Law & Ethics - June 2007

sued by a patient...but no notice of this is found at municipal court website...but I was one of the people giving care to this person...the POA/son had given instructions that he was not to be sent to the hospital "for any reason" and signed a paper for the facility (which I think was a mistake for the facility to agree to, but...not my call on that)....he slipped and fell at night and hit his head and broke his shoulder..I worked next day...

More than one year later, the administator got me in a room with the company attorney to give a statement "to help them out" since they were being sued by the POA/son...there is no record on municipal court website of any such lawsuit..I did so, but into it, I was not given access to all the records to aide my memory of the events ..Then when they got what they wanted, they later fired me on picky stuff in Oct. Now today their atty calls me to "set up a deposition"...thot i already did this once?

I am afraid they are setting me up somehow

2007-06-25 13:16:22 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-25 13:08:29 · 11 answers · asked by bro_ken128 3

2007-06-25 13:06:33 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I signed a contract to host an event at a local hotel, and on the weekend of the event the staff failed to provide most of the services guaranteed in my contract. I paid up front half and the other half the day before the event, and after the event I stopped payment on the second check. The hotel is completely unwilling to consider compensation even though I have pictures, evidence & witness testimonies that confirm the hotel basically ruined the event completely (and I'm out money & lost profits because of them). I reviewed the hotel on TripAdvisor.com and Epinions.com as well as filled out BBB & NYS CPB complaints, and the hotel sent me an email telling me to "cease and desist any & all libelous activities." Does anyone know what my rights are as a consumer who didn't receive the services I was guaranteed, and do I have the right to matter-of-factually share my experience with that hotel online? Thank you!

2007-06-25 13:00:38 · 5 answers · asked by jlo5616 3

I think it takes advantage of the poor. Poor people spend so much money on the lottery. A lot more than the middle class and the rich. They are spending their hard earned money because of despair and false hope. The middle class and rich make enough that they can invest in real estate or start a business. Poor people are in a predicament where any money they make isnt enough to keep up with inflation. Then rich politicans come a long , to raise their salaries they created this sceam to raise money. Government spending hasn't lowered a bit, so taxes stay the same. The odds of winning are at least a million to one which is like 10 times harder then private gambling casino's. The money raised is supposed to go to education. I remember when they first introduced the lottery when i was in high school. 22 years later there a douzes of lottery's, billions more raised, higher taxes and schools arent in any better shape.

2007-06-25 12:40:48 · 6 answers · asked by wisemancumth 5

Ever hear of a lost pair of pants that expensive? The guy was a judge. How would you like to be in his court room in the near future?????

2007-06-25 12:36:17 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

I talked this guy down to decent price to convert my first patent, but he wants money in advance.
Should I wonder, or worry, or be at all reluctant?

2007-06-25 12:26:51 · 4 answers · asked by A Box of Signs 4

Otherwise, who does the money and gift go to??

(In the United States)

2007-06-25 12:17:56 · 5 answers · asked by Forever Brooklyn 2

2007-06-25 12:17:43 · 11 answers · asked by Karybdus 2

He claims that he does not work for the Executive branch. If that is the case, the US taxpayers shouldn't have to pay his salary or that of his Executive staff and he should be kicked out of the White House.

2007-06-25 12:04:55 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

This is a question for lawyers, particularly criminal defense lawyers. It's something I've been really curious about but I don't know anyone who might know the answer....

I hope it's OK to mention specific cases on here. I've followed the Michael Skakel case, and something's been bothering me about it.

As I understand it, he was charged with a crime that happened when he was 15. At the time the maximum penalty was something like 5 years in Juvenile lockup. Now he's 40 and since he can't be sent to Juvenile, when found guilty he was sentenced to 20 years.

My question is, isn't giving him such a harsh sentence a violation of his constitutional right against self-incrimination? It makes his punishment four or five times harsher than it would have been had he confessed at the time the crime was committed. No appeals have brought this up, so I don't know if it's valid or not.

I do believe he's guilty, but doesn't something just seem very unfair about the sentencing?

2007-06-25 11:58:32 · 7 answers · asked by Anne M 5

2007-06-25 11:52:26 · 11 answers · asked by concernedmom 1

Not a specific state or city, but like restaurants, stores, etc. In the United States, they're illegal in all public places and what else?

2007-06-25 11:45:07 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-25 11:23:59 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I see more and more crimes being committed by Parolees or repeat offenders.

2007-06-25 11:02:43 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Also, how do you think the U.S. constitutional "right to free speech" relates to what you can and can't do on Yahoo Answers?

Finally, is the U.S. constitutional "right to free speech" the same as the "human" right (aka "natural" right) to free speech?


I'm most interested in how you think it relates to Yahoo Answers, so if you only have time to answer one part of the question, please try to answer this one.

2007-06-25 11:00:17 · 4 answers · asked by Dharma Nature 7

This guy thinks I owe him alot more than I ever agreed too pay in the first place. (For web development services) Now he's using the courts to try and force me to pay, he says he'll even be able to dock my pay. If the contract is written aand based on california business law, am I obliged to get a Calif. attorney? I'd be more comfortable with someone from my own state.

2007-06-25 10:55:04 · 9 answers · asked by herycz 2

2007-06-25 10:53:27 · 16 answers · asked by Reda 1

2007-06-25 10:44:06 · 7 answers · asked by alan b 1

Sorry this is a long one. I will probably have to add details a couple times. Okay I quit a job I had without notice in April because my boss had absolutely humiliated me in front of fellow coworkers, and regular customers by accusing me of stealing, I did NOT steal, he had no evidence, it was just because I was the newest employee. I offered to take a polygraph and they promised they would set one up and they never did. I had to empty all my pockets, my purse, coat everything in front of people. I went home and cried for a few hours and decided that I was going to quit because this humilation was on top of a million other problems with this job. But when I quit I had an interview set up already for the next week for a new job, which I did get, but it was at a school so now I am off for the summer and applied for unemployment, but I can't get it because I was told that "humiliation" is not reasonable cause to quit a job. (they had to go back on the prior job because I hadn't worked lo

2007-06-25 10:40:53 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why is it illegal to climb Mt. Rushmore but not an Indian Traditional prayer place?

2007-06-25 10:31:02 · 6 answers · asked by im_ur_anti_drug10 1

2007-06-25 10:22:31 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous

Here is a legal question. In the U.S.A., company 'X' gives it's employees 12 sick days per year. You apply for a promotion and are denied because the company states that if you have 4 legitimate sick occurrences (1 day each) in 6 months, then you can not be promoted. This is only stated on the job positing and not in any other company document.

Is this legal? Is there any condition the legality of this would change?

2007-06-25 09:47:18 · 11 answers · asked by mad_mike_j 4

okk well umm i was at this club and some guys started fighting with my friends so i got in to seperate them n stuff but as i tried to do that i got stabbed on my bicep got like 14 stitches inside to repair my muscle and 15 staples outside to close it....and well alot of ppl been telling me to sue the club because they suppose to search before entering before weapons to secure ur stay i was wondering do u guys think i should ?? or do i even have a case??

2007-06-25 09:40:17 · 19 answers · asked by nexus v 1

Paris hiltons fines cost as much as any and were probably reduced by her lawyer. For some people similar fines represent a large percentage of income. Is it just that the poor suffer more for the same crime. Needless to say they actually serve their time which she didnt do.

2007-06-25 09:29:05 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I hit a pedestrian 2 years ago as she was jaywalking. She has now hired an attorney and I have been summoned to court. Is it possible for me to put a lawsuit against her being that it was her fault?

2007-06-25 09:23:25 · 7 answers · asked by Riddledmind 2

Thanks.

2007-06-25 09:17:54 · 10 answers · asked by Question Asker 1

If a person is on disability can a debt collector garnish the check or is there a law that protects the disabled from debt collectors?

2007-06-25 09:16:27 · 2 answers · asked by SANDY G 2

2007-06-25 08:05:19 · 8 answers · asked by tyshawn d 1

I have to pay for electricity, but they don't have to pay me for using my land to put there ugly pole up. Can I sue the power company and make them pay to use my land?

2007-06-25 07:21:01 · 16 answers · asked by luvin the life 1