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Usually it means that it is considered paid as a bad debt. However, you should contact them and simply ask. YOu do not have to give your name,...

If someone is in the public eye and it is a game concerning criminals you may be able to get around the publicity statutes, but you need to run the...

If there is any time of consumer confusion or a consumer would associate the shirts with the teams, then there would be trademark issues. I...

Does my product create possible 'trade dress' issues

The issue is consumer association. IF consumers associate your shirts with the teams such that sponsorship or endorsement by the team would be...

Do I show up to court even through the judge says she has moved it to another date

Contact the judge's clerk to clear up any questions as they control the entries.

Can I serve papers through the mail if the other party lives out of state?

You need to serve by personal service in NY in order for service to be effective.

Small claim subpoena

Not only can you not be served with a subpoena by email, you cannot be subpoenaed for a deposition two days before trial or at all in a small...

Bring interpreter to court

The Courts have their own interpreters and you must use one of theirs so that the Court knows that there are accurate translations and nothing else...

Can a newspaper publish slanderous statements leaving the readers to believe the person in question is a drug abbuser ?

It will depend on the source information, truth, whether the article is couched as fact or allegation

Can I stop Google from showing unrelated books by other authors when they display my book?

Unfortunately, there is no way to stop Google from doing this as the search engine optimization may be created by your competitors. Search and key...