What rights do I have to sue our interior decorator in CA? Contract is signed but designer has stopped working, is overcharging.
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Answered on May 17, 2022
Generic analysis of your posting would be no substitute for reviewing the written agreement, getting detailed facts, and reviewing the key emails...
I am an employee and shareholder for a public fortune 1000 company headquartered in WI. Can I request any/all meeting minutes?
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Answered on May 17, 2022
You would not have any such rights as an employee. Your rights as a shareholder would be described in the bylaws. Minutes don't necessarily contain...
Do we or should we Trademark our business name or LLC when starting a business?
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Answered on May 17, 2022
There are two different things 1) a tradename (the name of your company, and 2) trademark (or service mark) so that consumers can identify the...
Referral fee
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Answered on May 17, 2022
No, fee splitting with a non-attorney is strictly forbidden.
What are the chances of me building a life and not or never being deported?
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Answered on May 16, 2022
The number of your postings indicate you need to consult a physician about an illness called "paranoia".
If I want to open a cafe which I inspired by a movie without using its direct name can I get trademark/copyright problems?
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Answered on May 16, 2022
As Ms. Koslyn points out, your new facts make your position worse (in fact much worse), not better. See my answer about the cost of winning.
Will I get legal troubles if I slightly change movie title and use it for my restaurant?
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Answered on May 16, 2022
There is an aspect than many people overlook: the cost of winning a lawsuit. Conservatively you need to assume that a civil lawsuit will cost...
Will I have any issues firing my lawyer?
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Answered on May 16, 2022
Without a lawyer you have no credibility that you can take a matter to trial. You can hire a new lawyer but you will owe the old lawyer for the...
California Community Property State.
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Answered on May 16, 2022
1) yes (technically "quasi-community property", treated the same.)
2) yes
Is it common/legal to require independent contractors to find a replacement upon exit or you may not leave?
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Answered on May 16, 2022
In four decades of representing businesses I have never seen such a provision. There is a proverb that says "the law abhors forfeiture". Consult...
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