When and How Can I Return Merchandise To A Store?
Jun 05, 2010
Most shoppers assume they have a legal right to return things for a full refund. However, generally speaking, that assumption is largely untrue. If an item is defective, the uniform commercial code req...
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Video Surveillance - When Is It Legal?
Jun 05, 2010
There have been numerous cases on this subject. One involved an elementary school in Conway, NH, where a hidden video camera was installed in a classroom after multiple thefts. In a little twist to t...
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Polygraph Testing - When Can It Be Used?
Jun 05, 2010
It depends on the reason that the test is being proposed.
Most states ban the polygraph as evidence of guilt or innocence in criminal trials. Polygraphs are considered unreliable for this purpose. Ju...
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LLC: Asset Protection If Done Properly
Jun 05, 2010
Setting up an LLC is a good start towards establishing a business, separate and apart from your personal life. Done properly, the LLC can protect personal assets from business liabilities.
The properl...
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Pardon : What is it?
Jun 05, 2010
Thanksgiving week, the president of the United States is always so busy with official duties, or avoiding them, that he pardons a selected turkey. The bird, they tell us, is then set free. Ignored, o...
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How Is The Bar Association Important To Lawyers?
Jun 05, 2010
I was asked recently about the American Bar Association's position on something.
"I don't know," I explained.
The American Bar Association is a great group, but I don't happen to be a member. There ...
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Notary Public: Why Do Some Papers Need This, And How Do I Become One?
Jun 05, 2010
A notary public is an officer who can administer oaths. The notary makes official documents out of normal paperwork. An affidavit is a piece of paper until the person who signs it takes an oath befor...
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Can You Sue Someone From Another State In Your Local Court?
Jun 05, 2010
When a resident of one state wants to bring a resident of another state into the home state's court, they must prove the local court has personal jurisdiction over the defendant. This involves two thi...
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Non Compete Clauses: Valid or Not?
Jun 05, 2010
I've had people tell me they're not worried about non competition clauses in employment contracts because they figure they can never be enforced anyhow, but they call me "to check". On the other end o...
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Can You Raise The Legal Defense of Necessity?
Jun 05, 2010
What do you do if you and a friend are drinking, and your friend falls, bleeding profusely from a sudden severe injury? With no phone available, you jump in the car and drive her to the hospital. Whi...
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