http://www.avvo.com/legal-answers-search/mergers-acquisitions.html Avvo.com - Mergers & Acquisitions Questions http://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/earning-68-000-and-my-wife-works-earning-43-000--w-167092.html I may be close to seeking a divorce. I currently work (think about retiring) earning 68,000 and my wife works earning 43,000. We have three kids who are all legal adults. We own a home worth 350,000 with a 215,000 mortage. Also my about 650,000 in mutal funds invested. My question 'Is it safe to assume that all assets will be split down the middle evenly ?' Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:57:16 PST http://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/can-i-sue-allstate-insurance-or-the-vehicle-owner--166050.html My car was totalled alsmost 4 months ago by a drunk driver, he hit my car as well as my neighboors car while they were parked. Hes insured by allstate and they offered $2,000 due to prorate. I took the owner of the car to small claims for the rest of the money I won but now hes appealing and allstate told me they wont pay me until he appeals but it has nothing to do with them. I was wondering if I can sue allstate for loss of vehicle usage,emotional stress theyve put me through and bad business practice or do I file another small claim against the owner of the vehicle and take him for loss of vehicle use and emotional stress. It will be almost 5 months by the time we go back to court for his appeal. Please Help. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:18:50 PST http://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/have-you-ever-heard-of-palisades-collection--llc-s-165461.html After 7 years they are contacting me saying I have an unpaid balance on a credit card that I don't recall ever having. When I asked for proof they sent a letter of demand. No information of the original acct. I feel this might be a scam and I have heard that this Palisades Collection is shady. Help Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:21:34 PST http://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/can-negotiated-benefits-at-the-time-of-hire-be-tak-163732.html I negotiated 4 weeks of vacation at hire because a competitor offered me a job and the company I chose matched the 4 weeks of vacation. Due to my company being purchased, I am being told that I will now have 2 weeks of vacation even though I have the 4 weeks in writing. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:32:22 PST http://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/if-a-company-buys-another-company-wherein-you-had--162450.html I have a contract with a company that was recently purchased by another company. I have been currently working under my old contract and invoicing them correctly. Is my contract still intact? Company name or logo did not change only the ownership structure. Do I need to make a new contract or still work with the old one? Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:12:34 PST http://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/msa-enforement-after-agreed-judgement-decree--162003.html Texas - This is a revised Decree after 1st was vacated. It is Agreed Jgmnt Decree that is missing the " merger" language that was in original. That stated "partied agree this is a merger of the MSA and AID and any conflicts, the Decree controls". However, there are MSA terms left out and the MSA meets all the requirements of binding and irrevocable. I am seeing conflicting information on the MSA enforcement post judgment. Can MSA terms b enforced on their own? Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:39:28 PST http://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/our-company-is-about-to-go-public---we-are-equal-p-160932.html Our company owns 20 million shares of the to be publically traded company. My partners and I would like to leave 10 million shares in the company and divide the rest between us to increase our personal opportunities. What are our options? Thank you Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:06:18 PST http://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/someone-is-using-my-trademark--158839.html hi, My company name is: xxxxxxx (rather not to disclose the full name in this blog)and i would realy want to have the phone number: 1-800-xxxxxxx . this phone number is now used as a fax for some company, i have decided to send a fax to this number asking if they would sell the number to me, I havent mentioned my company name. few days later i got an email from a lady representing the business that has this number, saying she could only rent it to me and that she knows that it spells xxxxxxx, now i checked and there is not a registered trademark for this name. so i was wondering if i will register it, could i somehow be entitled to get this number? Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:46:46 PST http://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/how-can-i-prove-that-former-co-workers-are-sending-151640.html During my exit interview I reported on my supervisor and the Chief Engineer who have been fired from their jobs within a week of my departure. Now they have stepped to a new level and they have access to every company in IL since they are in the staffing industry. They are on a smear campaign and are faxing and email false acquisitions about me to every Sales opportunity in IL. It has been two years and I have lost three jobs after they contacted my employers. Sun, 25 Oct 2009 09:08:33 PDT http://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/non-disclosure-by-seller-for-land-acquisition-by-g-151198.html Bought our house in August 2007. Contacted approximately one year later by PennDot they are taking part of our land for highway improvement. Seller did not disclose this was going to happen during sale of home. Can we sue the real estate and/or seller for nondisclosure? Neighbors have told us they knew about this prior to her selling the house. Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:28:37 PDT