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I filed a civil suit (unlimited) against a "government entity" (a college); defense demurred on the grounds...
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Answered on June 29, 2016
I can't say how you can defeat a demurrer if you don't say what the defendant's grounds are. If I were to guess, I'd say you failed to present a...
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Difference between "libel" and "defamation"?
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Answered on June 29, 2016
The issue isn't whether you should've labeled your cause of action libel, slander, or defamation. The issue is that you didn't specifically plead...
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How do I find out the names of all the attorneys within a "law firm" in California?.
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Answered on June 29, 2016
Yeah. Look up her husband in the State Bar directory.
In civil law, what's the difference between Motion to Strike vs Motion to Dismiss?
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Answered on June 28, 2016
Why would a defendant move to strike punitive damages in this case? The plaintiff alleged the amount.
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Can i sue the work supervisor of my wife.
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Answered on June 24, 2016
You can't sue your wife's supervisor for alienation of affections. California abolished that and other "heartbalm" torts eons ago.
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Slip & Fall
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Answered on June 22, 2016
Get an attorney to send a demand to preserve evidence. Grocery stores have a funny way of losing surveillance footage and incident reports.
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Accused of stealing car parts and threatened.
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Answered on June 22, 2016
Falsely accusing someone of a crime is defamation per se. But the type of person who would threaten bodily harm generally doesn't have enough...
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Never paid. Can I sue for false advertisement and report them as a fraud company and demand an extra amount?
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Answered on June 22, 2016
Labor Code 976 prohibits an employer from taking out an ad that willfully misleads the reader about the compensation or commissions or he can earn....
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Can I as a business owner talk about God, Jesus around my employees? Is there anything I can have them sign agreeing that I can?
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Answered on June 22, 2016
You can proselytize as long as it doesn't blossom into religious harassment. Given your interest in denying non-Christians employment, you don't...
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Is slandering someone's name a crime in California?
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Answered on June 20, 2016
Not in this case. In California, a narrow category of defamation, blacklisting, is a crime. If an employer defames a former employee in a...
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