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Re: Why do employers protest unemployment claims
Stan Brown wrote: > Thu, 13 Jul 2006 08:53:40 -0400 from Mike Jacobs > <mjacobslaw@gmail.com>: > > if the ex-employee were to sue his ex-employer for discrimination > > or wrongful termination, ... the worker would be the > > one with the burden of p


Re: Why do employers protest unemployment claims
Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> wrote: > Mike Jacobs <mjacobslaw@gmail.com>: >> One other thing: the result that obtained at an unemployment >> insurance eligibility hearing on these facts as you stated is >> far from likely to occur if th


Usage of Canadian abbreviation "Me"
What is the meaning of the Canadian abbreviation "Me" preceding a lawyer's name? I posted this question in soc.culture.canada but got no response as they are all excited about international events. David Ames


Stopping a service
Dear Friends... Kindly let me know the details of the following... I took an internet connection from a ISP and was happy with their service. In the month of FEB I decided to stop their service and hence I called up the support and asked them t


Re: Still no auto title... any advice?
[Jim sold a motorcycle to David and properly executed the assignment and warranty of title to David. Subsequently, David decided that he did not want the motorcycle. Prior to applying for a transfer of title to the motorcycle, David sold the bike to O


Re: Still no auto title... any advice?
Crispy, You purchased a motorcycle. The seller had not bothered to obtain title to this vehicle. You have been patiently waiting for a month for him to delver clear title. You ask for advice. You need to send this guy a fairly friendly lette


Re: Some questions about auto car insurance compensation claim payment in NJ
Mon, 17 Jul 2006 00:42:48 -0400 from <not007@gmail.com>: (Your car was hit in New Jersey parking lot. The other driver admitted fault, and the insurance company agrees. They offered you $1100 against two estimates of $1500 and $1400 you got.) >


Re: Some questions about auto car insurance compensation claim payment in NJ
<not007@gmail.com> wrote: >Receiving their lower number and not fixing the car doesn't make me >whole when the repair costs $1500. How do I quantify the cost to make >me whole when I don't get the car fixed? You've made a good start by getting two


Re: Some questions about auto car insurance compensation claim payment in NJ
not007@gmail.com wrote: > 2 questions: > > I'm starting to think the damage really isn't that bad... Was that a question? > 1) >>>> IN NJ<<<<<<, Can I legally just keep the money? The car is > mine / paid off in full. I don't know NJ law.


Re: Some questions about auto car insurance compensation claim payment in NJ
In article <115mb2d4t05sduqp08ohhd6n8l6l93s06e@4ax.com>, <not007@gmail.com> wrote: >Receiving their lower number and not fixing the car doesn't make me >whole when the repair costs $1500. How do I quantify the cost to make >me whole when I don't g


Small Claims Judgement Collection Tips?
I'm looking for any tips you might have regarding collection on small claims judgements. I know this question has been asked/answered before .... but like many other questions surrounding small business debt collection I'm not sure the answers I've rea


Re: Research Lead Requested
[posted and mailed] "Daniel R. Reitman" <dreitman@spiritone.com> wrote: > I have one of those "It's obvious by I can't find the authority" > arguments. Basically. the idea is that fiduciary duty prohibits a > trustee from creating or failing to p


Re: reasonable suspicion
bat wrote: > Hello Seth: > You wrote in conference misc.legal.moderated on Thu, 13 Jul 2006 > 08:53:27 -0400: > > SB> In article <n8m2b2t3q981chv38k1amqt9doss083gl7@4ax.com>, > SB> bat <bat@bats.com> wrote: > > SB>> If the cop turned out to


Re: Question regarding retirement election form
In article <k05mb2pt9a6uks7ffv2a44c64qgh6ccgu7@4ax.com>, <blackrotspon@yahoo.com> wrote: >Employees at a hospital I work at will be given a choice of continuing >with our current retirement program (defined benefit plan) or moving >to the new plan (


Re: Question regarding retirement election form
blackrotspon@yahoo.com wrote: > Employees at a hospital I work at will be given a choice of continuing > with our current retirement program (defined benefit plan) or moving > to the new plan (defined contribution plan). > > We have been sent a fo


Re: Question regarding retirement election form
<blackrotspon@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:k05mb2pt9a6uks7ffv2a44c64qgh6ccgu7@4ax.com... > Employees at a hospital I work at will be given a choice of continuing > with our current retirement program (defined benefit plan) or moving > to the new


Re: Question regarding retirement election form
In article <k05mb2pt9a6uks7ffv2a44c64qgh6ccgu7@4ax.com>, <blackrotspon@yahoo.com> wrote: >"xxx reserves the right to change or terminate benefits at any time and >for any reason." > >To me, this means that if my employer decides in the future to s


Re: question about attorney-client priviledge
> > or that he's saying "I didn't do it" (which would be lying to the court.) > > He's not saying that. Though I believe courts have ruled that if a defendant takes the stand and says "I didn't do it" and is subsequently convicted, he can be tried


Re: question about attorney-client priviledge
"Mike Jacobs" <mjacobslaw@gmail.com> writes: > I think I see where the confusion may lie. "Guilt" in our society > means two related but distinct things: Type (1) "guilt" is the bad > feeling one gets inside when one does something one knows is bad,


Re: question about attorney-client priviledge
>prabbit1@shamrocksgf.com wrote: >> Now if a "not guilty" can be taken as being either one Mike Jacobs <mjacobslaw@gmail.com> wrote: >It can't. I think this is the central part of the matter, and prabbit's problem may rise from misunderstanding t


Re: question about attorney-client priviledge
In article <i05mb2lhvou38g940nqph7lrr48oi30icp@4ax.com>, Mike Jacobs <mjacobslaw@gmail.com> wrote: >I think I see where the confusion may lie. "Guilt" in our society >means two related but distinct things: Type (1) "guilt" is the bad >feeling one g


Re: Possible to abandon company stock?
Jonathan Sachs <xxxxxxx@sbcglobal.not> wrote: > esqmsm@gmail.com wrote: > >>...why not transfer it to one of the other shareholders for a >>minimal amount of contribution? Why do you want to "abandon" it? A >>corporation is legally a "person," at


Re: Possible to abandon company stock?
In article <g05mb2d3ruj4ojqts6euqtsoua7ej0p8ac@4ax.com>, Jonathan Sachs <xxxxxxx@sbcglobal.not> wrote: >The corporation was a small corporation with closely held stock, and >it was impossible to transfer the shares without a vote of approval by >th


Re: Non-healthcare companies violating HIPAA?
Mon, 17 Jul 2006 00:42:11 -0400 from Mike Jacobs <mjacobslaw@gmail.com>: (Advice to seek legal counsel and a class action suit if direct talks with the employer and health-insurance company fail.) > you may wind up getting well compensated for your


Re: Medicare Fraud Case Study
[JavaTek is looking for a free copy of "Columbia/HCA Corporation and the Medicare Fraud Scandal" by Lawrence, Anne T.] Professor Lawrence's vita doesn't include a link, which it usually would if the document were generally available at no cost. You m


Re: Legal liability of moderators
On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 00:41:57 -0400, Jayne Kulikauskas <jayne.kulikauskas@gmail.com> wrote: >...I am still unclear about how laws apply in an >international forum. If, for example, a Canadian moderator allowed a >post by a US poster that was legal i


IRS debt discharged in bankruptcy?
Is personal IRS debt discharged in a bankruptcy (chapter 7) filing? How about for a corporation or LLC? Will the IRS pursue the individual shareholders or partners for past due taxes?


Re: Internet crime not prosecutable?
In article <105mb25tmri94h8om7ilan43ne40ufkn5p@4ax.com>, john@johnweeks.com says... > In article <h8gcb2t27n4d9vlprjc3n9nj4o530mhu1n@4ax.com>, > "bat" <bat@bats.com> wrote: > > > I'm curious, is it indeed so as he claims, and placing an internet o


Re: Internet crime not prosecutable?
M Berger wrote: > > But the thief has to be prosecuted, so I filed a police report with the > > local PD. The Sony store even gave the IP address the order was placed from; > > it belongs in Comcast in Michigan. > > > > Today, an officer called as


Re: Internet crime not prosecutable?
bat wrote: > > But the thief has to be prosecuted, so I filed a police report with the > local PD. The Sony store even gave the IP address the order was placed from; > it belongs in Comcast in Michigan. > > Today, an officer called as a follow-u


Re: Internet crime not prosecutable?
M> If the Sony store and credit card company have declined to M> follow up, why do you feel compelled? Because it's my taxes that pay for the law enforcement that I expect to prevent crimes. The next effort may succeed, and I will spend lots of time


Ignorance of the law not an excuse?
A case that tested the above maxim was recently litigated in the Court of Appeal of the Pitcairn Islands. The Pitcairn Island is an Overseas Territory of the UK, situated in the Pacific Ocean halfway between New Zealand and South America. It has a po


Re: Help! Buyer is backing out on a contract
Dan wrote: > We are selling our house in NY State and the contracts have been > approved. Our agent works for us but also the buyer as a dual agent. > She miss informed the buyer of the correct taxes verbally and told them > the taxes were $8700 on


Re: Help! Buyer is backing out on a contract
On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 00:41:36 -0400, "Dan" <hdezak@msn.com> wrote: >We are selling our house in NY State and the contracts have been >approved. Our agent works for us but also the buyer as a dual agent. >She miss informed the buyer of the correct tax


Re: Help! Buyer is backing out on a contract
Mon, 17 Jul 2006 00:41:36 -0400 from Dan <hdezak@msn.com>: > We are selling our house in NY State and the contracts have been > approved. Our agent works for us but also the buyer as a dual agent. > She miss informed the buyer of the correct taxes ver


Re: Help! Buyer is backing out on a contract
> We are selling our house in NY State and the contracts have been > approved. Our agent works for us but also the buyer as a dual agent. > She miss informed the buyer of the correct taxes verbally and told them > the taxes were $8700 on an assessed v


Re: Help! Buyer is backing out on a contract
"Dan" <hdezak@msn.com> wrote: > We are selling our house in NY State and the contracts have been > approved. Our agent works for us but also the buyer as a dual > agent. She miss informed the buyer of the correct taxes verbally > and told them the


Re: Help! Buyer is backing out on a contract
In article <ov4mb2t7cprkdbc66o87idogdk2f0omimb@4ax.com>, "Dan" <hdezak@msn.com> wrote: > We are selling our house in NY State and the contracts have been > approved. Our agent works for us but also the buyer as a dual agent. > She miss informed th


Re: Fair Market Value [was: Re: SCOTUS Ruling On Private Property Seizure?]
[Asserting the incontrovertible point that there is no "willing seller" in a taking by way of eminent domain, Seth Breidbart wondered:] > What if the [condemned] item is unique? > > What's the Fair Market Value of the Mona Lisa? Suppose the > highes


Re: Fair Market Value [was: Re: SCOTUS Ruling On Private Property Seizure?]
sethb@panix.com (Seth Breidbart) wrote: > Stuart A. Bronstein <spamtrap@lexregia.com> wrote: >>26 C.F.R. §1.148-5(d)(6), says, among other things, >> >>"Definition of fair market value — (i) In general. The fair market >>value of an investment is t


Re: Easement across this building lot
[Doug tells us about his plans to improve a parcel in Colorado, currently thwarted by somebody from the adjoining parcel having put a driveway across Doug's unimproved parcel thirty (30) years ago and using it continuously since then.] Sounds like t


Re: Easement across this building lot
Doug <anothername@access4less.net> wrote: >State is Colorado. Building lot is 100' x 40'. It meets the county regs >to be buildable. A small house can be put on it. The setbacks are 5' >each side, so a 30' wide house could be built on it. More like 26


Re: Easement across this building lot
Doug, You own a small parcel of land in Colorado. This lot has not been built upon. A neighbor has a driveway cutting through this property. This driveway has existed for 30 yrs. You ask for advice. If your neighbor has been using this prope


Re: Easement across this building lot
In article <hv4mb25s2u08k3gaod2qv4ihloajlbqvcp@4ax.com>, Doug <anothername@access4less.net> wrote: >Problem is, the neighbor in the back has his driveway going in right >down the middle of this lot. It has been that way for more than 30 >years. He


Re: Driver responsibility when owner is uninsured
bgold@nyx.net (Barry Gold) wrote: > In Calif. attorneys are not allowed except when the defendant is > a) a lawyer, or > b) a corporation, all of whose officers are lawyers (in which > case one of the officers will appear). Lawyers ar


Re: Does New Jersey law allow for recall elections?
<nospam@isp.com> wrote in message news:9v4mb25ve08tbllb29qf1bu3ioagte04ho@4ax.com... > On 13 Jul 2006, "Gary Goodman" <garyXg7X@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > * * * What Corzine did is a variation on cutting > > off one's nose to spite the face beca


Re: Does New Jersey law allow for recall elections?
In article <r4gcb2hjalb0kjt2j8bvh5cjd0c5v9buhn@4ax.com>, Mike Jacobs <mjacobslaw@gmail.com> wrote: >Still, it makes no sense to me. You'd think they could work out some >compromise for state employees whose services actually permit a major >local in


Re: Copyright Law regarding Museum Photos
sethb@panix.com (Seth Breidbart) wrote: > Stuart A. Bronstein <spamtrap@lexregia.com> wrote: >>sethb@panix.com (Seth Breidbart) wrote: > >>> If a book is "channelled" and claims the author is someone who >>> died 300 years ago, does that put it out


Re: Co-owner property buy out
snm wrote: > A friend & I own a house, he has decided instead of selling he wants to > buyout my equity, we are 50/50 owners. He is trying to say I should pay > half a realtor fee as if we were selling outright. This is not an > actual cost. Does this


Re: Co-owner property buy out
[snm and friend ("Friend") own house 50/50. Friend wants to buy out snm "instead of selling" but deduct half the foregone realtor's commission. Snm wonders whether this is reasonable.] Reasonable? Sure! Sounds like snm and Friend were planning to