Law & Ethics - July 2007

When a telemarketer calls you, and you ask for their name and employee ID number, isn't there a law that states they must give it to you? I just received my fourth telemarketing call on my cell phone, after requesting to be put on the Do Not Call list, FROM my cell phone carrier, and the man refused to give me his ID number. I thought they had to give it to you if you asked- or is it just government agencies that have to?

2007-07-19 08:21:55 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

U.S. District Judge John D. Bates dismissed the case on jurisdictional grounds and said he would not express an opinion on the constitutional arguments. Bates dismissed the case against all defendants: Cheney, White House political adviser Karl Rove and former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby.

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Armitage is the person who leaked the information - its well known now that he cut a deal with the prosecutors to help them get Libby. The prosecutors had no real case since her classification was not considered secret when he outed her - but he's the one that did it and they don't sue him?

Is it because he was a Clinton hold over?

2007-07-19 08:16:28 · 3 answers · asked by netjr 6

2007-07-19 08:07:41 · 12 answers · asked by King Shane 3

I was given a atm/debit card by Charter One Bank at age 17 and the age requirement was 18.I've accidentally overdrawn out of my account and accumulated a bill of over $300,was unable to pay it and it's been sent to collections.I'm 18 now.But the entire purpose Banks set these age requirements is because of the responsiblity that comes along with managing a Atm/Debit card.Which I admit.I wasn't responsible enough to handle and wasn't aware of how you can overdraw your account.So basically my question is.Can my bank be held responsible (similar to how a liquor could be held responsible for selling aclohol to a minor and they go out and get into an accident killing someone)would a court of law force them to waive the fee or even pay me damages for the trouble?

2007-07-19 08:01:45 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Can i be arrested on Ebay for accedentaly clicking the "buy now" button and not paying for it? (even though they won't ship the item unless i give them the $$$). So im not stealing it.... but still....(._.)

2007-07-19 08:00:34 · 9 answers · asked by Eru 1

Will they continue to abuse it to invade our privacy until America is no longer a free country? Will you stand back and allow that to happen, or will you stand up and fight for OUR freedom?

2007-07-19 08:00:25 · 5 answers · asked by Girly Q 4

2007-07-19 07:59:15 · 8 answers · asked by mema 1

I need to find a good paying job that does not do a bkgrnd chk. In UTAH area. Look I am not a criminal. I made a mistake and stayed in an abusive relationship for 5 yrs when I tried to leave my bf at the time tried pulling me out of the car and I got charged with several crimes as felonies but they were dropped to misdemeanors. I moved away because I am now happily married and am trying to fix my life. How can I get a job that will give me a chance?

2007-07-19 07:57:45 · 2 answers · asked by jelly 2

Bushek signed a contract with Aluminum Window Products Company to replace the windows and wooden window frames of his house with new ones made of aluminum. The salesperson asked Bushek to sign a ‘routine form’ to help assure that credit would be granted. The following day he read the ‘routing form’ and discovered that he had, in fact, pledged the entire house as security, and if he defaulted on payments, the house could be taken from him.

My question is
1. Is the contract Bushek signed legal?
2. Does Bushek have the right to cancel the contract?
3. If Bushek decides to cancel the contract, is he liable for damages?

2007-07-19 07:44:39 · 7 answers · asked by Bri up 1

i work for a security company and receive 40 hours a week and they dont hand out overtime which in result i need a second job with about the same hours but all the other security companys keep saying its illegal to work for two companys at the same time

2007-07-19 07:38:02 · 6 answers · asked by yardape_2004 1

I am just curious. Pepole said I should check it out but I hear it's expensive.

2007-07-19 07:30:40 · 13 answers · asked by Vinnie Sciurini 2

If possible, can I have informed answers on this and not opinions of lay people? And note, this is under Scottish law so Americans needn't bother. I don't need to know how it works in any state of the US.
I'm selling my flat in Aberdeen with what I understood, and had agreed with my solicitor, to be a completion date of the 20th (otherwise known as tomorrow). Without my knowledge, and indeed I only found out completely by accident, the completion date was altered to the 27th of July.
I'm still furious that they've done this, and I want to know if,

A. Can they do this legally?
B. Do I have any legal challenge against their acting without consulting me?

Thanks for any assitance.

2007-07-19 07:30:14 · 4 answers · asked by Beastie 7

So, I rear-ended someone today and they had a newer car. They took all of my info necessary and we left it at that. Off we both drove. There was some damage to their vehicle but I think they wanted to just keep it away from their insurance company. It was a quick exchange and no police were called because neither of us had a phone and it was taking a while. What recourse are they entitled to if any??? Is it possible they can file a claim and get it resolved through my insurance without a police report?

2007-07-19 07:28:34 · 6 answers · asked by creatingmars 3

2007-07-19 07:27:37 · 8 answers · asked by Ivorie D 1

paying for the repairs? Dealership is saying it's not their problem, although the svc manager is trying to get some of it covered by the manufacturer, owner of dealership doesn't care. Thoughts? Input? Worthy of small claims court? What would you do?

2007-07-19 07:27:13 · 2 answers · asked by reddevilbloodymary 6

Baby momma drama...She is pregnant by me.....I have 4 violation of a protective order....and is known as a repetitive *door-knocker*

REAL LAWYER ADVISE PLEASE

2007-07-19 07:21:41 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

was homeless for a while and stayed with a co -worker and his wife. It all ended badly but the couple live in my town. They have the quilt I gave to this foster daughter and deny it.It took me sooooo long to make. How do I go about getting it back. I am not looking for fault I just want the darn thing back.
My husband and I saw this quilt in this family's Van when they opened the door at a company picnic, not long after they booted her out..
can they keep it if they say she ows them money or anything? They just said they don't have it. and thats a huge lie :(

2007-07-19 07:21:04 · 5 answers · asked by to tell ya the truth........... 6

Bought car on ebay after seeing 3 photos and full listing + long chat with seller on phone. (yes i know) - should have seen it before i bid. Anyhow - he asked for a small deposit . Deposit not mentioned in listing nor discussed as non refundable.

Went to get car over 200 miles away. Got there and it was a wreck , not like photos at all both physically or mechanically. Worth less than i paid for it. So he basically missold it and lied. He had the £300 of mine and said he was ok to refund as had another buyer if needs be and would return by paypal that evening. I offered to pay his listing fee and he agreed.

Long story short he kept stalling, saying he waould pay soon, or its in the post but then got threatening and said never going to payback. He has done to others on ebay as seen in his feedback.

Claiming £300 + costs etc = £460. I have collected all evidence up and followed process and looks like he wont even respond to my claim. Will i win and how do i enforce best?

2007-07-19 07:21:04 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Rabbi Sheldon Grafstein "We advocate no baggage of sin at birth?

and there is no fatal necessity (the Torah or Bible says )for a person to sin .
The Holy Scriptures

Psalm 51 "Behold I was brought forth in INIQUITY, AND IN

SIN DID MY MOTHER CONCEIVE ME and Jeremiah

complained (by the Spirit of G-d ) in the Scriptures- "The heart

is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly weak, who

can know it ? 17.9 Gosh look at history, rabbi, to see a

multitude of cases of man's selfishness, pride and rebellion--

other Hebrew prophets often point out that none are righteous

(right standing with the Father) and they declare the basic

heart of people to be wicked and it was predicted G-ds

Messiah would come and we would get new hearts and nature

free from G-ds punishment for our sins by the actions of His

suffering dying son (He paid the price !) Yes the whole

teachings and stories point to us humans being like the story
of Gomer !

2007-07-19 07:16:56 · 3 answers · asked by jon 2

My roommate is going to take me to small claim's court. Her sister "is a lawyer". So I guess she thinks she has a case.
Short scenario: We were on the same lease at an apartment complex. All the utilities are in her name. And we broke the lease (through a 60 day notice) and now she's getting the utility bills and wants me to pay half of them.
Full scenario: She couldnt afford our apartment anymore, so she put in a 60 day notice wout my knowledge. Its not binding until I sign it. So she told me she'd pay to break the lease ($1000) by herself if I would just sign the 60 day notice. So I did. She went back on her word and told me I had to pay half of the lease breaking. & I did bc it affects my credit. So she wants me to pay half the utilities too which are all in her name. And, unless those things add up to more than $1000 ... Im not paying shiat.

If she has a case ... can I counter sue for my half of the lease breaking? will I need a lawyer if she gets one?

2007-07-19 07:15:30 · 2 answers · asked by Niki L 1

Hello. My wife and I hired a Roofing Contractor (that is a local) for our roof because it began to leak. This was about almost two years ago. He said he could fix the leak and proceeded to "restamp our seals" (we have a standing seam roof), recoat the metal, and apply new rubber roof to another section he thought the leak was coming from.

After he did this the roof still leaked. After MANY times getting him back to our home, (and two years later), the roof still leaks from the same area!

So, my wife and I don't know what else to do at this point other than take him to small claims court for our money back.

Can I get some advice on how to proceed with this (or is there something else we can do that is better)???

Any advice would be greatly appreciated! We live in Ohio. We have the original contract from the roofer, and recorded all the events of our wrangling to get this leak fixed.

2007-07-19 07:04:22 · 6 answers · asked by hexler98 2

Here's the deal. My husband's ex-wife lives in Missouri and we live in North Carolina. She wants the oldes child who's 9 to come live with us, but she wants to maintain primary guardianship. She can't do this right? If he lives with us full tiime we become his primary guardians. It's very importnant b/c my husband is military and when he is deployed I need to have decision making power for his wellbeing in medical situations. So in ther words she just wants to send him to live with us w/o legally changing his place of residence. Is there anyway possible to tackle this w/o a lawyer. And if we have to have a lawyer do we get one here or there? So confused and frustrated...please help.

2007-07-19 06:58:23 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know that it is illegal to impersonate a military officer, and I've never been in the military. My step father gave me all of his old Army uniforms, and I could make good use of some of the jackets. I just wanted to make sure I wouldn't get into any trouble for wearing them in public.

2007-07-19 06:54:15 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have someone giving out personal information(not social security # or any of that) that I do not want a public forum to know about? He has been calling people from my town, and have been asking them if they know personal things about me, and if they would care to share it, so he can post it on a public forum. He isn't releasing things that I've done that is illegal, but personal things like what I do on my spare time, what car I drive, and all that crap. I do not want this person to release this to the public, and he continues to do it. Is there any way I can put a lawsuit against this person?

2007-07-19 06:51:57 · 4 answers · asked by David G 1

2007-07-19 06:45:29 · 3 answers · asked by keda 1

... with the fact that so many people here confuse the US Constitution with the Declaration of Indepedence?

Every friggin day, I read some annoyingly contemplative post about the US Constitution, containing a statement to the effect that "CERTAIN INALIANABLE RIGHTS ... LIFE, LIBERTY, AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS" is a quote from the US Constitution. It's the Declaration of Independence, for crying out loud! The Declaration of Independence!! A different document, which, unlike the Constitution, has no force of law! (Though that's besides the point.)

Moreover, whenever I mention the simple fact that this language is from the Declaration of Independence and not from the Constitution, I get thumbed down like there is no tomorrow. What do people think -- that by force of public opinion, we can merge one into the other? Can we take a vote on whether the Earth is flat?

I am so mad, I can't even describe it. This is third-grade civics. Why are people so muscle-headed?? Why??

2007-07-19 06:45:15 · 10 answers · asked by Rеdisca 5

I recieved a subpoena in a civil case in which i only have to appear yet i have already paid for a vacation that i will be on. It is a fight between my mom and dad and my dad won't pull the subpoena. I have been told by many people to just ignore it including some judges but i would like some other peoples opinions. Once again i do not have to testify i am just subpoened to attend. What should i do?

2007-07-19 06:45:07 · 7 answers · asked by levishinn172006 1

i want to put music on my website... but not for download just to listen to.. is this still illegal? and if so then how does Yahoo Music do it? how would i make it legal to put music on my site?

2007-07-19 06:41:07 · 3 answers · asked by mikeap4 1

I am a web producer at a newspaper and I am wondering if I can bring my fonts from home and use them here (legally).

Some of them are only available for purchase.

I know it can physically be done, but will I put the newspaper at risk for copyright infringement or something?

2007-07-19 06:37:22 · 2 answers · asked by Jonaskizal 2

I put in my 2 week notice exactly two weeks from today. As of yesterday, my schedule reflected that, making today my last day. After work today, I double checked my schedule to confirm that today was my last day, only to discover (to my surprise) that Friday and Saturday had both been hand written into my schedule, without mention to me or consultation. Viewing this, I checked the next two week's schedule (which had been posted) to see that they've hand scheduled me for the next 2 weeks, as well! When I spoke to my supervisor about this, he simply said he would leave a note for Human Resources.
Am I obligated to work past my 2 week notice (my contract explicitly said I needed to give them only 2 week notice), and should I still call them to explain why I won't be coming in each day that I'm scheduled to work?
The only reason I say daily is because we are obligated to give a call if we aren't working, regardless of circumstance, and missing 2 days of work result in an automatic firing

2007-07-19 06:33:40 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous