My Mom was contacted by a former worker of my father's who claims he is owed money from a job that was done 16 years ago.

Then the former worker with the stale claim is out of luck. Can't get blood from a turnip, they say. Although some people will try.

I was terminated after I was caught shoplifting from Nordstroms.

You say they caught you shoplifting. You don't say you didn't do it. So I don't see why you think it would be unlawful for one business to tell...

Is it rude for the lawyers' offices not to respond to legitimate legal inquiry?

No. A certain amount of information must be disclosed to a law firm to enable it to do a conflict check. If there's a conflict, anything they...

Can I sue my supervisor for harrassment?

What you describe is your supervisor's insensitive behavior, but I know of no general principle of law that makes that behavior legally...

My insurance company says the passenger has made claims of me using drugs and my insurance wants me to sign medical release form

I agree that you need counsel. On the one hand, when someone buys insurance they agree to cooperate with the insurer in defending claims made...

Do we have to give money back?

You told him that the resort was changing hands and others told him that it was for sale before he bought the trailer. So I don't understand what...

Although I substantially agree with the other two answers posted by my colleagues to your question, I take issue with the proposition that you...

Problem with Manager at work. I need to know my legal rights.

Under general principles of law, I know of no obligation a manager owes to an employee to maintain as confidential the fact that the employee is...

Is it common to pay an upfront fee to a doctor that a malpractice attorney uses to decide if their is a case or not?

Even where a lawyer takes a case on a contingency basis, the client is required to pay the expert witness fees, win or lose. Medical experts...

Do I need a lawyer

Probably not. Assuming your RV was totaled, the amount insurance paid you was the value of the RV at the time it was totaled. By this measure,...