Law & Ethics - December 2007

Is it legal for gas stations to go through Sam's Club rather than a distributor from cigarettes etc?

I know that lottery is to have a seperate account, what if they don't?

2007-12-26 12:40:58 · 3 answers · asked by Amber P 2

I just bought a holiday ornament from Hallmark this morning. An hour ago I opened it up to take a look and something was wrong. It had no plastic over the ornament which all Hallmark have, and the batteries were inside of it. The compartment holding the batteries in won't stay on and the ornament itself does not work. It's suppose to light up and play music. I bought it on sale of 40% off and I went back just now to exchange or get a refund and was told all sales are final. The owner opened the ornament and said "oh, this was or demo model that was out for ppl to see and play, but your still not getting your money back." After arguing for a few minutes she called the police on me. I waited for the police and he said there wasn't a law he knew of to help and said I should go. All I wanted was preferably a new ornament or my refund. Does this sound legal? Anyone ever have a similar issue? Any suggestions on what I should,could do? I live in Michigan if anyone knows anything.

Thanks.

2007-12-26 12:39:32 · 4 answers · asked by ryan d 1

I have had a bank account since I was little and it is a shared account with my dad. After a rough semester in college, my dad is emptying my account to pay for room and board. We had an informal, verbal agreement that this would happen if I had bad grades, but since nothing was written or signed, is this legal?

2007-12-26 12:37:54 · 20 answers · asked by MZA 1

Well, I want to be a lawyer after high school.

My questions are:

-Specifically, what do lawyers do? Do they sit at home all day researching their case prior to the trial?
-How many years do I have to study on AVERAGE?
-Is it a hard job?

2007-12-26 12:35:41 · 3 answers · asked by jasonpolowski99 1

2007-12-26 12:30:00 · 6 answers · asked by ? 3

What is wrong with people these days suing for 60 million cause your wife died? Or sue McDonalds cause you spilled your coffee you thought might be cold?

Is it to the point where money is all that matters to these people?

I mean 60 million 20 million or 5 dollars the person is still dead.

I understand some suits like if my wife died due to some company knowingly being neglegent and they refused to pay for the funeral I'd sue but only for the funeral costs and attorney fees . Or sueing for hospital fees but why millions of dollars?

2007-12-26 12:27:46 · 12 answers · asked by Voice of Reason 2

My son is 16 years old and wants me to enroll him in a course for a Learner's Permit only. According to the DMV website the law states that a person needs to complete 7 hours of "road experience" Can a drivers school just charge for the 7 hours seperately? I always thought that any drivers ed class includes the learners permit as well. We are in the state of California.

2007-12-26 12:26:00 · 4 answers · asked by ♫ Melody 3

I am a security officer working for a company that is protecting a federal building. My question is do we fall under normal employee laws or is there a excemption for contracted employment. I am located in texas

2007-12-26 12:06:59 · 5 answers · asked by USARMYINFANTRY 3

Can you get arrested for having pictures even tho you are a minor? not that i am implying anything it just a question i thought of today.

2007-12-26 12:05:33 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

This person also shoots automatic firearms and what sounds like a high caliper weapon in the day time. He supposedly is not too stable and has been known to be paranoid of terrorist in the woods surrounding his house and has taken pictures of all cars in the surrounding rural area.

2007-12-26 12:03:14 · 7 answers · asked by mr patriot 1

the local detectives office obtained a search warant for my home.their was no evidence of any sort realated to drugs found in my home.we were detained while they proceeded to search.they handcuffed my 11year old daughter and the swat team stood by with their loaded machine guns pointed at our heads.

2007-12-26 12:02:46 · 5 answers · asked by metalrock420 1

2007-12-26 11:58:15 · 16 answers · asked by Ronnie M 1

i know that child porn with REAL children is against the law because u are exploiting children, but what if no actualy children are used? like "computer graphics" porn, is that protexted by the freedom of speech?

2007-12-26 11:53:53 · 4 answers · asked by thefirstamerican 1

Its about my sister who's bf is in prison. She keeps calling her daughter by his last name. Isnt the baby supposed to have the last name of the mother, seeing that they arent married?

2007-12-26 11:47:09 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

This seems like a worthy cause which would improve the health to we as tax payers pay for.I think its outrageoues that many hard working people's tax dollars go to care for a convict who has broke the law & the taxpayer cant even afford to have insurance or go to the doctor.My solution is put tyhe convicts to work doing something productive such as cleaning off the roadsides,rasing their own food,and caring for the elderly & mentally ill instead of laying around watching tv raping other inmates,& going to their workouts to stay in shape.We only make crimnals worse than they were before they went to jail.We dont want to clean up crime bc lawyers make tons of money paid by the tax payer to take these peoples cases.

2007-12-26 11:28:21 · 4 answers · asked by ding-a-ling 3

2007-12-26 11:19:22 · 17 answers · asked by <3 my nut brown maiden 1

concerning overtime such as, is an employer authorized to order an employee to stay for overtime? I want a web site link that shows me where that is either legal or illegal. Thank you

2007-12-26 11:17:27 · 16 answers · asked by USARMYINFANTRY 3

I want to support my beliefs about abortion, gay marriage, but honestly...I'm worried if I started protesting or petitioning...someone who didn't support me would burn down my house or attack my child. Or, to a lesser extent, have someone say offensive things to me or loose a friend? Do you share that fear or do you fight for what's right despite the consequences?

2007-12-26 11:12:13 · 8 answers · asked by Rachel R 2

Is it illegal to put something other than gas into a gas can? because i was at BK trying to have it my way and they wouldnt let me fill it up. i offered 2 pay as much $$ as it's costs 2 fill but they wouldnt let me and some1 behind me said it was aginst the law wich made the situation worse and i didnt get it filled so i just put some into a cup and then filled my can :)

2007-12-26 11:04:56 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

My ex swears that it is illegal to name a gardian for your children in a will because it is considered slavery. I know that this is completely, retardedly, false. However, he will not believe me unless I have an answer that is credible. I am from Minnesota. He says that this includes several states. I have tried to research this matter several times on the internet but to no avail. I want to name a gardian for our daughter in my will. I think he is just trying to scare me into not going through with it though. What do you think?

2007-12-26 10:57:13 · 5 answers · asked by Theresa M 2

The National I.D. cards proposed for next year have ALL of your personal information, not just citations, but medical, banking, s.s. numbers, family history, etc.

Police, officials and merchants can see ALL on demand...but so will anyone who can get a $25 scanner. What can U.S. Citizens do to stop this Fascist idea that opposes U.S. Constitutional rights?

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071224-australias-controversial-national-id-program-hits-the-dumpster.html

2007-12-26 10:44:54 · 12 answers · asked by ToYou,Too! 5

by police later that evening, should she plea guilty or no contest...!

2007-12-26 10:38:26 · 16 answers · asked by gman4459 1

My brother and me got into a heated discussion about this last night. He suggested since their are so many crummy parents that their should be a law where people would have to get a license to have a child. He went on to say they would have to go thru months of doctors talking with them to make sure they are "ok" people and this would ensure that more people would raise children properly. I totally disagree with this.. What do you think?

2007-12-26 10:31:48 · 35 answers · asked by MiMi ♥ 4

2007-12-26 10:30:00 · 11 answers · asked by april r 1

What If you worked for the government for 10 years, and was an honest taxpayer, and all of a sudden you lost your job, and had to receive cash benefits of $236.00 monthly from the government?

Wait a minute! What if you were made by a government agency to work 25hrs. a week, at that same government agency, and an additional 16 hrs. seeking employment online at another agency, in order to receive $236.00 a month from the government? Should one get more for the amount or "work hours" demanded by this government agency? This is free labor for less than minimum wage. Am I correct? If, not, please explain.

If you were in this person's shoes, wouldn't you feel that this was unfair? Why or why not?

2007-12-26 10:27:25 · 3 answers · asked by Suzy Q 2

My friend currently makes $8.00 hr, fifty cents over minimum wage. On the first of the year minimum wage is increasing to $8.00 and his employer does not want to give him his fifty cent raise back,therefore making $8.50 as he should.Is it legal to do such a thing?

2007-12-26 10:24:15 · 7 answers · asked by dread_or_alive 1

I just recently went to the social security office and I found out that my mother is/was using my number dating all the way back to 2000 (Im only 17). I cant get a copy of my credit report because, its saying that im not me. what do I do?

2007-12-26 09:59:50 · 5 answers · asked by alejandrea b 1

i was the only first aider and they fired me..they have not told csst that i am not there..will they be fined?they are working with no first aider in a manufacturing enviroment?

2007-12-26 09:58:23 · 3 answers · asked by Firstaiderz 1

If all I'm looking for is a conversation?

2007-12-26 09:57:15 · 14 answers · asked by Armless Joe, Bipedal Foe 6

If you owe the state money after having a self employed business owing money for unemployment and not having the money to pay it

2007-12-26 09:49:58 · 4 answers · asked by mybmanbri57 1