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Can I include images of video games in my monetized blog?
Asked in Chula Vista,  CA Mar. 28, 2017 ,  1 Answers

I am planning on creating and eventually monetizing a video game blog. I would like to include images of the video games I write about, however I'm not sure if that would be copyright infringement. I would appreciate is someone could tell me if this is allowed. Thank you.

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My neighbor house burnt down 3 years ago, they will not tear the home down major health problem.
Asked in Denham Springs,  LA Mar. 17, 2017 ,  1 Answers

3 years ago the home burnt down. They still pay the property tax, also It appears she also filed chapter 13 bankruptcy. I called the ordinance department 6 months after to which they could never get ahold of the owner but did put a fines on property all they said could be done. It's been 3 years. An...

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I'm being sued for an accident that happened in 2013 according to lawyer client was injured. I filed for Chapter7 in2015
Asked in Miami Beach,  FL Mar. 11, 2017 ,  3 Answers

I was involved in a minor accident in 2013. According to police, I was at fault. I had insurance at the time and the claim was paid. So I never heard from it again. Today, I received a lawsuit noticed from a lawyer suing me and the insurance company for not having liability coverage at that time. La...

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Why am I being sued by the bankruptcy trustee for revenue I received from a company that filed for bankruptcy?
Asked in Fort Lauderdale,  FL Mar. 08, 2017 ,  2 Answers
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The company had a revenue share agreement of 50/50. This agreement started in 2011. He would do the marketing and I would do the service and support. So weekly we split the revenue generated in 1/2. All monies were going into my account and I would wire to him his share. We were supposed to merge co...

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If a ch 7 personal bankruptcy filer has capital contributions to an LLC or an S Corp, how should it be noted?
Asked in Des Moines,  IA Mar. 07, 2017 ,  3 Answers

Should that be as a loan to the company or a capital account? Is one better than the other in a chapter 7? Contributions were made a long time ago.

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If one files for personal Ch 7 bankruptcy, do the past capital contributions to an LLC or S Corp get affected?
Asked in Secaucus,  NJ Mar. 02, 2017 ,  1 Answers

If one files for personal Ch 7 bankruptcy, do the past capital contributions to an LLC or S Corp get affected? Capital Accts? Owner's equity, etc? I'm aware their units or shares may be affected. But I'm curious if capital accounts or owner's equity is an asset they can try and claw back from the bu...

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1998 Bankruptcy included student loans. Can a lawyer help me get them discharged/forgiven?
Asked in Los Angeles,  CA Feb. 22, 2017 ,  2 Answers

They are federal student loans serviced by Navient for attenting ITT Technical Institute. Further, the school has closed having lost federal approval for student loans, meaning they violated laws and misrepresented to students, perhaps that is a way towards forgiveness. I was an Instructor then Educ...

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Is there a Cali law citing investment brokers or persons with SEC license owe"duty of care" to disclose material info.
Asked in Chino Hills,  CA Feb. 11, 2017 ,  1 Answers

Investment broker recommends an investment that turns out to be a fraudulent scheme and broker knew or should have known the project was a scam.

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28 USC §586 creates a duty of the US Trustee to the citizens of New York. If so, can they be sued for tort under FTCA?
Asked in Ontario,  NY Jan. 15, 2017 ,  2 Answers

28 USC §586 is the statute that sets out the duty of the US Trustee in overseeing a Bankruptcy action. If they breach this duty (for example purposely not appointing a unsecured creditors committee in Chapter 11) can they be sued for a tort under the Federal Tort Claims act (FTCA)? If yes would Negl...

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If my mother files for bankruptcy, am I responsible for an asst. living facility bill if I signed the contract for her?
Asked in Hagerstown,  MD Jan. 12, 2017 ,  1 Answers

I live in Hagerstown, MD. Mom was sent to the facility after a stay in the hospital. We all thought she had a nice size portfolio, but in her diminished mental capacity over the last few years, (she doesn't have Alzheimer's, it's due to old age according to a neurologist) she went through most of it...

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Which is the right court to file for collusion(anti-trust) lawsuit? against an insurance company...and 'self representin
Asked in Overland Park,  KS Jan. 12, 2017 ,  1 Answers

I need to know the right court to file for collusion(anti-trust) lawsuit in Kansas? against an insurance company...and will be 'self representing'

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Paying back loan after bankruptcy
Asked on Nov. 26, 2016 ,  1 Answers

My sister filed for bankruptcy and listed me as one of her creditors. She wants to pay me back now. Should I go to the trouble of having a Promissory drawn up for the repayment? Is there a point to doing that? Are there Oregon laws governing this sort of promissory note?

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I'm making a baseball themed card game.
Asked in Minneapolis,  MN Nov. 08, 2016 ,  2 Answers

I'm using vintage pictures of cards from the early 1900's which are in the public domain. I'm wondering if their names are also safe to use? Thank you!

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My business partner (49% ownership in small sub-S) has filed chapter 7 personal bankruptcy.
Asked on Sep. 27, 2016 ,  1 Answers
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My business partner was the only personal guarantor on the 3 business credit cards although I see in his filing he listed me and the company as "co-borrowers". Will I/company be liable for this debt even though we were not guarantors? We really only had credit card debt is there anything else I shou...

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How do I take over a contract from someone who went bankrupt?
Asked in Jacksonville,  FL Aug. 10, 2016 ,  1 Answers

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Should I report a corporation filing Chapter 7 and hiding its main asset in a US shell LLC & has also commingled funds?
Asked in Denver,  CO Jul. 15, 2016 ,  1 Answers

I learned my former employer will be filing Chapter 7 for his privately-owned corporation mainly because of (unsecured) judgments against it. It has very few assets other than the office building it owns which has about $500k of equity. The building was always the property of a US shell LLC whose re...

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Can a broker keep a fee with a signed but inactive lease?
Asked in Hempstead,  NY Jul. 15, 2016 ,  1 Answers

We signed a lease and paid the landlord and our broker, but the current tenant will not be out by our lease date and the landlord is discarding our lease and returning our money. However, the broker says he is still entitled to keep his fee because we signed the lease. Is this true?

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I need clarification on these ADA Compliance for a Small Business
Asked in San Diego,  CA May 26, 2016 ,  2 Answers
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1) I am starting a small Business (Vintage Resale Store) I will have 5 parking spaces. I have not signed the lease yet. The landlord has not previously made the parking ADA compliant with a Handicap Space/curb ramp at the sidewalk. Whose responsibility is it to make it compliant? 2) The far left par...

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