I fell and tore some tendons

No. As a general principle of law, the deal with worker's compensation is that the employee can't sue the employer for the work-related injury. ...

Certainly. As a general principle of law, a person in lawful possession of property--the owner or the lessor--has a bundle of rights which include...

Every time I go to a store operated by the TJX Companies, Inc., the cashiers ask me if I want to donate a dollar to a particular cause. It's...

Can the state of texas require my doctor to provide a letter guaranteeing that I will not faint while I am driving?

Doesn't it make sense that your employer wants assurance that you won't pass out while driving? If you pass out while driving the kids, all of you...

Can file a suit against an employer for emotional distress?

Applying general principles of law to the facts you describe, I see no legal claim. "The intentional infliction of emotional distress" is a tort...

Dance with a child is a crime?

More facts please.

Is this negligence? What should my next step be?

It's not clear whether the leaking of the torch was caused by negligence. It may have been; alternatively, the contractor may have been blameless...

If I give money to my granddaughter will it be exempt from VT. Stat and Federal Taxes?

The Federal gift tax exemption is $13,000 per person for 2011. A gift giver who gives a gift to a recipient which exceeds $13,000 in 2011 has...

Dad on medicare and in a home, can he gift money to his children without penalty

In a nursing home? This circumstance calls for GREAT CAUTION. Giving away assets causes a period of disqualification for medicaid which can be...

If I build or purchase a home for my Step Grandson in NY and I live in VT, Do I have to pay a tax to the State of VT, NY & IRS?

There is no New York gift tax currently in force. The New York gift tax was repealed a decade ago.