Law & Ethics - August 2007

when i was 14, 2 years ago I was raped by a man of whom I know the identity. I feel ready to talk about it now but I'm worried I can't help stop him doing this to other girls because I'm too late

2007-08-24 04:24:18 · 32 answers · asked by Kezerb 2

it is now everywhere. no more questions about it. and they seem to capitalize on cheap, dangerous and poor quality products, just because morons like most of us patronize them. I remember a mechanic who lost his left eye because of his fondness on cheapest tooling. and the other guy who unintentionally burned his car after installing a set of gauges in his dashboard, and my fisherman uncle who almost drifted in the middle of Pacific ocean when his brand new boat engine konked out, because the Engine name was Honda and was also few hundred cheaper

2007-08-24 04:06:26 · 7 answers · asked by randomX1 3

2007-08-24 04:01:10 · 6 answers · asked by little bit 1

My friend thought she won a sweepstake and she recieved a 4000 something check she was told to deposit it and then wait for it to clear and then send the tax part back and she didnt have to use her money but use the money she deposited and that she would be recieving the rest of her winnings, she waited for the check to clear than western unioned it. Is there anyway she can do to get her money back, hire a lawyer, find the people anything???????

2007-08-24 03:56:54 · 4 answers · asked by cacs1819 1

2007-08-24 03:41:22 · 12 answers · asked by MI5 4

2007-08-24 03:36:54 · 3 answers · asked by Noel D 1

2007-08-24 03:36:19 · 18 answers · asked by rangerjoes79 1

hey... my uncle was murderd ten years ago and buried in a shallow grave his body was rumored to have been coverd in lime... what happens to the body when it is coverd in lime??? and what would be left of him after 10 years??? cuz we have started looking for him again..... just would like to know what we are going to be searching for..??? i,e full skeleton... pieces bone or nothing at all....

2007-08-24 03:15:28 · 5 answers · asked by Robert C 1

We have been to several court proceedings and the judge, since he personally knows the girlfriend, said is is inclined to lean toward giving her the estate, since my dad left us when we were small and made very little contact over the years. Can an estate be denied to rightful heirs based on our relationship?

2007-08-24 03:14:46 · 11 answers · asked by Debi 3

Okay people, there is no need to be hateful to me. I appreciate your help. I just wanted to know why I had to go to court if I had already been deposed. I did tell the truth in my affidavit, there is no alimony being requested from the wife, she can't sue me for alienation of affection...Man, I thought this was a place to ask a question and just get a quick thought/answer, not for people to be rude. BTW...just because the name on here is william doesn't mean that I am not a woman. I appreciate the helpful parts of your answers but I don't appreciate the rude comments.

2007-08-24 03:10:16 · 8 answers · asked by William H 1

maby better answers

2007-08-24 03:00:36 · 4 answers · asked by doylelee@sbcglobal.net 1

Is a defendant is required to appear in court regardless despite being obnoxious, nasty, talks too much (more than enough to put his/her foot in his/her own mouth), refuses to shut up, being disrespectful, or just being out-of-control. Lets say it is absolutely clear he/she is NOT mentally crazy, and is just trying to (for example in their own mind) annoy the judge enough to have his/her case dismissed?

I'm sure these type of incidents in courts of all levels high and low have occurred once in a while.

Do these type tactics by defendants even work or just makes the defendant look even worse in front of the judge's (and jury's) decision?

Can the court proceed from start to finish WITHOUT the defendant present, but his/her defense attorney is there to represent them given his/her courtroom behavior?

2007-08-24 02:58:45 · 13 answers · asked by The Kid 4

These people deserve the death penalty or at least a life sentence because they truly have nothing to contribute to society and are just a waste of space.

2007-08-24 02:51:30 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I already did an affidavit months ago when they deposed me. I am the woman he left for. I want to know my rights. I don't want to have to go, if I don't have to. They arleady have that affidavit from me.

2007-08-24 02:49:01 · 7 answers · asked by William H 1

My friend borrowed $1500 about 9 months ago and did not pay it back. Do you think I have the right to do a background check on her to see what kind of issues she has that would cause her to not pay me back? She said she was losing her house.. I wanna make sure she isn't really some druggie or something. What do you think?

2007-08-24 02:44:31 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have been suspended from my job for a month now due to a poitive drug test, I have never took the medicine and had the sample re-tested at a federal lab. One month later I finally got the results that the first lab was wrong and it was thier error. How to I handle this now. One month no salary and lots of stress. I'm still waiting to hear from Human Resorces about this new results. Can I sue the lab, job ???

2007-08-24 02:38:54 · 9 answers · asked by lauri112001 2

a) can you interpret law for yourself?
b) can you interpret law for others (or can only lawyers do this)?
c) is reading the law as written and 'translating' it to plain english for others ok?

2007-08-24 02:26:18 · 6 answers · asked by Talis Man 2

my husband really wants to see his child he has been debating this for 10 years he pays child support and does everything the child mom tells him to. but it came to a point that it is getting out of hand. when he went to court to demand visitation it became a battle and instead of the benefit of the child it became a harrasment against me and my family. we need this to stop. it has been a year my husband lawyer is tired y know her lawyer is tired and i am tired of this. my husband told me to for us to make a settlement for her not to harras us no more, to continue the same amount of child support for the 5 years remaining and if the child wants to meet her family to do after she grows up also for her to sign a court oder saying that she wont raise or demand nothing if she does she will have to settle for visitation. we do not have no other choice. but for her to stop. is affecting our live and our child because she is asking question. will the law respect the settlement?

2007-08-24 02:25:47 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

tell or don't tell

2007-08-24 02:19:04 · 4 answers · asked by doylelee@sbcglobal.net 1

I am a highly qualified, very attractive recent M.B.A. who is working for a major financial services firm. My job is very well paying, and if I continue with this firm, should be extremely rewarding.

My problem is I sit in an open bullpen cubicle format, and one of my senior co-workers screams at me at least hourly for the absolute most minor things. She probably weighs between 250 and 275 pounds, and I feel she is trying to force me to quit because I get attention from the men at work and she see me as a threat.

She is very valuable to the company, and I have made my supervisor aware that this is unacceptable behavior. Everyone within earshot knows what is going on, but no one will say anything because she is very valuable to the company.

What should I do, I am not going to quit, however, I am not willing to let this disgusting woman continue to abuse me. Thanks.

2007-08-24 02:10:20 · 21 answers · asked by hbmiamibeach 2

Ok i was working for this company for 3 years, and recently they just asked me about a dismissal on my record that happen over 4 years ago...I told them the case was dimiss but they wanted to know the details of it all, so i told them, they felt that i got off the case easily and felt i was guilty even though my record show that the case was dismiss...I want to know is this wrongful termination? And what should i do? keep in mind i worked for them 3 years with no problems.

2007-08-24 02:09:51 · 10 answers · asked by hush 2 1

Aside from the obvious (changing passwords etc etc.)

I mean in legal terms, is there anything that you can do through the court system?

Wouldnt this be an invasion of privacy or harrassment or something?

Also, how can I prove in no uncertain terms that my Yahoo was accessed through their computer while I was 2500 miles away from them?
Would Yahoo be able to help? Surely they can tell by the IP.

FYI.. My account was accessed from a person that I personally know and not very fond of to say the least.

2007-08-24 02:08:50 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

say your car gets broken into and they manage to pull a finger print... but cant identify it because the person has never commited a crime before. your **** out of luck until they get caught.
or say your mother gets killed. same situation.
would you be willing to give up some of your privacy for a safer place to let your children grow up?

2007-08-24 02:02:36 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

As long as yahoo has serers in china, local law demands access to the data. This means that people who call out for more freedom on any of yahoo's sites can and will be put into jail.

Yahoo knows this and is aiding in china's reign of oppression and violation of basic human rights.

Should Yahoo move its data-servers out of reach of the china goverment?

And if Yahoo doesn't, should it be held responsible for any death resulting from the release of personal data?
Data can be encrypted or even destroyed, thus saving possible lives.

Your thoughts please

2007-08-24 00:41:59 · 4 answers · asked by vernes 4

2007-08-24 00:12:27 · 13 answers · asked by Chuck 3

I have a 14 yo foster daughter. One night she had friends over - I went to bed around 11 but when I got up at 6am they were still here. I got angry and I threw them out.

They evidently hit my neighbor's car when they were leaving (neighbors called policee to take report - police questioned me & my kid and that was it. I don't know anything about the boys nor does my kid. So it's not like we can find them.

Am I responsible? The neighbors have approached me for the $500 deductible.

I am inclined to pay them the money and tell them to stay away from me & mine for the duration of their tenancy. (I own my home, they rent next door.) It pisses me off that they left a handwritten note on my front door to say they needed the names & any other info or they will have to go about it the "legal way" - my initial reaction was "So sue me, dummy!" But I'm trying to be grown-up and fair - besides I don't need the $ as much as they obviously do - or they would have come to me face-to-face!

2007-08-23 23:55:08 · 10 answers · asked by ? 4

Has anyone ever used paypal to make payments from your credit card? I am currently abroad and my credit card wont give me enough money in cash to pay my rent I was thinking maybe I could pay from it in paypal to the owner and then he could transfer to his account... but i also asked to paypal that and that if i could transfer money from my credit card to a relative and they said its forbitten to make cash advance throu paypal or to help others to do cash advance from a credit card... what does that mean??

Cause I thought one could send money throu paypal... does it mean I cant pay my rent this way?? thanksssssssssssssss

2007-08-23 23:10:15 · 7 answers · asked by Aija 4

With recent tragic events, there used to be a saying "crime does not pay" now it seems it is the only thing that does. What are your views on how to get us back to a relatively lawful society?

2007-08-23 22:21:11 · 15 answers · asked by Crafty Cath 3

2007-08-23 22:19:49 · 17 answers · asked by Oliver 1

2007-08-23 22:10:40 · 27 answers · asked by bluenose 4