I was swindled in a real estate purchase and I wanted to know what my legal rights are.

This matter has all the earmarks of fraud, and the bank may well have some liability as well. Someone seems to have a very screwed up idea of how...

"Embezzlement: I had an employee who was convicted in 1999 of 100,000. embezzlement from my company. Sentence: 3yr jail, 30 yr

I think what you can do is talk to the agency managing the restitution payments to ask for an increased amount to be paid monthly if indeed she is...

A forwarder holds my four containers, and refused to issue the releases.

You will need to contact an attorney send a demand letter and, if necesssary, sue in court. You may have to deal with attorneys who have some...

As an Australian citizen, am I able to make a claim in a Small Claims Court against a music store in the USA?

In Memphis (Shelby County), the "small claims" court is called General Sessions Court. You would need to file a complaint there and then proceed. ...

What is the corporate survival statue for a U.S. Virgin Islands corporation?

Generally, unless the corporate bylaws say otherwise, the duration of the lifetime of a corporation is perpetual. Does this have anything to do...

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President of a 22 family stockholding corporation dies, does VP automatically become Pres. or is a vote required?

Not only will you need to read the bylaws, but you will need to confirm that they were the product of valid corporate action. You will need an...

Views on Investment Advisory Act 1940

You heard wrong. You still have to comply with state registration requirements. I note that this is another posting on the same topic from...

Do I or my neighbors have any recourse against a PA builder for not disclosing easements for future roads in the community?

It certainly sounds like you have issues that require an attorney's eye. Failure to disclose the easement could form the basis of numerous causes...

Be very careful dealing with the media. As stated previously, defamation is a paramount concern, in addition to what may be called "false light"...

You need to be registered as a foreign corporation in each state in which you derive revenue. You likely need to comply with laws such as ITAR and...