Law & Ethics - June 2007

I am buying a house in a new development in austin that everyone wants to get in, so the company held a lottery to setup a list of who would get first dibs on available lots. so i was told I drew #6, and i had a meeting with the builders, selected a lot, a basic house design, prequalified for a loan, signed the contract, and paid the earnest money. Then after arranging an appointment with the builder's designer for more specific exterior/interior colors, flooring, kitchen etc., my i get an e-mail from the builders saying they made a mistake and i was actually #126 on the list instead of #6. The e-mail said to stop payment on the earnest money check and that the builders would pay any stop payment fees and/or refund the earnest money.
Basically am i getting screwed? Is there anything we can do? I ask because we signed the contract but they builders are saying they didn't sign the contract so there is no contract. Does it make a difference that they cashed my earnest check?

2007-06-11 10:39:33 · 7 answers · asked by Jitsen 2

he asked me to go to a court because he is claiming money for the fence he put in the property while he was renting, is this possible?

2007-06-11 10:28:54 · 11 answers · asked by ghislainer 1

2007-06-11 10:26:16 · 4 answers · asked by danni_is_bored 2

Ok say i came up with an inventions like
a car engine that runs on air or something
but i dont want to sell the right to just honda or just BMW
is it legal to sell them the right to use it but not sell it to another company so I still own it. So they pay me a first payment like 300 million dollars and then 30% of the profits they make on each of the cars they sell with my engine.
But then I do this with like 45 other car companies?

2007-06-11 10:15:59 · 9 answers · asked by prnszcrtny 3

2007-06-11 10:09:01 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

is this possible?How?

2007-06-11 10:05:36 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

We want people to spend lots of money, time, and research finding cures to disease, illness, etc.

So if a company spends hundreds of millions of dollars to research a drug, nearly $1 Billion to get it FDA approved, they have only 7 years to make back their investment and make a profit (not to mention marketing and other costs).

However, if someone spends a few days writing a song and $1000 to record it, they get those rights for 75 years.

If you're trying to make a buck, doesn't it make a lot more sense to go into the record business than pharmaceutical business?

I realize that your first reaction is probably "they make tons of money and drugs should be available for everyone", right?

However, we're not aligning our motivations. We want companies to create life-saving drugs, but at the same time we're making it so there's a lot of risk with little relative reward.

at this rate there will be fewer and fewer people making life-saving drugs.

Anyone else see this?

2007-06-11 10:01:36 · 8 answers · asked by Ender 6

The President ordered a man held,detained and no access to outside anything indefinitely.
I don't wanna be held in custody of the military without access to an attorney. Do you?

2007-06-11 09:59:56 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

when dealing with possible terrorist suspects?
My reasoning in favor of this alteration is that the US has never dealt with terrorism at this capacity and this level. I believe (as a conservative and a crime control activist) that the rights of suspects that have been charged or could possibly be charged should be limited and restricted.
What are your thoughts on this? Should terrorist suspects have the same rights as you and I in our Criminal Justice system both domestically and internationally?

2007-06-11 09:55:43 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hello all, as most people know it is the end of the school year and good old senior prank time. One of the oldest 'tricks' in the book at my school is to pull the fire alarm over and over again (yes, it's pretty lame).

Well, it happened a few days ago and in an effort to prevent the thing from being pulled again, after returning inside from the second alarm the administration told everyone in the building to ignore the alarm if it sounded again, and that we would be notified if there was a real emergency...

I have a huge problem with the school saying this... the fire alarm is required by law in large public places, isn't it? How can the school administration just tell 1600+ people to ignore an alarm? If there really WAS a fire, wouldn't the principals be risking lives by spending valuable minutes trying to find out if there was a real fire or not?

By, the way I live in Connecticut if it makes a difference.

(If possible, please cite the source of the answer, thx)

2007-06-11 09:38:08 · 7 answers · asked by Brandon 2

i wondering if any one has thought of the problems with job restrictions, if you are a felon you automated can not work there, i your credit check comes back bad you cant get hired or promoted, if companies wont hire a felon, where do they go from there, i have had a lot of appications, where people have felonies, and the company will not let me hire them, what happen to trying to help people here, yes they did do wrong, but if they have payed for what they did, and have a clean record since that felon, why not give them a chance

2007-06-11 09:35:10 · 11 answers · asked by stoneystonney 1

N.P.R. Radio says man has been kept in solitary confinement since 2001 without ever being charged in Alabama Prison. Court orders BUSH to charge him or release him, and that his Constitutional Rights have been Violated... He was never charged, but was only being held on suspicion of Terrorism...

2007-06-11 09:29:31 · 8 answers · asked by dca2003311@yahoo.com 7

is it legal to put signs under other people's windshields?

2007-06-11 09:27:52 · 9 answers · asked by fabregasfan 3

I have worked for this company for 6 months now and really enjoy my job. Since joining the company I have become sick and have had a fair bit of time off, every bit of absence has been backed up by a hospital letter. They extended my probation period up till now and I've just been handed a letter saying they want a formal meeting as they have concerns over my employment. The only possible outcomes are they either sack me or extend probation, My work is excellent but they are trying to find a reason so they don't sack me for being sick. I am a single parent and am terrified about losing my job. If I resign as I can't stand the stress plus I'm still not well do I have any rights to pay or benefits? Please help
Also if I get signed off sick long term can they sack me when I'm off...?.....I really need the money.

UK company

2007-06-11 09:24:48 · 14 answers · asked by Sparkle 1

I was recently terminated from a job in a private school. I have been out of college longer than the other first-year English teacher, and have more education experience than she does due to student teaching. I was told I was "not a good fit for the school" and that I "made some mistakes". Obviously, though, most teachers do in their first year, and my counterpart was no exception. Yet she was retained and I was not. She is white, while I am black. A Hispanic teacher and I were the only two not to have our contracts renewed. Is this a situation where I might be able to pursue a racial discrimination case? Please note that I am not looking for money as much as justice. Thank you!

2007-06-11 09:19:46 · 18 answers · asked by shakespeareslady2002 2

About once a month or so, as I walk out the door at Wal-Mart the alarm goes off and here comes someone to go through my bag. Am I legally required to stop and let them search my bags?

Yesterday it happened. I hadn't done nothing wrong and had a receipt so I kept on walking to my car. Security followed me and kept asking me to let them search my bag. I just told them to either get a real cop or quit harrassing me. I told them if they touched me, I'd own that Wal-Mart. Was i within my rights not to let a security gaurd search my bags?

2007-06-11 09:18:14 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

in the winter it is really cold in my work but in the summer it is so hot the bosses give out ice creams
what temp is it illegal to make the staff stay at work

2007-06-11 09:12:46 · 8 answers · asked by vici 4

2007-06-11 09:04:59 · 8 answers · asked by kim c 1

The Supreme Court is getting Ready to do just that under Free Speech. These could be your kids!
Web Searches:
Family Research Council
Nambla
ACLJ
One Million Moms
The Dark Side of Immigration

2007-06-11 09:01:39 · 14 answers · asked by ShadowCat 6

there are multi billion dollar corporations that have been built up on the labor of slaves from across the ocean. now these slave descendants are struggling to purchase land and get quality educations...that descendants of slave owners have had handed to them....should there be some sort of government action to insure that these people have equal standing financially in the nation. it has only been 50 years ago they couldnt eat , pee , or vote along side of thier white neighbors...should they get more assistance or has white america done enough to help these people already. finally if anyone feels that they should "go back where they were originated from" would you be willing to fund the trip for them to leave?

2007-06-11 08:53:25 · 17 answers · asked by benayamin y 2

Please someone help me understand what it means to be a subcontractor?

2007-06-11 08:49:25 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

A friend and I were in a store the other day. He wanted to purchase a tin of chewing tobacco. He has an expired license but he does have a valid social security card. He showed the cashier both forms of ID and was denied. She would not sell him the tobacco. He says that it is illegal for the store to not sell him the tobacco. Is this true?

2007-06-11 08:42:16 · 6 answers · asked by JKing 1

2007-06-11 08:33:48 · 4 answers · asked by hisbabywv 1

He wasn't pardoned,just had his sentence reduced based on the evidence. Mitt Romney was guilty of an even worse 'crime' ! He was OVER 18 when he started to date a 15yo ! The same major malfunction that makes a grown man attracted to little girls was the same then as it is now ! If Mitt can run for Pres.,and nobody cares ,then why should Mr. Wilson rot in jail?

2007-06-11 08:25:37 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

is it true that in order for contracts to be legal that signor is required to sign in black or blue ink? i thought i remember hearing something like this in a business law class.

link to the section is it's true

thanks in advance

2007-06-11 08:21:29 · 1 answers · asked by ihatemexifornia 2

27: The Freedmen's Bureau succeeded in
redistributing formerly white-owned land to black southerners
keeping ex-Confederate supporters out of office
providing clothing, medical care, food, and education to many freed people
electing African Americans to southern state governments


28: Southern state governments restricted the rights of former slaves by
passing black codes
holding constitutional conventions
refusing to pay their war debts
refusing to pass the Thirteenth Amendment


29: After Rutherford B. Hayes became President in 1877, he
ended corruption in government
removed federal troops from the South
promised to regulate the railroads
pledged to promote women's rights


30: The goal of the Freedmen's Bureau was to
help former slaves adjust to freedom
abolish slavery
prevent African Americans from voting
force African Americans to move north

2007-06-11 08:12:35 · 3 answers · asked by Michele 1

I have been subpoenaed for the prosucuter as a witness to go in front of the grand jury.
For something I was not there for. What will be expected of me?

2007-06-11 08:11:02 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm asking this for my friend who ran out of questions:

One day after school, my parents weren't going to be home until like midnight. They had me run an errand right after school to give this letter to some company (I think it was the water company). Anyways, I knew how to get there, but I guess I made a few wrong turns on the walk home, because I was lost. It was about 6:00 and I had no idea where to go. All of a sudden, I see a cop car. I wave it down and he comes out. I simply tell him that I am lost and do not know where to go. I give him my address and he gives me directions. As I am about to leave, he asks if I would like a ride home. I gladly accept the offer. I then tells me to please turn around. He handcuffs me behind my back and puts me in the car like a criminal. I'm too speechless to turn down the offer now. He never told me why he had to handcuff me, and I was too scared to ask.

2007-06-11 08:09:01 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-11 08:06:13 · 8 answers · asked by jesusita s 1

If your under guardianship of your grandmother b/c your mother is no longer alive and your dad doesnt have custody.

2007-06-11 08:02:02 · 6 answers · asked by sexy_but_sassy_2003 1