Can I take legal action against my faculty chair and university for having to pay for additional classes?

It's not clear, based on the limited information that you've submitted in your question, that the university (or the chair, individually) has...

A Portland OR credit union ran my credit without my express written or verbal consent.

This likely runs into a grey area of the law, and it's unclear how a court would ultimately find if it was litigated. The law does limit who can...

How do my legal rights change if I take an offer from a court tv show producer?

You should very carefully review and analyze the contract provided to you by the producer, and likely with an attorney. When pursuing any type of...

Would I be successful in a wrongful termination lawsuit?

You don't indicate any facts that would provide a basis for an unlawful termination suit. Absent an employment contract, an employee can be fired...

No, it's not illegal for an employer to offer or maintain a position that is not in line with a written job description. Absent a contract...

I'm not very knowledgeable about debt collection laws, can someone tell me if what I think is right?

There's a couple different assumptions here that are somewhat unclear. First, you indicate that the original creditor sold the debt to the...

A landlord's right to know "what's going on" in a specific rented dwelling room runs perfectly counter to a renter's right to privacy (and/or, in...

Can i legally walk away from my business partner?

Certainly there is a legal way to end the business relationship with this person. However, that doesn't mean that you can simply walk away without...

I subleased a room from a friend who wasn't allowed to & Ive lived there for 3 mo. The tenant is being evicted, do I have right?

A tenant doesn't have to be 30 days late in rent to be evicted, however a landlord does need to properly serve an adequate written legal notice...

What does "reasonably incurred" mean in regards to my divorce papers for unpaid health expenses?

"Reasonable" is a bit of a term of art in the legal world, and opposing sides can argue all day about what is, or is not, reasonable. Personally,...