How long am I looking at if I fail to appear on a subpeona?

If the court finds that your non-appearance was a purposeful refusal notwithstanding valid service, the court may convene a contempt proceeding and...

I am getting witness statements in a discimination lawsuit. Say it is someone who is Christian giving me a statement and I am...

I have to disagree with the prior response. As I read your question, the potential witness is a former employee. That means that there are no...

Is it legal for my director to discuss my termination date with others who have no "need to know" and never tell me?

You're acting on a lot of unreliable info here and that won't be in your interests in the long run. First, your Director is not "going behind you...

Do you file with the EEOC before you get a lawyer. This could be an age discrimination case.

Two words of caution: an employer is free to pay a "more qualified" employee more compensation even though the more qualified employee is doing the...

My boss said he wanted to talk to me about something. Told him I already clocked out. He said it will only take a min.

Five minutes? Is it possible that one reason for your supervisor's careful oversight (over-management?) of you is that you are so focused on...

California: Fair Contingency Fee Agreement for Complex Cross Border Case

There is nothing unusual or out of scale with the terms that have been proposed to you. $80 grand is a lot of advanced costs and many attorneys...

Can a D.A. REJECT case be reopened for grand theft 5 years later?

Penal Code section 801.5 provides that prosecution of grand theft “shall be commenced within four years after discovery of the commission of the...

What is the statue of limitations for an ERISA claim?

Federal ERISA statutes do not provide for an ERISA-specific statute of limitations. Instead, the applicable state limitations period is applied....

Can I sue for medical malpractice after 4 years in the state of Ohio even though the statute of limitations is 1 year?

What a heart-breaking situation -- my heart goes out to you. This matter is entirely too serious for you to pay much if any attention to...

In Ohio a loss of consortium claim based upon a spouse’s bodily injury is subject to a four-year statute of limitations. It is also true, however,...