Law & Ethics - November 2007

2007-11-01 09:53:35 · 4 answers · asked by Shontia B 1

2007-11-01 09:52:21 · 7 answers · asked by Shontia B 1

My husband decided to get me a puppy for my birthday. We found one we liked and I wrote a check for a deposite on this puppy and put it in an envelope right away. We found out the next week that we were pregnant!!! Later that week my husband sent out all of our bills, and with that the check. I realized what he had done right away and emailed her as soon as possible. I told her our good news and that we were not going to get a puppy at this time and asked her not to cash the check. She replied and said she does not give refunds on deposites. During all of our discussions she told me I could send as much as I'd like as a deposite and she NEVER stated that the deposite was non-refundable. She sent us a contract saying the deposite was non-refundable (which of course I did not sign!!). Is there anything legally we can do? I put a stop payment on this check before she deposited it but it still went through. We need that money, for God's sake we are pregnant. Am I just out of luck?!

2007-11-01 09:45:41 · 8 answers · asked by Mimi 2

I am currently being charged with a Theft II violation even though I didn't steal anything, the fact that I didn't tell on the person means I'm guilty of the same thing. I had my first court appearance today and haven't decided if I will take their outrageous plea bargain or find out if there is something else I can do so it will be decided in another 3 weeks if it actually goes on my record or not. I can't afford a real lawyer, just a public pretender... who didn't care at all about the situaiton he just looked at my file and read it like it was fact. He didn't try to look for any reason to give me hope whatsoever. lol anyway I've learned my lesson, always shop alone... but I graduate in a year, will this be something that definetly excludes me from finally getting a good job? Anyone with tips and experience? Thanks :)

2007-11-01 09:30:02 · 5 answers · asked by Scarey 2

2007-11-01 09:28:35 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

Members of a fundamentalist Kansas church were ordered to pay nearly $11 million in damages to a grieving father for picketing his son's funeral.

Church members promised to picket future funerals with placards bearing such slogans as "Thank God for dead soldiers" and "God hates fags."

2007-11-01 09:24:34 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

If my husband already filed and filled out his FMLA paperwork with my doctor. And now i recently changed because we have moved city's (but not jobs) does he have to refile with this new doctor, or should i be fine since a doctor has already proved my pregnancy? I hope not because i dont really have the time im already 35 wks! Does anyone know?

2007-11-01 09:21:02 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hello,

I had a very rich great, great, uncle who upon dying forsook his family and left the vast majority of his earnings to charity, which was just plain wrong if you ask me. My grandfather was an engineer for him and helped him to make his business successful, he is also in charge of assigning the donations to the various charities. Theres so much money in the account that we cannot touch, not even a single dollar, even though there has been numerous "tough times" we could have used it.

We believe he left the money to charity out of spite because the family had moved out of the state the rich uncle was in, and I suppose they were the only family he had. Anyhow, is there any way possible a will can be "broken" for the benefit of descendants, possible heirs.

Thanks.

2007-11-01 09:17:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is it true you'll be convicted as a criminal??? I'm trying to do a search on the internet but no luck, I guess I'm not good at it....

2007-11-01 09:00:44 · 8 answers · asked by arielle 3

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,307245,00.html

2007-11-01 08:52:28 · 7 answers · asked by Yahoo Answer Angel 6

In New York, Democrats want to give drivers licenses to illegal immigrants. I think this is completely ridiculous and am strongly against it. What is your view on it?

A side point, what do you think about torture on suspected terrorists? Should it be legal or not?

2007-11-01 08:49:27 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

My fiancee's ex husband recently lost his cell phone. He has 50% custody of their daughter. Now, he says that he won't have a phone until next week. Well, he lives 45 minutes away from us in a rural area. He has cerebral palsy, so if his daughter hurt herself, it's not like he can run out to a neighbor. What is the law? Does he need to have a phone? Can my girlfriend refuse to let him have his daughter until he gets a phone. We live in California. Oh, by the way, this morning, my gf got a call from the school saying that her daughter was absent. She can't get a hold of her ex, and if he doesn't call within the next hour, we are both going to drive down to his place. Please ADVICE ANYONE!

2007-11-01 08:46:45 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-01 08:42:07 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm not talking about the owner of the building, just the building manager...

2007-11-01 08:40:25 · 4 answers · asked by dorky 1

Could you list all 10 bill of rights and what they do?

2007-11-01 08:38:40 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Remains were buried in 1992 and 1997 respectively. No documentation at the church...daughter of decedents wishes to plant a tree in memorium (trees were planted originally when remains were buried but have since been destroyed by tornados) Planting the tree is not an issue. Having the remains on church property is......Is this something we need to take care of legally or just sweep under the carpet??

2007-11-01 08:37:22 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

This question is for a legal expert or someone in the legal profession. ( I ask it in first person, though the person is NOT me).

Q: I was accused, arrested and tried for a crime.

I was tried by jury and was found not guilty.

Some people still think I was guilty and say so. I believe they have a right to voice their opinion.

However, one person took a picture of a jail cell, indicated that this should be my home and posted it on the Interent with my name on it.

Do I have a case against this person or persons or do I just consider it name calling and forget it?

2007-11-01 08:32:52 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Help please!

My friend has high fees due to tickets in Mississippi (2 separate counties) and then has high fees in another state that occurred years ago.(North Carolina, this state was where the suspension took place)

Now, because of his lack of judgement and financial situation. Fate has stepped in, his employer is demanding he produce a license SOON. Unfortunately he does not have the money to pay the high fees. I need some advice to give, any suggestions.

I don't know the rules for Mississippi and I don't think a hardship license is applicable in this case. But I'm no professional. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

2007-11-01 08:31:51 · 6 answers · asked by hopead 2

The IP address of the person was traced to the TELUS servers and since the IP address belongs to the company and does not point to an individual's computer location, I was told that the company as a whole cannot be held liable. Does that mean that anyone can hide behind a company firewall and hack people's websites? Is there no law which can hold this person liable? If needed, is there a way to track the computer from where this was done?

2007-11-01 08:11:10 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Before you all start I'm not at all rascist,but I do believe the country is becoming overcrowded and that it is about time the politicians wake up to this fact and do something about it.Your views?

2007-11-01 08:04:21 · 18 answers · asked by jixer 3

The timing just really sucks. It relates to a workers comp case..

2007-11-01 07:56:59 · 2 answers · asked by snape4good 4

my friends father passed away and he gets social security income, and my father died when i was two years old and ive collected nothing. I just wanted to know if its from me not applying for it or if I'm just ineligible to get this benifit.

2007-11-01 07:55:42 · 6 answers · asked by Reggie 1

My wife signed me up for a joint gym membership underneath her name. The top of the contract list her and I as both members with her as the primary owner of the account. I never signed the contract cause I had my own membership with anther gym. Since I never signed the contract does this give my wife the right to renegotiate on changing the membership back to single?

2007-11-01 07:53:16 · 7 answers · asked by Michael R 1

I am suing (through the department of labor) my ex employer.When i was pregnant(8 months pregnant) the temp agency i was assigned to cut all ties with the hotel i used to work for.The hotel management decided then to put all of the employees from the temp agency into theit own payroll,giving them permanent status.Not only was i the only one fired(not signed onto their payroll) they didn't even tell me ,so i worked a whole week with no pay,since i no longer had an employer.My first court hearing is next monday,and i know i should have a ballpark estimate of how much monetary compensation i should ask for, or how much i should expect.Can anyone give me any advice?

2007-11-01 07:51:43 · 3 answers · asked by bittersweet84 2

My boyfriend has been working for $7 per hour. My boyfriend works about 58- 60 hours per week and gets no overtime. He also doesn't get two 15 minute breaks and only gets 30 min lunch. Idk if I'm just losing it but something sounds really wrong here. We live in Colorado, isn't there laws that say he has to get overtime, 15 min breaks per 4 hours, and atleast 45 min lunch? Who would l contact to dispute this. We've talked to BBB they don't handle employment practices. PLEASE HELP

2007-11-01 07:46:12 · 7 answers · asked by CNBA 2

in 2005 i bought a car from a dealership. i bought an extended warranty for 2000 dollars throught the dealership from a company called AUL. the warranty is one where you get all your money back if you dont use it. well i called the AUL because i wanted to sell my car, well it turns out the dealership never even bought the warranty. and they only had 45 days to do so. so i keep calling the dealership and the manager is always in a meeting and they never call me back. so the question is, do they have to give my money back to me? thanks so much for reading all this and hopfully helping me.

2007-11-01 07:37:45 · 5 answers · asked by Shelbyyang 1

Landlord trying to sue me?
I rented a condo for 2 years and moved out 1 month ago after my lease was up. Upon move in we did a walk thru report and I noted everything on paper, including stains that were already on the carpet. When I moved up we did a final walk-thru and all was well except the kitchen was left dirty. I agreed to have a cleaning fee deducted from my deposit. Now the landlord is trying to sue me for damaged carpet. He claims the carpet smells like cat. I never had any animals the whole time I was renting. Also, he had within 30 days to return my deposit, and since it has been past the 30 day mark he is now wanting to sue. Does he have a right to sue me? He also told me the carpet was brand new (which wasn't) because there were already previous stains there, and I also found out there were previous tenants there on this "Brand New Carpet" can I countersue him? Do I have a good case?

2007-11-01 07:35:51 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I had an attorney ask me to claim that I am the "next of kin" to get some money for him. This is just a portion of the email I recieved.
"I cannot move the money in my name because he is my client, for it could look suspicious, his account officer cannot do the same, hence the importance of your assistance. Have my assurance that there is nothing to fear about, as we also need your assurance that you would work with me without fear or favour to achieve our desired objective. The legal back up is no problem for I would be responsible. Since the codicil was not ready before his death, letter of administration without Will would be secured from the probate office, with this letter I would personally apply on your behalf to the bank for the release of funds to you.

I need to know what I should do? I'm am definetly not doing it but should I report it? If so to whom??

2007-11-01 07:29:31 · 10 answers · asked by Heather S 1

Can you also be forced to be taken to insane asylum afterwords?

2007-11-01 07:25:42 · 10 answers · asked by Sadie C 4

he is getting sentanced nov 28 2007 at the kankakee illinois court house and he has a record of batteries behind him already but he never gets in trouble for his actions because he is rich and he buys off the judges through his expensive lawyer i dont sleep all i think about is getting him back for what he has done to my grandson and this is not healthy for me dcfs did not do there job cause he someway paid the dcfs woker off and i sent a letter to the attorney generals office about the dcfs office here in kankakee ill. who else are we suppose to contact when there are children being beat and the dcfs office dont do there job and i didnt even call them the detective i took my grandson to called them rich or poor the law is the law and iam so so upset that he is probally gonna get away with this can any one help thanks for listening.

2007-11-01 07:21:03 · 4 answers · asked by Melody D 1