Can a job force you to be around people who are smoking?

Yes, it can. You are, of course, free to get another job....

Can I sue an Auto company for a false scratch off ticket?

Yes, you can sue. Whether you can WIN, however, is an entirely different, and much more difficult, question. I actually don't know the answer.

I paid a friend for tickets to a concert , now she tells me there was an error in the system and i'm not getting my tickets. ?

That seems more like a social issue rather than a legal issue. My (practical, not legal) advice? Just eat the $200.00 loss and learn from the...

What is my right to force access to land locked land?

Maybe, maybe not -- this would depend on some facts that can be investigated by a local attorney. I do have some practical (not legal) advice,...

My rental house has a septic tank located on a neighbor’s vacant lot. Am I liable for environmental remediation?

You need to ask a California attorney, but my feeling is that, it would depend on what, if any, noxious, hazardous, mutagenic, carcinogenic, and/or...

Do i need an environmental attorney?

Do get an environmental attorney immediately. Do NOT sign anything. Do NOT make any statements whatsoever about the leakage, whether orally or in...

I think there needs to be an identified distinction between a criminal and a civil proceeding. In a criminal proceeding, no private person can...

I need to speak to an attorney.

Agree with colleagues, and suggest the following: Pay for a baseline sample of soil and groundwater. If contamination occurs, you will have a...

How to prove that a cancer cluster exists in a neighborhood built around oil derricks? Could this be a personal injury case?

I agree with my colleagues. You need to speak with an experienced Environmental/Toxic Tort attorney in your area, who will then have to hire...

My coworker had an oil tank removed from this property, and agreed to a price, The environmental company that did the removal

I agree with my colleagues, and would only add that it's *possible* you may have some sort of an *equitable* (e.g., promissory/equitable estoppel)...