What are the Federal/Civil laws pertaining to a contract formally rewritten from draft if it has more than two words cross out

I'm hearing you to say that you are a party to a contract, but that some of the words in the draft got crossed out in a copy made from the draft. ...

Legal remedy credit for work on motion picture (independent film)

Sounds like there was a contract: If you performed work, you would receive credit. You performed the work, i.e., you tendered performance. So it...

Is this considered theft?

At common law larceny is the taking and carrying away of the personal property of another with the intent to permanently deprive the owner. You...

How far does "freedom of speech" project you?

The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (part of the Bill of Rights) provides that Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of...

Can i sue a hospital for one of their employee's bringing an unwanted person into our private room?

As far as I know there is no private right of action for a HIPAA violation. A hospital may be fined by government for violating HIPAA, but the...

A Lawyer took a case for me on a contingency basis in California...

As a matter of general law, ethical rules prevent a lawyer's taking an unconscionable fee. The hypothetical fee you describe, a 75% contingency,...

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I want to secretly record (video and audio) job interviews and post them on a website. Are there legal ramifications for me?

You really ought to have a look at the Federal Wiretap Act. Link below. Not legal advice, just general information. I'm not licensed to...

Received a summons from a bank that is foreclosing on someone I took to small claims court. I need Help in answering this!!

You don't indicate this explicitly, but I assume you filed your small claims judgment in the land records. Under general principles of law, doing...

As a general principle of law, when a witness has made contradictory statements under oath, they are fodder for cross-examination. As John Henry...

Should I sue him or his company?

I'm not sure why you believe you have a civil remedy against him or against his company. I know of no general principle of law that imposes an...