What legal options do I have as a small business to collect the remainder of a contract?

If your contract has an attorneys fees provision, then you may want to sue in civil court. If the amount owed is close to the small claims amount,...

Legally, am I responsible for repaying back the money?

YOu do not state the basis for your believe that you only need to return $2000 of the $4200 overpayment. If they made a mistake, you both know...

Is it legal to sell a scanned copy of a painting?

This depends on whether the contract you signed when you purchased the art gives you reproduction and work for hire rights. If not, you cannot do...

I handpaint canvas shoes with sports Team theme & includes logos but I give the pieces away, do I still need a license?

based solely upon what you stated, it appears that you may be infringing. However, in reality, unless you start making many of the same pairs,...

Buying a product look alike and using a name of your owns. Is that illegal?

If there are no patents on the brushes and there is no way for a consumer to see that they previously had another name and the packaging and other...

Comic books give rise to both trademark and copyright issues. The trademark to the characters can be filed if the names of the characters are used...

In California, can I amend my verified unlimited civil complaint after the defendant has filed a verified answer?

You need to ask the opposing party for a meet and confer to see if they will oppose your filing a first amended complaint. IF they do, then you...

What if the adversary party refuses to pay the sanctions?

YOu need to have the sanctions order made into a judgment, find a bank account owned by the other party and then execute.

Can I sue eBay buyer for abusing eBay return policy?

You will need to sue the buyer in small claims court.

How I sue for defamation? How do I get her to stop making these allegations? Do I have a legal case?

It seems that you are doing all you can to stop the allegations. Unfortunately, there are many issues at play here and if MN has SLAPP statutes...