Law & Ethics - August 2007

2007-08-02 07:23:31 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

so this girl i know has been hanging out with this really nice guy but shes a dummy and when the girl and the guy were hanging out she also had to watch her little sister so she brought her along but then they went inside and she left her little sister in the car. well i guess her little sister started crying and neighbors called the police. can the girl go to jail for this??? isn't she so heartless??

2007-08-02 07:22:35 · 4 answers · asked by Philip P 3

A daughter has written checks to herself and signed her mother's name. They have had a very close relationship and still do. The daughter has paid back the money that was not spent and is truly sorry. Her mother has forgiven her and accepts the returned portion as full restitution and does not want any prosecution.

Now the tricky part...The mother's brother (uncle) is now power of attorney. Not the normal one page form but 10 pages, covering anything imaginable and some. Uncle is threatening to press charges if the close daughter doesn't stop being a part of her mother's life. Can he, as agent have charges brought against the daughter even though the money was taken prior to uncle becoming the agent? (1-2 mos.)

I can't believe what has happened. Mother was of the notion that a trust was being set up. Sister has not had the same relationship over the 30+ years and is now somehow convining the agent to make up for favored past of close daughter, with his control and mother's money

2007-08-02 07:14:33 · 2 answers · asked by dearly departed 2

A few months ago my boss mentioned at my year offering me health ins or an equivalent raise. When the time came, he asked me to be patient b/c the company was in a slump. This sparked me to keep my options open and start looking for another, better opportunity. I have gone on 1 interview and am supposed to know something by tomorrow. Unfortunately, someone got into my bag under my desk and saw some classified ads and he asked me if I was looking yesterday. I lied and said no b/c I knew that would set a horrible mood and I do not have another job yet. He asked again today with seriousness and I couldn't lie. Now, I am to tell him when he gets back whether or not he needs to put an ad in the paper. I DO NOT HAVE ANOTHER JOB YET! How am I supposed to say yes and then the 1 interview fall through and be able to survive? It's not a crime to look and I feel as if he is backing me in a corner. Can he do that? How can he make me either give a notice or promise to stay? I live in KY. HELP ME!!!

2007-08-02 07:09:48 · 10 answers · asked by barefootbabee 1

2007-08-02 07:06:50 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

What do you think of this?

To tackle this problem, all I believe it requires is that people are 'verified' to have given correct registration information about themselves. This can surely be checked without infringing privacy rights?

Of course this would only apply to registration information, anything else is subject to the user's own choices.

For example, I am 23 years old. I'm fairly sure that under present conditions I could register with most websites as a teenager. This is inherently wrong, and I believe it should be impossible.

Also I see quite often that youngsters claim to be older, which can cause a lot of problems.

Just yesterday, I received 4 friend requests from users claiming to be between the ages of 20 and 24. I checked on the profiles, and it turned out to be one user, aged 13, promoting a 'live webcam' site. Of course, I was not impressed or amused in any way, and promptly rejected these friend requests

2007-08-02 07:04:27 · 10 answers · asked by ? 5

I know its not much but if it happens to everyone at the same gas station it starts to add up....

2007-08-02 06:58:35 · 2 answers · asked by Happi @ss 5

i have two antique dining tables that i have restored for a customer the tables are done and the customer is now out of town on vacation and is avoiding all of my calls and not replying to messages i have left on his voice mail.
he owes me $ 950.00 and the tables are a combined worth of $8,500.00 aproximately what do i have to do to resolve this please help

2007-08-02 06:53:39 · 6 answers · asked by sam f & family 4

2007-08-02 06:50:15 · 4 answers · asked by lalalalalah 1

The apartment complex where I live was sold, and the new landlord ask us to pay the rent JUST by money orders or cashier checks. Personaly, I never had problems paying (allways) by personal cecks before. Can somebody tell me why? I couldn't talk to him yet, and You'll never find him by the phone....

2007-08-02 06:46:48 · 12 answers · asked by mitrel a 1

2007-08-02 06:44:29 · 4 answers · asked by CHANDULAL 1

I know someone that hit a parked car, and ended up on someones yard. When the cops got there he was found under the legal limit of alcohol but he is not 21 yet so it still counts as a DUI. They also found some mariguana just enough to know he was smoking it. Thank god that no one got hurt. He already has a court date, can some one please tell me what you think the judge is going to do? other than not having a licsence for a long time.

2007-08-02 06:39:19 · 4 answers · asked by Ms. Jo 2

2007-08-02 06:39:17 · 5 answers · asked by browe66 3

I love how everyone interprets the 1st amendment to imply a rigid seperation of church and state. Jefferson may have favored this but the actual constitutional compromise is much more brilliant. "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion"
This really states that congress may not single out anything that is unique to religion.

"respecting" means referring to or about.... as in "with respect to". Its the legal term.

An establishment of religion does not mean establishing a state religion. rather this means any of the things that are solely relious in nature. "Prayer", "Churches", "Sabath", "Tything", "Crucifix" are all establishments of religion and congress is not even allowed to mention them in a law.

This means that congress can't single one out over another cause they can't mention them. They can't touch a religion cause they can't even mention it.

There are 4 other garrantees in the 1st ammendment, where are we at on those?

2007-08-02 06:31:23 · 5 answers · asked by joshbl74 5

2007-08-02 06:27:31 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

i think it is ridiculous to follow such a process that certainly contradicts itself. what punishment is that which does the same as the crime? cruel and unusual punishment is unconstitutional as clearly stated under the fifth amendment. is it usual to see a man or woman's foaming mouth as the smell of burning skin fills the air? okay what are youre thoughts?

2007-08-02 06:18:44 · 9 answers · asked by anonymous 1

my one boss (i work 2 jobs), pays me $6.75/hr which is 40 cents below the pennsylvania minimum wage of $7.15/hr. the act says that employers must pay time and a half for work over 40 hrs/wk. normally id work over 40 hours and get stiffed on the time and a half.

i want to know if hes in violation of this act or what? he owns the school i attend, about the majority of businesses in the town i live in. if he is in violation, should i report him? what would happen to all his low-waged employees? what would happen to him?

2007-08-02 06:16:22 · 6 answers · asked by jamz 5

2007-08-02 06:09:14 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Am I justified in doing the following:

Gloating to everyone I see?
Calling people from law school to gloat?
Going to the top of my apartment building and yelling about how great I am to people walking down below?
Putting out an ad in the paper saying how much I rock?
Legally changing my middle name to "Law Review"?

2007-08-02 06:00:37 · 7 answers · asked by red_necksuck 4

is so, why does america have the highest rate of gun violence in the industrial world.

2007-08-02 05:52:22 · 10 answers · asked by larry j 3

fired me. She claimed neglect on me. Now I know that is NOT true. I can have whitnesses tell anyone that. I think she got rid of me do to personality conflict. She never reported me to the state so I figure she also knew it was not true. Could she ever report me at any time. I was fired a year ago. Can she go back anytime and report it. I am trying not to make her mad becasue I am afraid she will use it to get back at me.

2007-08-02 05:46:27 · 3 answers · asked by babygirl 4

I've been married 15 years to a beautiful woman. I'm 47, she's 45. We have two wonderful kids, a boy (18), and a girl, (12). I recently have been having sex with my son's girlfriend who is 19. His girlfriend came on to me once in the pool, and starting touching me. We've been meeting in secret and I really like her. She's young and beautiful. What do I do? Tell my son? Tell my wife? Or just keep having an affiar?

2007-08-02 05:40:43 · 6 answers · asked by Dakota 1

... of Preeminent Lawyers and " AV-rated under Martindale-Hubbell's peer review rating system", does it mean this lawyer is good and experienced? Or is it just another money paying advertisement trick?

2007-08-02 05:30:13 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm asking this in the case of a people who IS guilty.

2007-08-02 05:29:17 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

i know mp3 sharing has become a huge infrigement, but are there any other ones out there? Downloading software/shareware?


Do any conditions exist where individuals may legally use another’s intellectual property?

2007-08-02 05:13:11 · 1 answers · asked by The Bean 2

I have a state tax lien filed against me (NC-USA) from several years ago. I was working with a criminal attorney, and he assured me he could resolve the civil lien as well as my other "issue". Well, it appears he's dropped the ball in the civil arena, and I don't know what my options are at this point. Does a state tax lien ever "expire" after a number of years?

2007-08-02 05:09:36 · 2 answers · asked by Smoothie 5

A doesn't own the property but had agreed to fix property.
B is in debt to A for debts such as rent and maintenace.
Can A lodge a caveat?

2007-08-02 05:06:40 · 2 answers · asked by Binky 2

2007-08-02 04:58:35 · 2 answers · asked by Dana N 2

I would like to get Diclectin for morning sickness. It is a Class A medication, the safest one out there. However, it is made in Canada. Can my doctor write a prescription for a Canadian drug so I can purchase it online? Which begs another question, does anyone know a reputable Canadian online pharmacy. Thanks!

2007-08-02 04:40:08 · 3 answers · asked by Veritas 7

2007-08-02 04:28:40 · 4 answers · asked by GDJS 2