1

2007-03-14 12:11:04 · 3 answers · asked by jamesjh91745 1

Should the government be in the business of financially punishing people for eating unhealthy foods? if your answer is no, then why aren't more people outraged, if your answer is yes, then where do you draw the line, should the government ban junk foods all togeather, should they make it a crime to smoke, should they make it mandatory they people get a physical exam every year, etc.

2007-03-14 12:04:35 · 3 answers · asked by V for Vendetta 1

When will the scotch drinking politicians and drunk driving killers like Senator Kennedy realize that Weed is less of a menace than alcohol and legalize it? Also who else is excited about hemp paper and fabrics?

2007-03-14 12:02:36 · 8 answers · asked by ChicagoScottTea 2

What do you think about copyright laws? I personally think there stupid. I firmly believe that if you buy something, YOU OWN IT. If you buy a print from a photographer, that photographer not only sells and makes money off the image, which is all they should want, but I believe they also sell their rights to the image. If a photographer sells a photograph it no longer belongs to them, it belongs to whoever buys it. If that person wants to create a beautiful piece of art from this photo so be it, if they want to sell it in a yard sell, so be it. Bottom line is that the photographer sold and made money off there work already. Why should they care what happens to it after they make their money off of it? Personally I would love for people to turn my photography into beautiful artwork

2007-03-14 11:56:29 · 4 answers · asked by uroplatis 1

I want to sell my house and move into the house next door. I want to keep the driveway from my house and sell my house without a driveway at all. Is that illegal in PA?

2007-03-14 11:47:49 · 3 answers · asked by Julia 1

I will be moving to California in the summer.
What documents are needed to establish California residency?

2007-03-14 11:47:47 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

When I told a debt collector to stop calling me they said no we'll keep calling until you settle this.

2007-03-14 11:47:22 · 10 answers · asked by christina g 1

Secondly, do you suspect your doctors are ripping you off? I think the "professionals" have been given a license to steal. What do you think?

2007-03-14 11:36:33 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

molecule that kills pain, isolate it, and let people use that?

Would that be breaking the law, too? (I got this from an article

on AOL today~Mar. 14, 2007).

2007-03-14 11:35:40 · 6 answers · asked by comedycatalyst 2

I have to write a 2 minute speech and I chose this topic. I dont think we should ban it.

Can you give me a link to a website that gives me good info on the situation? I really want some information to help back me up on this speech.

Most important, can you give me some statistics on the % of drinkers who smoke? I think this would be a great way to prove my point. Please give me a link. :):):)

2007-03-14 11:35:10 · 18 answers · asked by Dark Spirit 2

Is there anything that could stop the Iranians from doing such a thing. If we leave Irag, there'd be precious little time for the Iragi's to repell and ground attack, aimed at Iraq's oil rich econonmy

2007-03-14 11:24:33 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

America has went to hell.I have stuck up for America until today.My 16 and 9yr old was in a ATV accident.My 16yr old has alot of road burns all over his body.He has bandnages all over his leg with a half cast.I was told do not take off the bandnages until he see the orthapedic surgeon for his bad ankle.Well his leg is now infected.I tried to make an appointment for him at a clinic in Bryan Texas.I told them I needed to be put on a slideing scale since we do not have insurance.I was told that since he was born in the USA and is a USA citizen he can not be put on a sliding scale.They told me they only put the illegals on the sliding scale and told me with no insurance he can not be seen.I explain how infected his leg was and it has a bad smell to it.All the dumb person could say was he is a US citizen.Cant help you.Apply for insurance,we only put our illegals on the sliding scale.WTF am I the only one that see`s this as dicrimination? This aint right.How do I bring attention to this?

2007-03-14 11:23:16 · 1 answers · asked by darlene100568 5

I applied to a worldwide corporation online. Upon completion of the application I was thanked and offered an optional race/sex/class declaration through another link yet it stated it was not relevant to complete for hire.

I received a voicemail yesterday from a company representative stating I was not going to be considered for the position because I didn't not state my race but I may be considered for another position someday if I complete this information. I contacted the EEOC via mail and now is there anything else I can do? I feel rather violated and offended that this happened.

2007-03-14 11:20:18 · 10 answers · asked by pixiebdg 2

2007-03-14 11:16:30 · 6 answers · asked by giddyupwithme 1

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but someone gave a debate about abortion in my speech class the other day and it got me thinking...

Do you think the rise in the illegitimacy rate had anything to do with the legalization of abortion?
Or is it more of just a cultural change?

The argument would be that people see abortion as birth control ("if I get pregnant I can always have an abortion"), so there are less worries about having sex, more women get pregnant, etc.

Any thoughts would be great!

2007-03-14 11:14:46 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-14 11:07:54 · 4 answers · asked by 2929 1

overwhelms, as your choices continue to destroy peoples lives:
VA hospital turned away suicidal vet, family says
Although he earned two purple hearts for fighting in Iraq, Marine Jonathan Schulze was rejected by a Minnesota VA hospital when he needed urgent treatment.

Schulze was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by his family physician. He was prescribed Ambien, Valium, and Paxil, but they didn't help. When Schulze began to feel suicidal, he turned to the VA hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota, about an hour outside Minneapolis.

His father and stepmother both insist they heard Schulze tell the intake nurse he was "suicidal." But instead of admitting him, the hospital told Schulze to go home and call back the next day.

The family says it was told the social worker who screens PTSD patients was too busy to see him. When Schulze called back the next day, his stepmom says she listened as he told the social worker he felt suicidal. The hospital then responded by telling him he was Number 26 on the waiting list for one of 12 PTSD patient beds. In other words, he'd need to wait at least two weeks before he could get treatment.

Is that any way to respond to a Iraqi Veteran who is telling you he's suicidal? And why, with the U.S. fighting two wars in the Middle East, are there only 12 beds reserved at this hospital for PTSD patients? The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs expects one in five veterans will need to be treated for PTSD.

The Marine's dad, Jim Schulze, said, "When a vet cries out that he is suicidal, even if they had to set up a bed in the kitchen, you don't turn them away. You don't put them on a waiting list."

Four days after his visit to the VA hospital, Jonathan Schulze put a household electric cord around his neck and hanged himself in the basement of a friend's home. A picture of his one-year-old daughter was at his side.

"If our men are going to serve for our country and serve in a war and a conflict then when they come home, they should be taken care of. They were promised when they were in, when they signed on the piece of paper, and they come home, and they have a problem, and what are they told, you're number 26?" his stepmom, Marianne Schulze, told me through her tears.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is investigating why Schulze wasn't admitted immediately. It wouldn't comment on the case. Neither would the hospital.

2007-03-14 11:07:02 · 5 answers · asked by Salsa 3

2007-03-14 11:05:40 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

How do you avoid getting points on your license for a citation for speeeding? I was driving in a residential area at what the officers radar allegedly clocked me at 47 in a 25 speed zone. He stated that he would give me a break and not document reckless driving but failure to obey a traffic sign. I have never recieved a speeding fine all of my years of driving 17 years.This incident occured in virginia.

2007-03-14 11:04:57 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

For the past few months my electric bill here in north Texas has been climbing at an alarming rate and I was wondering if I am possibly being overcharged. There was something about many residences being charged in this manner on the news.

As a single person at home who barely uses any electricity other than for heating and I keep the thermostat at a constant 72 degrees (but ONLY when it is cold...mind you), otherwise I don't even turn on the heat at all. So I can't for the life of me figure out why my bill is over $300 the past couple of months!

Can someone please inform me who I can contact about extensive rate hikes other than a representative from the electric company as they are no help at all. I would like for someone to check into this more in depth just to make sure that my heating cost are absolutely true in addition to being fair.

I have cut back on so many things and even considering unplugging the refrigerator at night and anything else with a plug in device.

2007-03-14 10:53:20 · 4 answers · asked by diamondgirl_jus4u 3

Hi, I have a few old books dating from the 40s to the 70s. Id like to take some of the images in them and use them on shirts. What does the law say pertaining to this? Is this illegal? Thanks

2007-03-14 10:50:42 · 2 answers · asked by nefertiti186 1

US Attorneys serve at the pleasure of the President; he can hire and fire for any reason he wants. That Bush did or did not fire for "political" reasons is irrelevant. Weren't there some other more important issues the Democrats promised to work on?

2007-03-14 10:46:07 · 16 answers · asked by Studbolt Slickrock Deux 4

My former employer in Indiana is asking me to be a witness in a court case, in which, they are being sued. I worked in a call center where I received a call and tragedy happened, in which, people died. I quit soon after this incident, because of emotional stress. The company's CEO stated I handled the call properly. The call was recorded. The company's attorney is wanting to meet with me in private. Do I need legal representation to meet with my former employer's attorney? Is there anything I need to watch out for? Should I be paid by my former employer for time and travel if I become a witness or am subpoenaed? I have advised my current employer of the possibility of being a witness. Any comments would be greatly appreciated.

2007-03-14 10:45:00 · 10 answers · asked by jefapfel 1

Why did cops in NYC search my bag on the subway for NO reason?

I'm just a young girl minding my own business. The new rules of random stop and search in subways and buses...is this necessary?

Subway has thousands of entrances that terrorists can get thru with no detection. Does Bush think manning only a handful of entrances is going to stop a terrorist?

Soon the govt will have the right to stop me anytime anywhere to seach my bag for NO APPARENT REASON. I was just WALKING for godsake! What is this..Communist China?

MEANWHILE, MEXICAN AND CANADIAN BORDERS ARE WIDE OPEN!! WHO'S MANNING THE BORDERS

2007-03-14 10:36:31 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

so what age can i leave home to live in flat and stuff in the UK

2007-03-14 10:27:20 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-14 10:26:21 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I looked at 2 different states where I've lived and I've only reconized about... um... one actually. The rest just seem outragous. Are they old laws or what?

2007-03-14 10:22:10 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous