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Why would your attorney request mediation in the mid afternoon (like at 2:30 pm)?

Stuart's answer | Answered on December 05, 2011

In my experience, even SIMPLE mediations typically take several hours. However, if a mediation is being scheduled for a 1/2 day, a 2:30 start is...

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After mediation does the other side ever like you?

Stuart's answer | Answered on December 05, 2011

Expecting the other side to like you after suing them is a little unreasonable. Even if you settle, both sides typically are a little happy to get...

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My supervisor saw my resume on the office computer and terminated me for insubordination is this legal?

Stuart's answer | Answered on December 05, 2011

You probably do not have a viable claim. Florida is an at-will employmen state. If you were using the work computer for a resume and the employer...

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Fired while hospitalized. Co-worker has same situation-& still has job. & wasn't paid for final 3 days of work

Stuart's answer | Answered on December 05, 2011

It may be a violation of the Family & Medical Leave Act and/or the Americans with Disabilities Act. You might also, depending on your benefits,...

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How do you prevent a potential employer from dismissing you as a candidate if they find out about your lawsuit?

Stuart's answer | Answered on December 05, 2011

You cannot. If a prospective new employer doesn't want you because of a past instance or history of litigation that is a proper basis for its...

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Does an overtime lawsuit automatically improve if you have 2 former employees to be part of it?

Stuart's answer | Answered on December 05, 2011

The case doesn't improve or get worse with more people. On the one hand, more people may mean where there is smoke there is fire and provide an...

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Is misleading a former employer to get a job illegal?

Stuart's answer | Answered on December 05, 2011

In an at-will state such as Florida, you can be terminated for no reason, a good or bad reason, a fair or unfair reason, a factually correct or...

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They already have a judgement against me , and subpoena me again to bring in my pay stub and all valuable include car w

Stuart's answer | Answered on December 03, 2011

It sounds like an exam for your assets if they already have a judgment against you. You should bring everything requested but you may want to speak...

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I was in a police car that had video, but now the police are claiming no video? How do I prove there was a video?

Stuart's answer | Answered on December 03, 2011

If you know it had video, you need a lawyer to the proper interrogatories, requests for production, requests for admissions, etc. to tie them down...

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Why are lawsuits made public?

Stuart's answer | Answered on December 03, 2011

Under our Constitution, legal actions are matters of public record. Certain actions or records can be sealed under specific circumstances but it is...

Stuart M. Address's Answers (1339)

Why would your attorney request mediation in the mid afternoon (like at 2:30 pm)?

After mediation does the other side ever like you?

My supervisor saw my resume on the office computer and terminated me for insubordination is this legal?

Fired while hospitalized. Co-worker has same situation-& still has job. & wasn't paid for final 3 days of work

How do you prevent a potential employer from dismissing you as a candidate if they find out about your lawsuit?

Does an overtime lawsuit automatically improve if you have 2 former employees to be part of it?

Is misleading a former employer to get a job illegal?

They already have a judgement against me , and subpoena me again to bring in my pay stub and all valuable include car w

I was in a police car that had video, but now the police are claiming no video? How do I prove there was a video?

Why are lawsuits made public?