I want to use marvel comicbook covers as a basis for digital parody baby pictures. Is this legal?

Marvel (and Disney) have always been very careful about copyrighting and trademarking every conceivable aspect of their artistic creations. This...

Consequences for Corporate officers when employee and President choose to reduce payroll expense with fraudulent unemployment

This is a violation of law and a breach of fiduciary duty, not just for knowingly breaking the law but making payments of corporate funds to...

I have been getting calls from women, who claims to be the paralegals, clerks, assistants etc from the plaintiff's law offices.

You can call the plaintiff's law office and ask if the individuals work there. It is very, very, very, very unlikely that they are covert...

Can a judge do his own caselaw research to bolster a D.A.'s weak presentation?

A judge is entitled to investigate legal precedent and draw independent conclusions. He cannot separately investigate evidence but legal research...

What can I sue the Airline for?

You could raise a cause of action for breach of contract for the $70 damages. Fraud (whether intentional or negligent misrepresentation) requires...

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I am being accused of trademark infringement & told to change my name, can I add a work at the end of the name to make it legal?

The issue is not when she "trademarked" (and it is difficult to tell whether you mean filed for registration or registration issued) but rather...

Started an S-corp last year, but now we found out a shareholder is ineligible. Should we rescind/revoke our S election? more...

I cannot comment about revoking your Sub S election, but a different alternaive would be to convert the corporation to an LLC, which does permit...

Can I use famous quotes on a photo of mine to mat/frame/sell?

The reason people hire lawyers instead of relying on Avvo and similar sites is that your own lawyer can examine the facts in depth with you,...

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Do some bad attorneys give bad name to the good ones?

You were correct to go to fee arbitration but it is unclear why you didn't request a new arbitrator whent he first disclosed his bias. I would...