Law & Ethics - July 2007

I live in the U.S., and I purchased an item on eBay from a user in Canada. I paid with a U.S. Postal Service International money order because they didn't take Pay Pal. After I paid, a ton of negative feedbacks showed up on his account, eBay closed his account, and the buyer will not respond to emails. I did a money order inquiry with the USPS (by the way, don't ever use one of their international money orders, because they won't stop payment), and the money order was cashed, but I have received nothing. I was told by the Post Office that if they did not send the merchandise, it would be mail fraud because they signed for and cashed a postal money order. I've already checked and eBay won't cover it, I suppose because it is international (they will allow the seller to sell, but won't cover the buyer). Anyway, is there anything that I can do? It's not a great amount of money, so I don't want to get an attorney, but I would like this guy to get what is coming to him. Thanks

2007-07-07 06:05:09 · 5 answers · asked by Jason L 1

2007-07-07 06:04:29 · 4 answers · asked by mog79r 1

and why is it mostly for low-skilled jobs? Are doctors required to do drug tests? Lawyers? Why is it important for a factory worker to be drug tested, but not a lawyer? What about cops?
Are they tested? I am not arguing for increased drug testing!
Why test ANYONE for drugs. Airline pilots, other jobs that require extreme alertness. Truck drivers I can understand.
But for many jobs, smoking a little marijuana should not be a deal breaker. Note that I do not use drugs of any kind and barely drink. But ... I am not opposed to drug use if done in moderation.

2007-07-07 06:01:10 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

A friend of mine and I started a business and we needed $30K for the start up costs. Since I have more money, I agreed to put in $20K and he put in $10K. The start up costs only came to $20K so we agreed to refund the $10K excess back to ourselves. My calculations show that I should get back $6,667 and him $3,333 but he is very angry and disagreeable, claiming my bigger refund is not fair. He wants to split it 50/50. Who is right?

2007-07-07 05:59:05 · 17 answers · asked by RP McMurphy 4

2007-07-07 05:49:02 · 20 answers · asked by susan w 2

I posted a question about this 11 year old kid drinving drunk. I wanted to know if parents should be hold accountable. Many people said that no, cause they did not give her the keys or the alcohol, that if they were working and not knowing what was going on, then the parent should not take the blame...Dont you think that the fact of not knowing what your child is up to, is proof of negligence? HOW CAN SOMEONE NOT KNOW WHAT THEIR 11 year old is doing..>I have a 13 year old and I know what he is doing, where he is and who is he with...I drive by the palces he goes, I speak to the parents of whomever he goes to, and If I have to stay with him I do I dont care what he says or what other people says.. I listen to his phone conversations and I also check his computer history and go through his papers. I will be on his back until he is 18...Getting a car, getting alcohol, and driving...There is no way he can do that...

2007-07-07 05:37:21 · 11 answers · asked by Nicole E 4

2. Will CONS whine about the sins of Clinton in reply therefore acknowledgeing that this whole administartion (bush) is modeled on Clintons ?

2007-07-07 05:36:42 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

of the situation,can anyone tell me who they are ,what they do for you and who regulates them.thank you

2007-07-07 05:26:00 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

There has to be a website with all the rules and steps you have to go through. What would disqualify someone?

2007-07-07 05:20:37 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

Please base on Montana law.

2007-07-07 04:58:59 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

If the police officer who arrests you has later resigned from his position, can his testimony or what he stated in his report still be used in trial?

2007-07-07 04:57:03 · 15 answers · asked by CoCo DeLuXe 1

If so, why are other garments which cover the face allowed?

2007-07-07 04:33:40 · 24 answers · asked by Psichore 1

We got on the train this morning with valid tickets, but we sat in the First Class.Then two staffs came to check the ticket and told us our tickets are not valid in the First Class so we have to pay 20 pounds fine each. We said we can leave, but they insisted that we have to pay. We are really so angry, firstly, we are foreigners here, we really did not know our valid tickets cannot be used in First Class on the same train; second, there was no sign or notice said this is First Class and we have to pay more if we want to sit in the First Class; third, the staffs got on the train with us at the same time, they should remind us, but they just directly came to us asking the fine, we really thought they were intented to do that. However we said we can leave or we can pay for the First Class, they insisted that we had no choice except paying the fine. I am so angry and I said to them: you are racist. They said they wil sue me for slander, what will happen to me now? Will I be in jail?

2007-07-07 04:03:03 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

But there are very few towns in England today where it it safe for law- abiding citizens to walk at night, even in the day now. England a Nation in jeopardy?

2007-07-07 04:00:49 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

'cause what i've seen from tv's, 911's are for like if someone is really in bad accident or someone is having a heart attack, or in major disaster.........is this the right number to call if something happened along the road while i'm driving?

2007-07-07 03:52:19 · 15 answers · asked by nofool 1

Do you think that the legal system should be a place where people are able to settle their disputes and get justice at a reasonable cost and without arbitrary barriers to being heard?
When this doesn't happen, do you think the people who are denied justice become disillusioned? When the confidence in our legal system erodes, what effect does that have on public confidence in the fairness of our system of government?

2007-07-07 03:29:02 · 3 answers · asked by Pascha 7

he left when she was 2 months old and now she is 4, he hasn't seen or contacted me about her at all and he knows where i am.
My husband has been raising her since she was 1 and we are wanting him to adopt her, i didn't know if i would have to contact her "bio dad" or if there was someway around that since he abandoned her so long ago?
I know i will have to go through a lawyer but just wanting a heads up for what is in store.
thanks!

2007-07-07 02:57:12 · 12 answers · asked by 3 girls call me mommy 5

Hi Every body,

Greetings to you!

How can we file a Public Petition in Chenai High court for the welfare of public common problem

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2007-07-07 02:08:01 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

Yesterday I had my vehicle serviced at a local transmission shop (I live in Dallas, Texas) I paid my bill with a Master Card, they ask for my driver license. I found this to be redundant, because a credit card is a form of ID. Then they proceeded to make a photo copy of both, my DL and my credit card. When I questioned this, I got the popular, “It is company policy” response. Is this illegal, or at the very least does it violate Master Card policy?

2007-07-07 02:02:40 · 13 answers · asked by john p 1

a friend of mines family member is now serving a 70 yr jail term based on an innterogation tape that was called a confession,,he was cleary under the influence and the lead detective in the case has been in the news several times for gettin false confessions and those cases have been overturned,,,anyone that can help please do...this man is locked up for life...based on an illegal interrogation email me at derekobrown@yahoo..thanks

2007-07-07 01:52:50 · 3 answers · asked by pappi 1

Here's my short story...a judge in Virginia ordered me to pay my ex $900 a month in "spousal support", and $682 in child support...not a big deal right? wrong, at the time of the order I was living in another state, making a net pay of $1800 a month, you do the math..now lets add insult to injury, because federal laws allow only up to 50-70% of your net pay to be taken, (depending on your state), I was able to keep $300 of my bi-weekly pay. My rent was $500 a month, and you can do the math on the rest. I lived alone, and had no vehicle, because I couldnt afford the payment, cash to buy one, nor the money it took to insure and fuel one...Now this madness went on for over a year...after a year do the math, federal law only allowed them to take a portion of the $1582 from me, which means the balance unpaid goes directly to the arrears. Now, I owe her like $10,000 in back support! I send judge copies of paystubs, he sent the back, said to get a lawyer-there are NO free lawyers.. WHAT NOW?

2007-07-07 00:45:27 · 16 answers · asked by spaarky2002 1

I just bought a house 2 weeks ago. While I was in the process of ripping down the walls to do some upgrades, I found much of the wood has been charred and some beams have been sistered (some have not)

The seller never disclosed to us that there was ever a fire in the house.

the house is 97years old, so it could have happened before her.

HOWEVER - the house has brand new windows, and the old molding from the house was saved, and reinstalled.

This means, the owner before us SAW the fire damage even if she didnt cause it.

1. If we can prove it happened while she lived there - do we have any recourse?

2. If we can prove it happned before she lived there, but she definitly KNEW about the fire damage, do we have any recourse?

2007-07-07 00:28:56 · 2 answers · asked by oneakmusic 2

2007-07-07 00:14:47 · 5 answers · asked by mel 1

When I applied for a job I was asked to enclose with my CV an original or 'legally certified certified copy of my passport'...How do I legally certify it?!

2007-07-06 21:14:30 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

I reported an incident of stolen valuable of mine to the police station. My complete name and address were asked and i gave them. After all, they demanded an amount to pay which according to them, will be the processing fee. I paid but no official receipt was issued to me.

2007-07-06 21:08:08 · 6 answers · asked by katea 1

I'm nearly finishing my preparatory course for Medicine. But I was diagnosed of Hepatitis B. Will this illness not affect me in my future planned course to tkae?

2007-07-06 20:57:24 · 2 answers · asked by katea 1

I want to write a will and want to know about the executor of the will and witnesses. Can the beneficiaries of the will be the witnesses and executor resp.?

2007-07-06 20:47:24 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://www.imemc.org/article/49356

Supporters of Israel complain vehemently about desecration of synagogues by Palestinians, for example ones in Gaza (http://www.honestreporting.com/articles/45884734/critiques/Synagogue_Desecrations.asp). Yet it seems that Israel conducted wholesale, state-sponsored eradication of mosques in 1948 and subsequently. (This in addition to the eradication of the Palestinian inhabitants of pre-1948 Israel). Could those who objected to the destruction of the Gaza synagogues built since 1967 outside the territory of Israel (illegal under international law), please explain why they find it acceptable for Israel to destroy hundreds of mosques, some of them over 1000 years old?

2007-07-06 20:40:11 · 11 answers · asked by m i 5

My name is John Taylor and I started working nights as a security guard about a month ago. About a week in a half into the job I was patroling the parking lot and all of a sudden I received a headache due to the studying and stressing earlier in the day. My car was in the area so I stopped by and got an asprin.



A few second later I received a call on my walkie talkie to come the office. I arrived and the supervior asked me how long have I been a security guard? I was thinking that is not a normal question. I asked him to state what he had to say and not beat around the bush.



He stated not to go to the vechile and I explained why and he did not want to hear it and advised that I need to call the office if I was doing something other than work. I said that he was being to harsh but I accepted it.



I had two scheduled days off and when I arrived back the same supervisor had a female friend on the property and he looked at me and I looked at him and I saw guilt on his face becuase he knew what I was thinking.



This lady friend of his was on the property on five or more times. I finally asked hime why he get to violated the company policy by brining unauthorized people on the property but I could not go to my car to get an asprin? He stated he had time on the job and can do what he want. I stated that is not right as he can not have a standard for me and he another one and violate the policy.



He got defensive and stated he did not want to talk about. I stated he is not right. He responded as of right now you are off duty and to go home.



This was at the beginning of the shift. I lost eight hours of pay and I believed this is retaliation and abuse of power. I did nonthing wrong but state he violated the policy.



Do I have a case under EEOC retaliation policy?



Thank You



John Taylor

2007-07-06 20:11:20 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-06 20:05:00 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous