Law & Ethics - May 2007

When dealing with defamation of character, most times its just hearsay and nothing solid. But in the case where you definitly have solid, valid proof, .... where the result of that defamation is lost jobs and harassment, and so on and so forth..... what is the best possibe angle in court to take in order to prosecute/ or legally handle the person that is responsible?

2007-05-11 08:52:24 · 10 answers · asked by sugarplumlulu™ ♥ 3

ok so i quit my job were because my boss was always talking down to me, he was unproffesional and i was tired of him dissrespecting me nd calling me a *****

I was getting payed under the table. my ex boss wrote me personal/company bank checks. I went to the office yesterday to pick up my last check which should be $650.
And he said that he doesnt owe me anything to get out of his office. and that he's not going to pay me because of what i did. (he changed the locks because i lost the office key which i found later nd he accused me of telling one of the models that hes a scam.) thats ridiculous!! he cant hold that against me. I worked hard for that money.

How can I go about doing this?

there is no proof of documents. I feel really betrayed by this man.
The only thing i can think of is reporting him for paying his employees under the table.

But is there a way i can get my money back? should i take him to court? I dont know how to go about doing this. Please help

2007-05-11 08:52:20 · 6 answers · asked by blah blah 5

2007-05-11 08:43:32 · 6 answers · asked by harryhotun 4

I lost it at the beach and believe it was stuck between some rocks!

2007-05-11 08:43:20 · 6 answers · asked by Ghostly Ghost! 3

Yet I got suspended and he did not. Do i have a case against company?

2007-05-11 08:30:49 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

A friend of mine told me that he was a back door burgular, should i report him to the police or just forget about it.

2007-05-11 08:22:56 · 15 answers · asked by raggyann 3

landlord insists it works fine. Do I have any rights? Can the govt step in and make him get me a new air conditioner?

2007-05-11 08:11:09 · 10 answers · asked by mel 1

My ex owes me about $30,000 in back child suport. he wants me to close the case and handle it ourselfs. If I get the exact amount and write out a letter saying exactly how much he owes me can I have it noterized? Will it hold up in court if he doesnt keep up with his payments?

2007-05-11 08:05:22 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

If so, explain....

2007-05-11 07:58:35 · 8 answers · asked by Dana M. 3

I know its an energy/gas company but what went wrong?

How did they get bankrupt?

What did Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling do?

2007-05-11 07:57:32 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

We have been living in a property for 7 months now and our shorthold tenancy has just switched to 'month to month'. (it was for 6 months)

do they have to give 1 month, or two months notice? also can they come and change the locks while we are still living in it?

we have not broken the agreement, we have been good tenants, the only reason we are being kicked out is because my partner has had an operation recently and is still recovering, so he is on incapacity for a few months untill he can walk again. she classed this as dss and said we had to leave. even though i'm still working full time and the rent is always paid on time and in full.

thanks for the help X

2007-05-11 07:46:26 · 8 answers · asked by Pat 3

2007-05-11 07:38:16 · 5 answers · asked by Toilet 1

2007-05-11 07:35:24 · 2 answers · asked by tommartella1 1

Why or why not?

We are currently debating this issue in Pittsburgh.

2007-05-11 07:21:25 · 24 answers · asked by sparky52881 5

Truth seekers of 911 are asking us who understand critical thinking, to research on our own before blindly falling into line by simply accepting what the U.S. Government says about 911 just because we are Americans and must trust our government. Blind faith? Do they deserve it? If presented with two choices; the governments 911 Commission Report or the many Americans who have educated themselves and come armed with facts-- If you are truly a person who values critical thinking; then you would at least consider the possibility that the 911 Commission's report is not actually credible, but that means you would have to read it. Did you read it? Remember, not based on anything other than reading the 911 report, do you honestly think it's 100% accurate? Do you think there may be errors in it? Is it possible that our government made some huge errors that fateful day? After reading the 911 report, is it possible that the report is wrong? What's odds that it is 100% accurate?

2007-05-11 07:15:37 · 25 answers · asked by Mysteri O 3

If the actual deed was committed several years ago but it came to be discoverd very recently, how is that viewed by the law? What is the process for filing criminal charges against someone? When is someone arrrested after actaul filing of case of upon suspicion or allegations of wrongdoing. We are afrai dthat the criminal person will abscond upon knowing they may get arrested. How to prevent that?

2007-05-11 07:00:56 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

who may be abused, and so on by their in-laws. What laws are there to protect someone especially elderly mothers and fathers in law who are abused by daughter in laws. The abuse can be physically, and mental. We have such a problem and everywhere we turn we are faced with the threat of false charges by the daughter-in-law and her mother.

2007-05-11 06:55:23 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

In the light of RPC, what are example situation(s)/ illustration(s)of premeditation as an aggravating circumstance?

2007-05-11 06:50:06 · 1 answers · asked by Black Mamba 2

i have a general POA for my husband who is deployed. i am trying to sign an application for free complimentary $2,000 ADD coverage through our credit union. the CU is saying that they can't accept a POA. i have the legal aid office checking on this, but i won't get anywhere until at the earliest, monday.
any thoughts on the legality of this?
thank you.

2007-05-11 06:48:57 · 3 answers · asked by joey322 6

Aren't Israel and the United States the only countries that disagree with the entire world?

2007-05-11 05:32:42 · 9 answers · asked by mouthbreather77 1

I have posted before about a car being taken. Well I reported it to the local police and they said that it was stolen and passed the case onto the prosecuting attorney. Well after almost 3 months the prosecutor said that it is a civil matter that it is an illegal repossesion. I called the court house and they said that for something like this I would have to have an attorney. Well I can not afford an attorney. Does anyone know what else I can do? This happened in Missouri and the car is now in IL. The IL. police said if it happened there they would have had it back the same day. So why can't my local police do the same?

2007-05-11 05:29:30 · 3 answers · asked by mom 1

what other country, can a criminal have more rights than the victim. imagine someone breaking into your home, and you confront them, and they get hurt.. they are able to sue you for not preventing them from breaking in. in thefirst place only in america it pays to be a criminal just look at our goverment.

2007-05-11 05:15:40 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok, recently a co-worker of mine has been telling me all these stories about how much money she is making on ebay. The items vs. selling price she described just didn't make sense to me so I decided to check out what she had for sale on EBay. Turns out, she is selling a lot of stuff that she does not have, all mostly high cost electronics. All of the auctions say that she is not responsible for lost merchandise, but it will be "lost" because it will never be sent! I hate to be a snitch, but this woman uses and manipulates everyone she can. And once these items have ended, she will have made well over $1000. I hate to see people out that much money. What can or should I do? Can/should I report her to EBay? Should I stay out of this?

2007-05-11 05:15:39 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I gave my friend money in November and I still havent been repaid. They have been ducking me for 2 months now. I have a witness and a few messages from myspace telling me they would give it back.

2007-05-11 05:10:50 · 5 answers · asked by skahappens 2

I live in Washington state.
I want to get a will that will say: If anythig happens to me, my husband, my children's step dad, will get custody. Can I do that, and will it hold up? Should I put the reasons why in my will? Bio Father is a drug addict, cant hold a job, in and out of jail, etc...
Will it hold up in court? Bio father "might" try to get them, but can NOT take care of them. I don't want him to ruin them. I would assume that he would give them to my mom..if I didn't make it legal for my husband.
BTW- it is also what my children want.
Thank you

2007-05-11 05:07:23 · 6 answers · asked by loladoreen 3

The point is both of these men were very bad men who did many things that were wrong-------and in both cases not enough evidence was available to get them for the crimes we really wanted to get them for-----and in both cases government prosecutors had to settle for lesser offenses due to red tape....Who else can see the correlation here and scratch their heads in awe how Clinton can continue on like this without being behind bars?

2007-05-11 03:15:01 · 12 answers · asked by EZMZ 7

When it comes to the pro-choice-pro-life debate, there are several valid arguments on both sides. Whether you support pro-choice or pro-life isn’t the issue I wish to address; it’s more of a logical analysis of laws that contradict each other. Above and beyond every argument that supports pro-choice, the driving force behind Roe vs. Wade was the premise that a woman has the right to make her own decisions when it comes to her body; it was primarily a rights issue. So, given this assertion, why can a woman legally abort her unborn child, but if she has sex with someone for money, she gets arrested? Isn’t it her body? Isn’t she entitled to do whatever she chooses to do with it? Is consensual sex between a man and woman a greater moral offense than having an abortion? If it’s legal for a woman to abort her child, how can our lawmakers justify arresting her if she has sex for money? It’s her body, isn’t it?

2007-05-11 02:51:14 · 8 answers · asked by Hemingway 4

My husband was charged for a small amount of weed that was found in our house - I think it was either an old room mates or maybe it was ours from years ago. (cops searched our home after following him into the driveway and ticketing him for no tag light!!) Anyway, he produced drug screens from his job to show he is clean and the city attorney told out attorney he would drop the charges b/c of the drug screen being good - so we paid the attorney 500.00 to go to city court - that day all he did was ask the judge to move the case to county court (otherwise he said he could not get it dropped in City court - rules different??) SO now he wants 1000.00 on top of the 500.00 we already gave him just to go to county court for the same charge. Does this sound right ? I feel like he is sucking us dry! And I also want to know if the prosecuting attorney has already agreed to drop the charges - do we even need to have an attorney at the county date? Any advice ? email me if you need more details

2007-05-11 02:39:51 · 8 answers · asked by Ohwhyme? 2

Is it illegal for a parent to take an 18 year olds tax money.

they were done professionally and i kept on asking where it was. After 5 months she still told me it was coming and when she paid for my install on my car she tells me that was the tax money without asking me or anything. Is there anything illegal about this???

2007-05-11 02:16:51 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I did a photography job in February and was supposed to be paid $200. I sent an invoice and it states that if not paid the balance will recieve a 5% late penalty each week.

It has been weeks later and still no payment; the balance is about to reach $300.

Can I sue for $300? Will it hold up in court? We have a written agreement in e-mail that I will be paid $200 for my services, and also e-mail documentation that the other party received the invoices.

2007-05-11 02:13:50 · 16 answers · asked by silver5802 1