Lease Default

Can I take possesion of equipment that I was the personal guarantor of for it's lease. The compnay has told me that if I return the equipment that will seetle the debt. The new owner of the business says it is his because it was there when he purchased the business.

CPA as Partner

I am part of a two couple partnership. One of the partners is a CPA. The partnership has been together for over 5 years. The CPA partner has handled the books, there has been money distributed to the CPA's daughter and her boyfriend. Other questionable things have taken place, the partner has now decided to end the partnership. We never were told about the distributions but he is now claiming that we were told of these transactions. Does a CPA have additional Fiduciary responsibilities to the partners beyond what a non-CPA would have?

Soliciting workers after you leave a company

Below is a clause from an MLM company. They continually refer to the ''Distributor''. It does not say anything about after you leave as a distributor, and yet they are trying to tell me I can't talk to people I use to work with about my new business. IS THIS TRUE? They have threatened me with legal action.

10. SOLICITATION OF SCENT-SATIONS DISTRIBUTORS PROHIBITED: Distributors may be active in other businesses but are expressly prohibited from soliciting or sponsoring any Scent-Sations customers or distributors to those businesses. Distributors shall not offer the Scent-Sations business opportunity in conjunction with any non Scent-Sations business opportunity or incentive. Distributors shall not use names, addresses, e-mail addresses, or phone numbers of Scent-Sations customers or distributors as mailing or contact list to market any non Scent-Sations products, services or business opportunity. If a distributor is found to be soliciting any Scent-Sations distributor for another business opportunity, the distributor risks having all distributor rights and privledges immediately revoked and will forfeit their downline, any current or future commissions due, and possible legal action.

Libel

In Nevada -- can I ''sue for slander''? or Libel? Can I sue an ''attorney'' or are they protected? Heard all slander suits are thrown out in NV. This Attorney wrote false allegations (I can prove false) to a third party who will can (will) affect the outcome of my case.

''Stolen'' Car?

My car broke down in July of last year and my boyfriend's uncle towed it to his grandparent's house. I had been ''borrowing'' this car from my own grandparents. They had sold it to me (for VERY LITTLE money) and it's legally mine, but I was supposed to give it back when I wasn't going to use it anymore. I transferred the plates to a different car that we were using because I didn't have the money to fix the broken car. That car ended up breaking down also and I couldn't get it towed, so I'm guessing it got impounded. No one has contacted me to say that there was a problem with keeping the car at my boyfriend's grandparent's. No one said that I had to do something with it or they would. I found out that they SOLD the car. So the plates are off, and the registration is expired. I think if I go to the Secretary of State they can print me a copy of the title, right? I'm thinking that I want to take this issue to small claims court, but I'm not exactly sure what my case would be. It wasn't legal for them to sell it without my permission or without contacting me first about the situation, was it?

Breech of personal information

Hi, My University just mailed me a letter stating that they somehow accidently posted my personal information including social security information ona Google search engine along with 90,0000 other people in this database. Is there any legal recourse I may take against them for this act??

dentist misbehavior

Can I take legal action against the Louisiana Board of Dentistry if they refuse to take action against my dentist's ethical, moral, and professional misbehavior?

defending and prosocuting the same person

Can a defense attorney and a prosecuting attorney defend and prosecute a guy, then 10 years later reverse roles and defend and prosecute the same person or is that a conflict of interest

The Paralegal Professional

What ethical issues may be involved when a paralegal acts under a power of attorney for a client of the firm?

recoring without knoweldge

can you record someone while having a private conversation with them without them knowing?

Ex-fiance spent a lot of my money

during college my boyfriend proposed to me, we became engaged. we decided to buy a house (home is in his name only, first time home buyer). in order to get financed he had to pay off a few debts including his truck loan. it was fast and easy for me to get large amounts of money through student loans and he convinced me that he would be paying back the loans in the long run anyway. about $35,000 in student loan money was spent to pay off his truck $13,000 and pay for furniture and large appliances (washer/drier). the loan also helped us pay closing costs and the first couple months of morgage. i ended the relationship due to his lack of employment and drug use. is there any way for me to get any money back from him?

legal ethics

Is it ethical (legal) for an employee of a law firm who is not an attorney to be paid a certain percentage of the attorney's fees charged on certain legal work done by the firm?

Paid Time Off (PTO)

I have accrued 116.57 hours of pto. I informed my supervisor of my resignation on Dec 3. She stated ''give your letter to nurse consultant, she would be in or Wed. or Thur). I hand my letter to the nurse consultant on Thur. when she arrived at work. The nurse consultant gave it to the Director of Nursing on 12-6-07. The Director of Nursing wrote on the letter recieved and accepted on 12-6-07. I was told that I wasn't getting my pto d/t failure to give proper 2 weeks notification(this was stated by Administrator & HR Coordinator). I recieved a statement from the Director of Nursing stating that she received my notification on Dec 3, 2007. The Adminstrator said she would look into as of 1-17-08. As of this date 1-22-08, I haven't heard from her. I have left nlumerous messages(phone & e-mails) with no answer. Please let me know if you need anymore information. Are they allowed to withhold my PTO?

Gambling Online

I was wondering if online gambling is legal or illegal in the state of Arizona. By this I mean games such as roulette and blackjack

not notified of a problem

Irecently recieved a summons to small claims court about a weed abaitment job was not done properly but i was not notified untill after the owner was fined. he says that the fire chief sent the notice to the wrong address but he recieved the first notice alright .my question is how am i held responsable for somthing when i wasen't notified their was a problem.

Attorney/Client

Is there any law or regulation, either federal or Calif. St. that would require an attorney to have a photo of their client?

who should be hold responsible

I was hired recently as a supervisor for Orange County Social Services Agency. Today I found out that one of the people I supervised was carring a tape recorder in his pocket and he recorded our conversations and also my conversations with other staff. He took the tape to my supervisor to create a problem for me and hoping that he would get my job. My supervisor refuses to listen to the tape and ordered him to never bring the recorder on county property again. Should this person be fired? Can County be sued for this person actions, expecially if they do not let him go?

legal malpractice, unethical conduct

My atty asked for a lot of money in advance. My case settled out of court prior to him doing the tasks I paid in advance for. I asked for a refund which he said he would give after he ''did an accounting'' to see how much he owed me back. He strung me alonf ror months then sent me a letter saying he had used the funds, 7K, on other things that also never happened. Some of the things were plain lies. Should I ask for fee arbitration or sue? Thank you.

Certified Public Account

Is it legal for a CPA to represent /do

business income tax for both(family

related) parties in a corporate buy

out contract and also do personal

income tax for each party and a

Trust is involved? He will not return

calls nor keep one party informed nor

give information to one relative

regarding his own interests/tax

returns? His loyality appears to be

one sided. Refuses to return calls ect.

college student file

am i entitled to a copy of my college student file