Who is the responsible party when a tenant starts a fire due to unattended candle, burns their house & damages neighbors?

Under general principles of law, a person who negligently breaches a duty he has to another is liable to the other for damages proximately and...

Oregon at will state, fired for whistle blowing, I trained someone younger for less money

Under general principles of law, employees who are dismissed for blowing the whistle on their employers TO THE GOVERNMENT are those whom the law...

Is there such a thing as shared account between spouses?

In the United States it is extremely common for husband and wife to share checking and savings accounts. Both names appear on the accounts and...

I lost my job 3 /12 yrs ago & the company is still using my voice in their telephone greeting and my name and title is still

I don't practice law in Ohio, so don't take this as legal advice, but I think the answer has to be "no." You made the recording as part of your...

Am I liable?

Under general principles of law, a person whose negligent breach of a duty to another causes damage is liable to the other for the damage caused. ...

Can i sue after ten yers?

I don't practice law in New York, but surely New York's statute of limitations for personal injury caused by the negligence of another is much...

Would a person who teaches tennis in the summer for his local parks and rec dept. for over 20 years be elgible for a pension?

Very doubtful. Does your local municipality offer pensions to its workers? If it does, it probably conditions eligibility upon the worker's...

A background check could mean many different things. It's not impossible someone investigating your background could learn of it. But that...

I plan to publish a novel that might be construed to be a roman a clef.

I wouldn't count on an LLC or corporation to insulate you from liability for libeling people if in fact the novel libels people. The safe bet is...

Does testifying as a witness give any kind non-criminal record?

When a person gives sworn testimony in a trial, that person's testimony is part of the record in that case. It is a public record. Members of the...