Law & Ethics - July 2007

My cabinets broke because they are old, they were there when i moved in 10 years ago, the sink bases is rusty and looks disgusting (litterally i wouldnt drink brom the sink) it has rusty spots. When i proposed he changed them he said he would take me to ikea and i would pay and he would install, is that legal?

2007-07-31 08:19:09 · 5 answers · asked by chevere 1

Do any of you have a family member or someone you love who has been denied medical treatment for a life threatening illness or injury? How about grandparents or elderly parents who are having trouble making ends meet? Don't you think that some form of universal health insurance might help make someone's life a little less stressful so that they won't have to worry about whether they should buy their medication or food at the end of the month?

Honest answers only, please. Trolls, please skip to the next question, thanks.

2007-07-31 07:59:00 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

my sister is 16, her a her bestfriend got into a huge fight, her bestfriend told her she no longer wanted to be friends with her, because she is pregnant(please dont say anything bad about that is was an accident)they were friends for 11 years,so naturally my sister was crushed.she she went on myspace.com, but logged into her friends( the friend gave her the password) she changed the password and wrote some things in there,but everything was true,nothing was made up. so they talked over the computer today, but said sorry, and my sister agreed to give the password to her,my sister took all the bad stuff out of her myspace accont over a week ago. but her friends parents are saying what my sister did is identity theft and slander, and want her friend to take her to court for what happened. but her friend does not want to. my question is, how is that identity theft if her friend gave her the password?and how is it slander if she said nothing false? how long would they have to take

2007-07-31 07:57:48 · 29 answers · asked by mommy2408 5

When I turned in my notice at my last job they told me that they would pay me for my vaction time. I received a check for the last 80 hrs plus the vaction time they told me I was to receive. A year and a half later I got a bill from them saying that they didnt owe me the vaction time and it was paid to me in error. That I need to mail them a check for the overpayment in the amount of like $518.00.
I was told i was going to receive the money, They paid me a check that someone authorized saying I was owed the money, now they want it back. Is this legal?

2007-07-31 07:47:17 · 11 answers · asked by tropical27 2

Today I was picking up a friend from somewhere and i parked in a pretty tight spot. As I was backing out I noticed it was going to be a bit of a tight squeeze but i managed to get out. I had no idea anything was wrong, but when i got home i noticed a few scratches on the front corner of my vehicle that weren't there earlier that day. I think I may have hit the car and not noticed so I drove back but the car was gone. What should I do about this? The car I hit was old and it was already scratched up.

2007-07-31 07:44:19 · 13 answers · asked by Sally J 1

I work for a small business, at the highest his revenue was around $1 mil. Well, there are some things done here in this office that I do not agree with, but are the way he's done it for years. When his employees have to pay him back, for gas, work phone, or whatever to get them more money I equal it out to their hourly pay and subtract hours from their weeks work. And quite often the company credit cards are used for golf clubs, club memberships, and trips. And if it is not a "company" card, the company pays it anyway. My company buys their groceries and gas and liquor and dinner's out. Which, yes, it does bother me that I get turned down for a raise b/c the company doesn't have enough money right now, but it will, he promises, for the 2nd time. We had to lay some of our guys off this past winter and they went on unemployment. But when we had even little work to do, I paid them, per his request, for "tools"/"admin help" to stay on unempl. Would I be held responsible if he got audited?

2007-07-31 07:38:30 · 5 answers · asked by barefootbabee 1

They bring you propane knowing you owe them money then lock the tanks so you can't get the gas first of all its not good business and why do they fill the tanks just to lock them up if their gas is on my property do they have the right to do this

2007-07-31 07:38:21 · 4 answers · asked by nhmale38 2

My car broke down last May, I did not have any money to buy a new car on my own, my neihbor sold me a truck for 3k and took my broken car for $800. I didnt have the $2,200, so my moms BF(who thinks he has all the power in the world because he has money) waiting for me to come and ask for help, witch I have never done, because it gives him power over me, well anyways we have a written agreement, and I have been paying, he hurt my mom emotionally, so i gave him a piece of my mind, now he threatens to take the truck. Can he? He is the lein holder, but the title is in my name.

2007-07-31 07:37:06 · 4 answers · asked by LookslikeBarbieactslikeGIJoe 1

which crimes might be considered mala in se (wrong in itself) or mala prohibita (wrong only because it is prohibited by law). Include a rationale for your decisions.

2007-07-31 07:33:42 · 4 answers · asked by hmmmmmmm101 1

I'm not asking what you think about this case - I just find it highly unusual someone can be charged with "buggery" in 2007 when The United Kingdom repealed its buggery laws in 1967, ten years after the Wolfenden report (according to wikipedia).

Just seems unfair to get charged with something that is no longer a crime. Whats next witchcraft? :-)

2007-07-31 07:32:56 · 3 answers · asked by Adrian P 1

Or do they need help with everything ?

2007-07-31 07:28:36 · 17 answers · asked by Gypsy Gal 6

I bid on a home, FOR the asking price the seller requested, and the seller had three days to repond to the bid. (Mind you, I didnt bid low...I offered up fronttheasking price the seller wanted...the deal is through a realitor). It's day 3, comming down to the last minute, and now the seller isnt sure if he still wants to sell the home suddenly. Any legal action to take? Or just walk away!?

2007-07-31 07:26:05 · 7 answers · asked by crimsonblade80 1

Just simply state your opinion about marijuana
(anti or pro)

2007-07-31 07:25:02 · 13 answers · asked by Confused 1

2007-07-31 07:19:21 · 8 answers · asked by MARK P 1

when applying for a trademark, and when required an explanation of goods and service what would the goods and services be for a t shirt line, to get application approved?

2007-07-31 07:11:41 · 1 answers · asked by ihaveques 2

i want to move out of my mothers home. im a month away from my 18th birthday and i want to leave. she does drugs and is always drunk and hits me. i was taken away from her when i was 12 for the samething. ive only been with her for a year. if someone helps me run away can they get into trouble? plz i really need help!

2007-07-31 07:09:30 · 10 answers · asked by bridget-leigh 1

Rape and kidnapping are serious offenses that have a lingering effect on victims for a while and it should be treaten as a serious offense.
However I think that 1st and 2nd degree murder should be the most serious offenses in the law . A victim of a murder cannot be brough back. Usually a conviction for 1st and 2nd degree murder means that that killer did not kill due to abuse or provoking circumstances.

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2007-07-31 07:02:57 · 14 answers · asked by nabyendu28 1

If you told someone living with you that they had till the end of the month to move out and three months later they still had'nt started packing could you just throw all of there stuff in the trash or on to the curb? They are not on the lease.

2007-07-31 06:58:37 · 11 answers · asked by Olof 2

matter where he goes? He must live a miserable life loosing millions of dollars when he could have avoided it with some simple basic rules and self control,he must have been thinking with his little head.

2007-07-31 06:57:01 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

There are soo many problems living here at this apartment complex. There's an ongoing leak which i've complained about for awhile now. I've found a mouse/mice on several occasions. two closet doors they said they would put back on.. they never did. I am tired of paying rent for a place that always has problems. So i went to the leasing office and left a message to the apartment manager saying i would not be paying for rent until things were fixed. I believe i was right in this situation, but am wondering what you think. furthermore, i said i would only continue to pay rent/live here (because i don't drive, am in college, and am limited to things) if they lowered the rent. otherwise i would contact the board of health and what not. Does anyone have any options as i am limited to moving to another place.

2007-07-31 06:52:13 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

my fiance developed a repetitive stress injury due to the work requirements of her job. Went to an orthopedic doctor and received treatment (surgery to her left arm) After being released to full duty by her doctor she worked around 2 weeks doing the same job as before which involves a heavy load of typing (around 6 hours straight per day with breaks in between) and noticed that her arm was acting the exact same as before and scheduled a follow up with her doctor who informed her that she would have a permanent physical impairment forever and stated in the work release "no typing - permanently" at which point her job put her back on leave and has started talking about termination of her job which she can no longer perform. now my question to the people who have been in this kind of situation before is what kind of settlement should she expect out of this situation or is it impossible to give a ballpark figure? We live in TN for those that know the laws (which i dont lol)

2007-07-31 06:41:31 · 3 answers · asked by pragmatic_nate 2

hello i need some advice i live in the city of Los Angeles the lanlord just gave all 4 units a 60 days notice to move out but the problem is that he dosent state a cause on the notice i have 2 babies and there 5&3 yrs of age is it possible that i can get what they call relocation money? i have been at this property for 4years i dont think its fair that hes doing this what should i do next?

2007-07-31 06:39:38 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

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Where's the justice for him or his family

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2007-07-31 06:32:48 · 5 answers · asked by Fred S 1

but it also has had a negative effect on new entrants into the construction industry, such as minorities.
a. The Taft-Hartley Act
b. The Davis-Bacon Act
c. The Omnibus Rehabilitation Act
d. The Equal Employment Opportunity Act
e. None of these
2.The facts of a case are established by:
a. the judge
b. the attorney appointed by the judge
c. the jury
d. the parties to the case
e. all of the above
3.Common law and statutory law that define and establish legal rights and regulate behavior is:
a. procedural law
b. moral law
c. substantive law
d. stare decisis
e. none of the above
4.Among other things, the Fourteenth Amendment protects the due process rights of citizens and:
a. protects freedom of speech
b. protects the citizens right to bear arms
c. provides for equal protection
d. protects freedom of religion
e. provides no other protection

2007-07-31 06:32:44 · 2 answers · asked by austin 1

my husband and I hired an attorney to help him adopt my son from a previous relationship. it's an uncontested adoption. we went in and spoke to her about the adoption and she told us how much it would cost and we paid her up front. then a couple weeks later she started sending us bills for her services. my husband called to talk to her about it and she claimed that he and I had signed a fee agreement (which we did NOT) that she would hang onto the money we gave her up front and that we would pay for services as we went along. then I called her to tell her we had not signed a fee agreement and she WENT OFF on me and hung up on me . now we're not sure what to do. she's still failed to provide a copy of this so called "fee agreement", which of course she can't do because we didnt' sign one and now we're not sure what to do. we don't have the money to hire another attorney and she's still failed to provide us with a court date for the adoption. any advise on our next move?

2007-07-31 06:31:46 · 6 answers · asked by reeree 2

2007-07-31 06:29:53 · 1 answers · asked by cruz'n 1

We've got one at almost every major intersection here in Albuquerque, and it's becoming a nuisance. Is there a way to fight tickets from these cameras by claiming entrapment? Or is there another argument that the ticket is not valid?

I'm not a driver, just curious... My mom has started slowing down at every intersection in town, just in case. It's kind of scary, knowing that the city is watching you...

2007-07-31 06:25:29 · 12 answers · asked by vegas 4