Is entering into a business agreement with the intention of slow payback constitute fraud

Maybe. It depends on the circumstances and available proof. Entering into a contract with the intention not to honor the contract can be a...

Is 8 years too late to sue someone for conspiring to get me fired?

Most likely. Without more information, your claim seems to be tortious interference with contract- the contract being your employment. CA...

Can I sue someone for backing out of a contract to sell their business?

You can sue. You may not win. The statute of frauds requires certain types of agreements (most likely yours) to be in writing. A writing does...

Real Estate Lease question ?

You have the right to enforce the contract terms. Five year renewal or nothing. But nothing stops you from re-negotiating a new lease or...

Does the CONSUMER fraud act apply to a COMMERCIAL lease? While the NJCFA is sometimes applies in commercial matters, an attorney would need to...

A third party bought an installment agreement that I defaulted on which had a binding arbitration clause are suing in court?

Yes. Either party can sue in court instead of arbitration. But if the adversary still wants arbitrate, they could ask the court to send the case...

IIs it feasible to file a class action lawsuit if the loss is nominal?

Feasible? YES. One of the purposes of a class action is to aggregate smaller claims that would otherwise not be worth pursuing. What type of claim?

Is it legal to paint a copy of someone else's painting, if the original was done prior to 1924?

Thanks to Sonny Bono and Disney the terms have been extended. Gen rule is life plus 70 yrs or 95 from publication How long was author dead?.

You need to protect your assets better

Start with google. You could read all opinions through westlaw or nexis.