My employer changed closing hours to midnight. I work in high risk area and fear losing my job if I refuse to work those hours.

The practical question is, if you had to choose between risking being the victim of violent crime at night, or being fired and having to find a...

My HEALTHY tree fell on neighbor's property during Sandy. Do I legally have to REMOVE any portion outside my property?

Maybe the following link will provide helpful information. It's not legal advice, it's just general information.

A civil case versus a criminal case.

A motion to dismiss has to show that even if everything the plaintiff alleges is true, no cause of action for which the law affords relief has been...

Can a employer fire you other than what they talked to you about

As a general principle of law, employees at will may be fired for any reason or no reason at all, unlawful discrimination and unlawful retaliation...

Can you sue a judge for allowing your child to be exposed to unhealthy behavior? its so much but I can only mention a little...

As a general principle of law, judges have immunity ("absolute judicial immunity") for all judicial acts excepting those taken in the absence of...

Could this constitute legal malpractice?

Statements made by a lawyer are not evidence, unless the lawyer is a witness testifying under oath. Judges do not rely on statements of counsel...

Consult an experienced matrimonial lawyer in your county. I suspect a petition to the court is in order, given that a QDRO is an order of the...

Can our company disclose to all who received discretionary bonuses and who didn't?

What workplace privacy are you talking about? Bonuses are employer's incentive system. Generally employers are free to implement such incentive...

I won my civil case in June 2009. How to collect??

The first question that any would-be plaintiff should consider when contemplating a lawsuit is whether the defendant can satisfy a judgment if the...

I am an author and my publisher has voided my contract and withdrawn my books from the marketplace by simply sending an email

The language of your contract is likely central in determining what your publisher may or may not do with respect to your books. I would start by...