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Can I invalidate a settlement agreement if the plaintiff has since demonstrated a pattern of frivolous lawsuits? |
This question is referring to United States law.
If I get a breast pump from insurance and I don't use it, is it considered insurance fraud to sell it for cash? |
Is it illegal to sell a breast pump that I got for free from insurance? |
As for which lawyer to hire, when these schemes fall apart, it is usually because a couple of defendants hung in there. Find out who was representing those people and call the lawyers.
As for the status of your settlement, the bad behavior after-the-fact might be enough to bolster your cause, but you are going to ne... |
Let's roll back a couple of conceptual steps: before deciding how to interpret a judgement you should know what a judgement *is*.
## What is law? ##
I quote from *Australian Business Law 2002*:
>The law is a body of generally accepted principles, established by Parliament (i.e. by our representatives) and by t... |
[A page](http://www.ihffc.org/index.asp?page=procedure) on the website of the International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission (IHFFC) states
> One of the most important characteristics of the Commission is that it may conduct an investigation only with the consent of the parties involved.
Let's say that Country ... |
What is the definition of an "involved party" as used by the International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission? |
I will give you the exact details: I am a senior in high school and like many other high schools we are doing a "scavenger hunt"(teams of students have to compete various tasks and earn points for these tasks) outside of school but our school got word that there was illegal things(ex filming a sex act of a girl under t... |
Is a school in loco parentis when students are outside of school? |
Anyone has a right to report illegal activities that it is aware of to the authorities. This is in fact where 99.9% of police investigations start.
In addition, students of a school (or, more generally, members of any organisation) are eligible to be investigated/disciplined by the school in accordance with the rule... |
I will give you the exact details: I am a senior in high school and like many other high schools we are doing a "scavenger hunt"(teams of students have to compete various tasks and earn points for these tasks) outside of school.
Our school got wind that there was illegal things (e.g. filming a sex act of a girl unde... |
There are two basic problems with your theory:
1. You say:
>can't one accept a case on contingency and "as time permits," so that in such an event one would simply drop the contingency case (or, if it looked promising, hand it off to some other lawyer in a slump)?
No. you can't. If you take a case, then drop i... |
I am a senior in high school and like many other classes we are doing a "scavenger hunt" (teams of students have to compete various tasks and earn points for these tasks) outside of school.
Our school got wind that there were illegal things (e.g., filming a sex act of a girl under the legal age of consent, and the u... |
Yes.
The copyright owner of a work has the exclusive right to "reproduce the copyrighted work" or to make "derivative works" of it. 17 USC 106.
Copyright law is older than the photocopier, and it applies to copies made by means of any technology. If your intent is to duplicate the protected work, whether you do i... |
I was surprised to learn that [police can question a minor without the presence, permission, or even notification of the minor's legal guardian](http://criminal.findlaw.com/juvenile-justice/police-questioning-of-minors.html). (Even when investigating a matter unrelated to the guardian.) Apparently children can even be... |
Must a minor be given access to his parents if requested when detained by police or a school? |
Minor students have the right to ask for their parents.
Because this student is not under arrest the student can demand a parent. Why? Because he can condition his staying on the fulfillment of the request. "**Give me my parent or I'm leaving**."
The problem is that most kids won't take this approach. Furthermore, if... |
Minor students have the right to ask for their parents.
Because this student is not under arrest the student can demand a parent. Why? Because he can condition his staying on the fulfillment of the request. "**Give me my parent or I'm leaving**."
The problem is that most kids won't take this approach. Furthermore, if... |
Minor students have the right to ask for their parents.
Regarding school authorities detaining and questioning:
Because this student is not under arrest the student can demand a parent. Why? Because he can condition his staying on the fulfillment of the request. "**Give me my parent or I'm leaving**."
The problem i... |
When a person signs something agreeing to rent a space for a given amount of time, what's the difference between the person subletting, assigning and subleasing the space? One particular thing I'm unclear on is if a person assigns their unit to a new tenant, does that mean the original tenant is completely off the hook... |
This question is about sexting (a person sending a sexually explicit image of them self to a recipient by electronic means). When can the recipient get in trouble with the law if the person sending the naked picture is less than 18 years of age (for example 16)? It’s my understanding that if a person randomly emails or... |
I found a vector graphic i want to use for a project of mine on a site which offers free vectors under the Creative Commons License. Later i found that same vector on a different (paid) site, under their standard license (which does not allow distribution).
Now I dont understand internet law that much (that’s why I’... |
Assuming this is the right place;
I would like to know if for example I live in NJ with my parents (License + Car is tied to my parents NJ address), and I decide to rent an apartment from someone in another state for a job.
Hypothetically speaking:
Since no one is watching me to see which house I go to spend my ... |
Legal consequences if you're a resident in one state but rent an apartment in another? |
As I understand it, when you hold shares of a publicly traded company (or ETF) via a broker, the broker is obligated to forward you the relevant investor information from the company (e.g. annual report, share voting documents, and more). I've seen this done in both snail-mail and electronic form.
My question is: Wh... |
**Does a minor saying, "I want my mommy" have the same legal effect as an adult saying, "I want my lawyer"?**
**NO**
**If a suspect in police custody asks for a lawyer, the interview must stop.**
> If the suspect invokes [assistance of counsel during custodial interrogation] at any time, the police must
> **imm... |
[All new residents with out-of-state non-commercial driver's licenses must obtain a PA Driver's License within 60 days of establishing Pennsylvania residency.][1]
[All new residents are required to make application for Pennsylvania title and registration of their vehicle(s) within 20 days of establishing residency i... |
Suppose I live in NJ with my parents (License + Car is tied to my parents' NJ address), and I decide to rent an apartment from someone in PA for a job.
Hypothetically speaking, since no one is watching me to see which house I go to spend my nights:
Do I have to transfer my car registration and driver license to P... |
Must you change state of residence if rent an apartment in another state? |
I found a vector graphic I want to use on a site *A* that offers free graphics under the Creative Commons License. Later I found that same graphic on a different (paid) site *B*, under their standard license (which does not allow distribution).
I assume there are two possibilities:
1. Site *A* bought it from site... |
Must you change state of residence if you rent an apartment in another state? |
I posted a large amount of background info here: http://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/55637/a-comment-to-a-team-member-about-hygiene-has-caused-manager-to-lengthen-my-proba
I hope this doesn't break the duplicate rule but I feel this post is better geared towards legal advice.
In short:
I began working... |
I posted a large amount of background info here: http://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/55637/a-comment-to-a-team-member-about-hygiene-has-caused-manager-to-lengthen-my-proba
I hope this doesn't break the duplicate rule but I feel this post is better geared towards legal advice.
In short:
I began working... |
I posted a large amount of [background info here]( http://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/55637/a-comment-to-a-team-member-about-hygiene-has-caused-manager-to-lengthen-my-proba).
In short:
I began working for a company in the UK on the 1st June this year. My 3 month probation was extended by one month.
... |
Are employers allowed to extend probation periods and are there any guidelines that must be followed?
Is there a law that allows an employer to terminate a contract within 2 years without it being gross misconduct or without prior warnings?
Can an employee be given 'final warning' without any prior warnings,... |
I posted a large amount of [background info here]( http://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/55637/a-comment-to-a-team-member-about-hygiene-has-caused-manager-to-lengthen-my-proba).
In short:
I began working for a company in the UK on the 1st June this year. My 3 month probation was extended by one month.
... |
I posted a large amount of [background info here]( http://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/55637/a-comment-to-a-team-member-about-hygiene-has-caused-manager-to-lengthen-my-proba).
In short:
I began working for a company in the UK on the 1st June this year. My 3 month probation was extended by one month.
... |
I posted a large amount of [background info here]( http://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/55637/a-comment-to-a-team-member-about-hygiene-has-caused-manager-to-lengthen-my-proba).
In short:
I began working for a company in the UK on the 1st June this year. My 3 month probation was extended by one month.
... |
[All new residents with out-of-state non-commercial driver's licenses must obtain a PA Driver's License within 60 days of establishing Pennsylvania residency.][1]
[All new residents are required to make application for Pennsylvania title and registration of their vehicle(s) within 20 days of establishing residency i... |
My grandfather recently died and I was asked my dad and his siblings if I wanted my grandfather's .22 rifle. I agreed, but have no idea what to do to legally take possession of the gun.
My assumption is that it's registered with the state of Florida (where my grandfather lived) and I will need to get it registered i... |
What needs to be done if I'm inheriting a gun? |
This is a question out of curiosity only, indirectly inspired by my [last question](http://law.stackexchange.com/questions/3670/can-you-plead-the-fifth-to-avoid-revealing-the-identity-of-someone-you-were-accu) post. I'm wondering at what point not reporting a crime is itself a crime.
I know that if someone happens t... |
This is a question out of curiosity only, indirectly inspired by my [last question](http://law.stackexchange.com/questions/3670/can-you-plead-the-fifth-to-avoid-revealing-the-identity-of-someone-you-were-accu) post. I'm wondering at what point not reporting a crime is itself a crime.
I know that if someone happens t... |
I was reading about how [Michael Jackson's father][1] used to beat him when he messed up practising a performance. When did beating your child become illegal? Or was it always and now it is just more strictly enforced? Is spanking a child technically legal?
A man I knew, who fought in World War 2, once boasted about... |
If one party wrote an agreement down on paper and the other party signed it, does that make it legally binding? For example, something silly like if Bob wrote on a piece of scrap paper that he will pay Alice $5 a day for her to walk his dog for the next 3 weeks, and they both sign it, then Bob decides he no longer want... |
This is one of a few questions I will ask. I understand that no one can give legally binding advice and I am not asking for it. I am looking primarily for information and terminology I need to better research the actual laws relevant, I don't presume anything told to me is legally binding.
I have a friend, let's c... |
Can a law-enforcement officer share a crime report with the alleged perpetrator? |
This is one of a few questions I will ask. I understand that no one can give legally binding advice and I am not asking for it. I am looking primarily for information and terminology I need to better research the actual laws relevant, I don't presume anything told to me is legally binding.
I have a friend, let's c... |
A Computer Engineer school (which shall remain anonymous) has issued an assignment to almost every student, which is to produce a short (3-5min) tutorial of a given student-specific subject.
The school website coincidentally has a "Tutorial video" section, but no content yet.
When asked about this, the teacher sa... |
Can I sue appraiser for showing low value of my home? |
Can I sue an appraiser for assigning a low value to my property? |
A Computer Engineer school (which shall remain anonymous) has issued an assignment to almost every student, which is to produce a short (3-5min) tutorial of a given student-specific subject.
The school website coincidentally has a "Tutorial video" section, but no content yet.
When asked about this, the teacher sa... |
A Computer Engineer school (which shall remain anonymous) has issued an assignment to almost every student, which is to produce a short (3-5min) tutorial of a given student-specific subject.
The school website coincidentally has a "Tutorial video" section, but no content yet.
When asked about this, the teacher sa... |
I'm planning to start an LLC in Arizona. I live in Mexico and plan to continue residing there.
The LLC would be created to open a fitness center.
I've tried with LegalZoom, but they just offer LLC creation for American citizens.
Is it possible, as a foreign national, to create an Arizona LLC, be the sole owne... |
I once took a psychology course where the professor pointed out that the word, "discrimination", can be more broad than the way it is generally used. For example, it can be considered discrimination, that only people above a certain height are hired as firefighters. Athletes may not make the team because they can't lif... |
I once took a psychology course where the professor pointed out that the word "discrimination" can be more broad than the way it is generally used. For example, it can be considered discrimination that only people above a certain height are hired as firefighters. Athletes may not make the team because they can't lift a... |
[All new residents with out-of-state non-commercial driver's licenses must obtain a PA Driver's License within 60 days of establishing Pennsylvania residency.][1]
[All new residents are required to make application for Pennsylvania title and registration of their vehicle(s) within 20 days of establishing residency i... |
I would like to create a VBA UserForm which has a very similar layout to one that is already shipped by Microsoft with Excel. The UserForm is pretty simple: one ListBox, two TextBoxes and around seven Buttons. I would like to use the UserForm as an interface for commercial software. The term layout/design refers here t... |
I don't understand what LegalZoom might be providing which limits the applicant to US citizens.
There is one two-page form to fill out.
[Articles of Organization][1]
The instructions are clear.
[Instructions L010i Articles of Organization][2]
The corporation is required to have a statutory agent in the state. I... |
In general, one driver reporting the plates of another is not likely to result in a citation being issued. Even if a citation were to be issued, I'd assume the initial caller would be required to testify in court, thus turning it into you word against theirs--an easily winning case. But what if multiple people call som... |
I'm planning to start an LLC in Arizona. I live in Mexico and plan to continue residing there.
The LLC would be created to open a fitness center.
I've tried with LegalZoom, but they just offer LLC creation for American citizens.
Is it possible, as a foreign national, to create an Arizona LLC, be the sole owne... |
First off, you cannot booby trap your property, period. It is both illegal and tortious. But, as you noted, there are already questions/answers that deal with this issue.
Sure enough, if the police get a no-knock search warrant, that in an of itself is the Court order allowing entry by any means necessary. When the ... |
This question is purely theoretical, **I promise.**
Let's say a person signed a Non-Disclosure agreement under certain terms, and then, somehow, they witnessed an illegal act but were forbidden to report it to the police by the agreement. If they reported the act, could the other party of the NDA take legal action?
T... |
When can an NDA be legally broken? |
Last week I stopped at services and ordered in Costa two coffees. One Caramel Cappuccino (£3.89) and one Speciality Vanilla (£3.99). When I got to pay and bill was £8.18 I figured something must have gone wrong since it should not exceed £8. It turns out they have charged me Cappuccino (£3.59) + Caramel (£0.50) and ano... |
I have been provided an NDA that I need to sign. I am not affiliated with a company, however, and am just a freelancer with a fulltime job.
- At the top of the NDA, I need to fill out my 'company/party'. Should I just use my name, or the name of my full-time company?
- The bottom has a blank line, again for part... |
I have a question regarding copyright-laws.
I want to write an **Android App**. In this app I want to use an Audio-Clip of a Simpsons-DVD, that I bought. This audio-clip is about 20 seconds long.
This particular section that I want to use can be found on youtube many times, but instead of just using it, I want to... |
I have a question regarding copyright-laws.
I want to write an **Android App**. In this app I want to use an Audio-Clip of a Simpsons-DVD, that I bought. This audio-clip is about 20 seconds long.
This particular section that I want to use can be found on Youtube many times, but instead of just using it, I want to... |
I would like to create a VBA UserForm that has a very similar layout to one that is already shipped by Microsoft with Excel. The UserForm is pretty simple: one ListBox, two TextBoxes and around seven Buttons. I would like to use the UserForm as an interface for commercial software. The term layout/design refers here to... |
There are many reasons that a contract can be void or voidable. [Wikipedia][1] will give you a good rundown. The reasons which apply to contracts generally will apply to NDAs specifically. This answer focuses on non-disclosure agreements.
Various legal authorities and courts have found contracts to be void in the fo... |
I am currently developing an application for a client and I have set up a contract so that everything runs smooth for both parties. The only problem is, I just recently "founded" the Sole Propietorship and the entry into the commercial register takes approximately 10 days to complete. The contract I set up mentions my ... |
I don't understand what LegalZoom might be providing that limits the applicant to US citizens.
There is one two-page form to fill out.
[Articles of Organization][1]
The instructions are clear.
[Instructions L010i Articles of Organization][2]
The corporation is required to have a statutory agent in the ... |
I am currently developing an application for a client and I have set up a contract so that everything runs smooth for both parties. The only problem is, I just recently started the process of creating/registering the Sole Propietorship. The contract I set up mentions my (not yet founded) company and the client. The thi... |
My divorce was finalized a couple of years ago. My ex recently filed a Motion for Contempt over some bills that were not paid that I was ordered to pay. These bills were all in her name and the lenders couldn’t discuss anything with me without her written consent. She refused to cooperate with me and the lenders to get... |
At what times during the litigation process is discovery allowed? |
Last week I stopped at services and ordered in Costa two coffees. One Caramel Cappuccino (£3.89) and one Speciality Vanilla (£3.99). When I got to pay and bill was £8.18 I figured something must have gone wrong since it should not exceed £8. It turns out they have charged me Cappuccino (£3.59) + Caramel (£0.50) and ano... |
In [Obergefell v. Hodges][1], the Supreme Court held that there was a constitutional right to same-sex marriage. Does this automatically extend to divorce, or is it possible that the Supreme Court will need to rule on a case in the future where a state refused to grant a same-sex couple a divorce because state divorce... |
I'm developing in Python using Qt5 (PyQt5), which uses GPL v3 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt).
I understand I need to make the source available, but if I create a separate file `secret.py` which contains only one line - the secret `API key` I use to communicate with my server (it's like a password), and th... |
Giving a link to file under copyright, which is not on my servers, is it a crime? |
Giving a link to a file, not on my servers, is it a crime? |
Does posting a *link* to a copyrighted file, such that accessing the linked file would constitute infringement, but where the file itself is not on my servers, constitute any sort of crime or infringement? |
Is it infringement to give a link to a copyrighted file? |
I am a Slovak EU citizen. A bunch of my friends and I are planning to go on a trip to the UK for 2 months when we are 15. Our parents are fine with it, but are concerned about whether or not this is legal.
My question is, how does EU-wide travelling work for persons who aren't yet 18? We'll all have passports and Slov... |
I am a Slovak EU citizen. A bunch of my friends and I are planning to go on a trip to the UK for 2 months when we are 15. Our parents are fine with it, but are concerned about whether or not this is legal.
How does EU-wide travelling work for persons who aren't yet 18? We'll all have passports and Slovak/EU IDs. Do ... |
Can teens travel alone in the EU? |
I got into a debate with a friend about the disclaimer you see on coat checks, parking lot tickets, and other similar "contracts." There is often text printed on the back of the tickets you receive. Something along the line of, "We are not responsible for loss or damage."
As I understand, that is not legally bindi... |
I got into a debate with a friend about the disclaimer you see on coat checks, parking lot tickets, and other similar "contracts." There is often text printed on the back of the tickets you receive. Something along the line of, "We are not responsible for loss or damage."
As I understand, that is not legally bindi... |
You are asking two different questions. First, a company must obey the laws of the country it is operating in. If these laws force it to break a contract with a customer, then the company has to break the contract with the customer. Since this can have negative consequences, companies will tend to put a clause into any... |
This is called a bailment. There is a pretty general outcome.
First, I will discuss bailments. To get to the meat of the answer skip down to the horizontal break.
Here is some info from a Maryland case. I omitted citations and added emphasis. [Danner v. Int'l Freight Sys. of Washington][1], LLC (D. Md., 2012) *Ma... |
I was thinking of starting a website where you can watch free movies. Now I know it's illegal to host movies, but what if my site just embeds a movie from another site who is hosting it. BTW if it is legal can I charge users a small fee just to access my site? |
[All new residents with out-of-state non-commercial driver's licenses must obtain a PA Driver's License within 60 days of establishing Pennsylvania residency.][1]
[All new residents are required to make application for Pennsylvania title and registration of their vehicle(s) within 20 days of establishing residency i... |
Many phishing and spear-phishing operators employ mail spoofing techniques to get their target to open emails, read them and act on them. When acted upon, the phisher either steals something or gets control over the target's computer.
Mail spoofing is the term sending an email where the "sender address"is a valid le... |
In the US, knowingly linking to infringing copyrighted material *may* be held liable as contributory infringement.
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You should not expect that claiming you were merely linking to the material but not hosting it directly yourself will automatica... |
Let's say I have a website where each page has an embedded Youtube video, and there are also a list of this web pages, can this list display those video thumbnails as the image of the link to the page that contains the embedded video?
Can those thumbnails be modified in any way? |
Is it legal to use Youtube thumbnails on another website? |
Let's say I have a website where each page has an embedded Youtube video, and there are also a list of this web pages, can this list display those video thumbnails as the image of the link to the page that contains the embedded video?
Can those thumbnails be modified in any way?
*Update: Youtube generates four th... |
A lender wrote a mortgage on the house that was defaulted. SThe lender waited for several years before foreclosing, instead of acting, say, after 90 days. hortly thereafter, the borrower declared bankruptcy. The house is sold for more than the value of the principal, but less than the value of principal plus interest.
... |
What rights does a lender/loan purchaser lose by being negligent? |
Now that the US Court system has ruled that APIs are copyrightable, is WINE (which requires the use of Windows API) illegal?
Does it require a "fair-use" defense? |
Is WINE illegal? |
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