Law & Ethics - May 2007

I've been reading a lot about this but don't really get it. Were these attorneys fired because of job performaance or what exactly? Why is it a "scandal"? Someone please explain the mystery behind this.

2007-05-18 00:36:32 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

would really appreciate it. tq

2007-05-18 00:03:42 · 3 answers · asked by alexis christian 2

If you are old enough to commit a crime surely you are old enough to suffer the consequences

2007-05-17 23:51:04 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

For instance were you to spy a woman being mugged or raped and dived in with fists flying to save the day, unlikely as that may be, I don't think anyone, from your prdinary citizen to the police and city authorities, would condemn your action- quite the opposite and, by definition, that would be a vigilante action.

However were you to make a habit of doing so, and use potentially deadly force (a kosh, knife or gun, for example), you may face condemnation from some quarters- so how far do you think you can go?

2007-05-17 23:10:32 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know this sounds crazy!

If two kids, aged 13 and 14, were at a party together and the 14-year-old stabs a 20-year-old woman by mistake while very high on narcotics, and the boys are arrested, would any detention facility house them longterm in the same 2-person cell while in detention permitting they were both on good behavior? (Keep in mind that the 14-y-o is now sober. The two kids are the youngest, smallest in the whole place. Visibly shaken, no records. They are also white, not a minority group.) It is obvious it was a mistake, but neither boy will talk and no one knows specifically what happened.

Also, if the boy that plead guilty in Juvenile Court what can he expect his sentence to be? Adult court?

Would the other boy be held responsible in any way? He was just sitting there and had no control over what happened.

If the boys were brought in, obviously scared, would they be put into the population gradually or right away?

What would they do in YOUR area? PLEASE!

2007-05-17 22:47:50 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am working on getting documents together for accreditation with an Australian organisation, and they require that all copies of documents be certified as true representations of the original document.

Where would I go in Paris to have copies of documents certified and what is involved with this process? Specifically, who in France has the legal authority to certify documents in this way?

If you could please provide a link that supports your answer, it would be greatly appreciated.

2007-05-17 22:27:32 · 2 answers · asked by DavidGC 3

1: One way reformers hoped to end corruption in govenrment was to...

establish an income tax
give voters more direct say in lawmaking
provide more welfare services
use the army to oust political machines

2007-05-17 22:19:59 · 1 answers · asked by laney s 1

I know, a thousand questions have popped up about this spoiled little brat going to jail?

At fist I wanted her to go to jail for the obvious reason she broke the law and must pay for the sake of our justice system/society

Then I started thinking, wouldn't it be much more benificial to society if instead of going to jail we forced her to pay a HUGE fine to the state of california ( $ 1 000 000 +) and also have a VAST amount of money to a variety of charities (world vision, red cross, unicef, and various local charities)

Do you guys think she should go to jail for 45 days at the taxpayer's expense, or just give a very large amount of money to get out of it?

*I understand that many see this as "buying out of it" but just think about how much good all that money could do in the world, as opposed to her spending 45 days in jail, us all having a good laugh, and then she flips it and gets someone to write a tell-all book about it for even more unearned money.

Thanks in advance!

2007-05-17 21:11:39 · 24 answers · asked by Go Leafs Go 2

how much is a restraining order against some one.

2007-05-17 21:06:18 · 2 answers · asked by ARCE 1

At a Phoenix area high school, a bright honors student who wants to become a doctor had submitted his personal bio for the yearbook in which he attributed his success to God. But there's a "problem." The Constitution says "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibit the free exercise thereof" so the school changed his words to "attributes his success to others." Does anyone else think our founding fathers would think Americans in the year 2007 were a bunch of idiots for interpretting the Constitution that way??? Anyone who interprets the "CONGRESS shall make no law.." to mean that a high school student can't say "I attribute my success to God" in his own short bio in a yearbook is a moron. Especially considering the "OR PROHIBIT THE FREE EXERCISE THEREOF" which comes right after that. It's sad what liberals have been trying to do to this country.

2007-05-17 21:05:43 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Even if you "won" (settled) the case but felt you were being belittled, brow beaten and several other things by the lawyer at the time? But the incident you were suing over was so overwhelming that it was all you could do to survive at all. So you just put one foot in front of the other and put up with it. He made many mistakes on my case and those mistakes cost me plenty.

2007-05-17 20:51:53 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I recently experienced racism at my work place and another employee of the company (caucasion) made me feel as though I was making it up it was bullshit. He also told me if it turns out that I am lying I will be forced to deal with the consequences. As time went on one of the accused resigned their position. I am currently employed at this particular business. What do you think? This specific employee had no faith in me at all but when everything hit the fan people started throwing away their lively hood. These are managers and what not. What do you think?

2007-05-17 20:47:46 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do I have a case against my plastic surgeon? After a breast reduction surgery, I developed a painful hematoma under my left arm pit. My plastic surgeon told me not to worry about it and that it would go away on its on, even though I told him about the huge amount of pain and fevers I was experiencing. Instead the pain got worse, the fever continued and the area became more swollen. I went to see a general surgeon who then hospitalized me for a cellulitis infection. My medical bill is 26,0000 and my insurance only covers part of it.

2007-05-17 20:34:27 · 11 answers · asked by just a quiet person 2

Why or why not?
Pretty cool debate, lots of reasons for each side.
What do you think

2007-05-17 18:58:32 · 19 answers · asked by mike m 2

2007-05-17 18:46:24 · 3 answers · asked by krittiangel 2

Does anyone not realize you are standing in a crowded waiting room and may not want to announce your illness or condition out loud?

2007-05-17 18:18:34 · 3 answers · asked by kells 2

The only witnesses were friends of these people, who went to "run an errand" instead of accompnaying my child back home to make sure he was okay (he's five). They did call the police, however, while I was busy rushing my son to ER, and made sure to tell them a completely skewed version of the events (the police actually told me I was lucky they decided not to press charges for vandalism--this while the doctor is pulling loose teeth out of my son's mouth).
Ordinarily I would say, oh, well, accidents happen--but it really, really bothers me that they just didn't care that they had hurt a small child; didn't bother to tell me what happened, just took off to the liquor store like it was nothing. This is not okay, and I feel that the least they can do is pay for this fun little visit to ER, which is going to run into several hundred, even with insurance.

2007-05-17 18:18:11 · 9 answers · asked by max r 1

I want to practice in the province of Alberta. Will my American legal education give me access to the Canadian legal system?

2007-05-17 18:03:26 · 1 answers · asked by Cattlemanbob 4

my brother just got arrested two months ago, over a tiff with his girlfriend, her girlfriend wants him out just like i do. what i don't understand is he has four other accounts of misdemenors that deal with angry issues,and they haven't even try to give him anger management classes. He is be extradicted to florida for something he did when he was 17. He is 32 now. Just because he violated probation. ....my question is do you know what kind of sentence he may recieve?Why didn't they give him anger management? Please no stupid remarks.

2007-05-17 17:56:32 · 5 answers · asked by jadewolfe2001 1

2007-05-17 17:49:55 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-17 17:39:06 · 3 answers · asked by mancand 1

I filed for an expedited hearing in Washington administrative courts. My son was denied enrollment in an alternative high school without benefit of an IEP meeting. The letter denied enrollment because of a perceived disability, ADD. The rules for expedited hearings say no continuances may be granted, the district was given continuances at every hearing by the Judge from Sept. to Feb.
At the same time I found out my ex was using meth and I filed for custody of my 3 kids. The district claimed I had made threats of phsical violence against district employees, and filed for intervenor status in the custody of my children. They submitted 3 letters aledging that I made these threats and their request was granted. At the trial the author of the letters admitted under oath that I had never made these threats. They felt treatened by my presense at the IEP meetings. The Courts have violated our rights to due process. I have been jailed for 4 days, cannot get a job, lawyers cost to much. HELP!!!

2007-05-17 17:33:27 · 6 answers · asked by Saberis 3

He has paid child support in full, but the state of Virginia also charges interest, and the state of Florida, where he lives, does not. He cannot work due to a very bad car accident in 2002, yet he is waiting to get social security/disability which takes forever, so it seems. I am supporting him at this time. They have given him 20 days from the day the letter was mailed to pay the interest, can you believe it, or he will lose his license. I am unable to drive myself due to vision problems. Can someone give us some advice? This man is not a deadbeat dad by any accounts, and he did pay all his child support - about 39,000 dollars. What to do? He really needs help....
Thank you for any advice we can get. P.s., he has no money nor do I to hire an attorney..........Lauren

2007-05-17 17:28:31 · 7 answers · asked by laurelf 3

Is a improperly discarded cigarette out a car window that starts a wild fire considered arson? Doing a school project on arson and investigations but haven't got a clear answer on this

2007-05-17 17:19:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-17 16:54:50 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok one time I was in the college dorm cafeteria minding my own business when a group of guys were harassing me and I just got up and started to leave saying "Leave me alone and if you hate me that much then Kill ME!" Well after I left the cafeteria employees called the Dean and said I made HOMOCIDAL threats! Which wasn't true!! I was so ticked off and upset and sick I attempted suicide nd ended up in the hospital because I was afraid to go to jail for something I didn't do or didn't say.

I am still very upset with them and my friend who heard EVERYTHING I said and the guys said(she has very keen hearing) and she said I never said anything homocidal.

So do I have the right to sue them for slander and character defamation or just let it go and never go near that college again?

2007-05-17 16:52:33 · 11 answers · asked by Love B 1

I was out of work with a non work related injury for 3 weeks. (I bruised my heel bone and I'm a bartender at a golf club)
I am ready to go back and have my Dr.s permission to do so.
Before the injury, we were short staffed. My boss hired 2 new bartenders in my absece and they have been covering my shifts. When he told them I was coming back, he was told by them that they will quit if they cannot have my shifts. I only work 3 nights a week and have been working here for about 1 year and 4 months.
He let me go because they have schedules that are more flexible.

Do I have a case?
I live in Illinois if that helps and thanks for any answers!

2007-05-17 16:36:56 · 6 answers · asked by Crazymom 6

2007-05-17 16:30:59 · 9 answers · asked by Christopher B 1

I would like to know if I mailed out a certified letter and it came back to me, and it was not recieved by the person I mailed it to. Can I opened the letter myself if its not address in my name. its in the person I sent it to.

2007-05-17 16:24:40 · 3 answers · asked by angels5262 5

This makes no sense to me whatsoever. Condoms prevent the spread of disease and unwanted pregnancies. I understand that he says that people just shouldnt be having sex except to reproduce but sex is a natural human behaviour. I think we all know its fun and why not prevent the spread of disease while partaking? It just seems a little "back in the stone age" to me. If there is something im missing here please let me know because i really dont understand this policy...

2007-05-17 16:19:05 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous