Is this loan considered usurious?

You don't say who the lender is. When the lender is a national bank headquartered in a state that permits a high interest rate, but the borrower...

Does plaintiff not have a right to have a defendant testify under oath?

Generally speaking, a plaintiff may compel a corporate defendant to designate a natural person to speak on behalf of the corporation, and the...

"Grandfathered" means the old standards apply to the current circumstance of those who qualified for the current circumstance under the old...

Can I sue my subordinate and manager for hostile work environment?

What you describe is not a "hostile work environment" as the law understands that term. Please see my answer to your other post.

Is it hostile work environment?

Everyone has heard this term "hostile work environment." It comes out of the law of employment discrimination. It arose out of gender...

Can a lender foreclose on additional collateral given before they foreclose and liquidate property under foreclosure?

The purpose of collateral is to ensure the lender has an interest in valuable assets from which it may recoup its investment in the event of the...

I work at a hospital. I am involved in a sexual harrassment investigation. I am the victim.

Generally speaking, it is not until a lawsuit has been filed that a litigant may obtain discovery of underlying facts by a compulsory process. It...

My son was arrested in 2003 for possession of a small amount of marijuana. The officer was deployed and nothing more happened.

It has been eleven years. Why haven't you called the lawyer you hired to ask?

I don't practice in Texas, but the general rule in courts in the US is that all claims arising out of a common nucleus of operative fact have to be...

What is involved in a '1983' claim for deprivation of civil rights? Are there attorneys that specialize in this area of law?

The article linked below gives a good introduction.