How should I respond to an attorney attempting to have my response stricken. Should I have legal representation at this point?

Not sure why you think that would be a defense. The issues are whether you owe the debt, whether you have breached the agreement, and whether they...

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What's a motion

A motion is a request that the court do something (dismiss the case, grant judgment, quash a subpoena, award attorney's fees, permit a party to...

How do I handle receiving notice that a mechanics lien was recorded due to a past due bill?

The filing of a lien on property for improvements made to the property operates to secure the debt, but the lien must be perfected by the bringing...

My 23 year old step-son let my 18 step son ride his motorcycle and the 18 year old wrecked the bike and was hospitalized

I do not understand your statement that the older stepson was negligent. I understand you to say the younger stepson, a legal adult, was injured...

Is it gender discrimination if a restaurant only hires female servers?

Yes, this is gender discrimination. Generally one can report such conduct to the attorney general's office in the state where the discrimination...

Do writings (short stories, poems) go into the public domain automatically after a certain number of years?

It is hard to establish with certainty the copyright status of a work published a long time ago. There are rules of thumb, but few hard and fast...

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Problems unnecessary stress at work can I sue even if its human resources.

As a general principle of law, an employee who suffers injury in the course and scope of employment is entitled to worker's compensation benefits. ...

Being offered a compensation of $250.00 from Mcdonalds ins. company for receiving raw chicken in a snack wrap, is this fair?

The purpose of the law of tort is to make injured persons whole. If your son was not harmed, there are no damages. The fact that they have...

I think I may have been wrongfully terminated. Would I have a case given the following details?

I know of no general principle of law that your firing offends. Please note that the question of whether a termination was unfair is quite...