I just got a letter from a insurance company saying that I have to pay them $10,370.12 for damages that occured while installing there system. The customer never called me and let me know there were any issues. The customer went ahead and called there insurance company and had them do all the......
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$1000 more than estimateMon, 19 Jun 2000 21:33:00 GMTI was planning to purchase carpet over the internet. I called a local carpet company and asked their charges for laying carpet. The owner stated that they passed on savings to the consumer, so I decided to go there and check it out. I was concerned about price from the beginning. When inquiring......
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$25k Suit - No AttorneyTue, 10 Mar 2009 12:55:00 GMTMy question involves business law in the state of: California I'm in California and need to file a lawsuit against an LLC. It was an investment with a developer who, I believe, fraudulantly misappropriated our investments ($25k for me and at least 1 other). I want to sue him, his LLC and prove......
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$3000 termination feeMon, 06 Jun 2005 16:47:00 GMTWhat is the name of your state? Ohio Last summer I had an "internship" in which I was an independent sales representative for a painting company. Basically I was supposed to manage a painting business. I was to do all the advertising and marketing, give estimates, and hire......
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$90 in GC's gone, but what did I do?Fri, 09 Jun 2000 01:21:00 GMTA while back a site bungo.com offered 15 dollar gift certificates to anyone who got 5 referrals. I took advantage and got every member of my family, and friends to join. I earned 7 gift certificates. Now, one day i open my mail and there are 6 gift certificates in my email box. In case your......
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$s in a LLCThu, 22 Apr 2004 02:35:00 GMTWhat is the name of your state? CO I have a small company and use an llc. This company is my only income source, personally...I realize if my business is sued what is left in the LLC is at stake.... whats to stop me from say making 50k a year and using 40k a year to pay rent, bills, stocks,......
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% of business & my sweet equity- can I change my mind?Thu, 21 Jul 2005 00:53:00 GMTWhat is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? California New here. I'll be as brief as possible. I agreed to talk part ownership in a company (to be an S corp) for my design skills. JD, the owner (not real name), had an idea and some money. He needed my design talent and......
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'Cut' from team but refund DENIEDSat, 07 May 2005 18:35:00 GMTWhat is the name of your state? Virginia My son belonged to a year round youth team since the inception of the team. The year begins 3/1/05. 1/2 of the payment is due up front, balance due within 90 days. We paid the $325.00 (1/2) by 3/1/05. On 4/2/05, the Coach "cuts" him from the......
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'de facto' or 'implied' business partnershipTue, 13 Nov 2001 12:44:00 GMTIn California, can a person that has been verbally offered to become a partner and has provided substantial guidance and services to benefit another be considered an implied or de facto business partner? And if yes, what can be done ? Thanks for your thoughts on this....
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'Ignorant' spouse's rightsSat, 11 Sep 2004 07:28:00 GMTWhat is the name of your state? California My husband is a medical professional (24 years) who has his own business, a Corp. He recently bought a building with an an associate, moved his practice there and became an LLC. I was not informed. In order to buy the building he used our joint funds......
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'Injunctions' on Images?Sat, 06 Aug 2005 11:51:00 GMTI'm from England. Is it possible to bar the use of a particular image or photograph online, if no copyright has been placed on it? Perhaps an embarassing picture or a private image... Thanks!...
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'Manufactured' EvidenceSun, 23 Apr 2006 14:07:00 GMTWhat is the name of your state? Arkansas During the course of a breach of contract suit the Plaintiff had offered as evidence(in a TRO motion) an e-mail that is material to support their claim. I have other emails from him that shows otherwise. The trial is set for the end of May. How should I......
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'Manufactured' EvidenceSun, 23 Apr 2006 14:07:00 GMTWhat is the name of your state? Arkansas During the coure of a breach of contract suit the Plaintiff had offered as evidence(in a TRO motion) an e-mail that is material to support their claim. I have other emails from him that shows otherwise. The trial is set for the end of May. How should I......
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'What is the name of your state?' RequirementWed, 26 Jul 2006 14:02:00 GMTWhat is the name of your state? Florida Not a big deal; however, this is the only time I have ever had to, by law. Why I have not been to an international board in a while; however, the last time I was there I did not have to....
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<CALIF> HVAC Co. Can we go back & take the part off ?Thu, 22 Dec 2005 12:14:00 GMTWe are a HVAC Co. We have a customer that has not paid the bill ($399.82) Can we legally go back to the house and take the parts off ?? Someone told us a story of a Service Tech that was arrested after his boss told him to go back to a house to retrieve the parts that they did not pay for. The......
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<Michigan> Painting contractors not paid in full.Mon, 19 Dec 2005 14:44:00 GMTHello, I'm Craig and thank you for your time. I am a part owner of a painting LLC. Last summer we wrote up an estimate for a customer. Customer liked the estimate and we started work on the job. There is only one copy of the estimate and the customers allegedly "lost" it. We have a copy......
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"CLEARED CHECK" Stopped?Thu, 09 Mar 2000 13:23:00 GMTI sold my Rolex watch on eBay for $4024 (incl. shipping). The buyer sent me a Tellers/Cashiers Check from his credit union he said would be treated as "Cash." I cashed the check and paid bills with it. Now the Buyer e-mailed me he put a "Stop Payment" on the check, because he......
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"Company could be exposed to losses in excess of amounts recorded" ?Mon, 22 May 2006 19:57:00 GMTI was reading over Circuit City's 2005 annual report and there is a section that states:Quote: Inventory is comprised of finished goods held for sale and is stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined by the average cost method. The company estimates the realizable value of......
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"Coownership" laws?Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:37:00 GMTWhat is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Colorado I am in a band and three months ago we had three of our members leave. We all put in money for a van and trailer that we could tour in over a year ago and now that they quit they want what they put in back. We agreed that no one would be......
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"corporation gone bad"Fri, 17 May 2002 20:02:00 GMTI own a salon that is incorperated. We opened it two years ago, I put $12,000 into it , my partener put in 6,000. The relationship has gone bad and my partner has decided to not sign the next lease. We have no saving and are clientel is are business. She plans on taking her clients with her. My......
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"Doing Business As"Tue, 15 Nov 2005 11:31:00 GMTWhat is the name of your state? utah A company wants to merge with my company and maintain it's title. They want to be setup as a DBA. what are the pros and cons of a DBA?...
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"Doing Business As"Mon, 19 Apr 2004 18:35:00 GMTWhat is the name of your state? California i am in the process of registering an S-corp in california under one name. my business will be on a website of another name besides the business name. if i state on the website that the website is part of my business and state my business name in......
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"doing business in the state of" question - what to have in my contract?Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:15:00 GMTI am an Oregon based freelancer. Until now, my contract has always specified: Client agrees that the purchase of the services described herein constitutes doing business in the State of Oregon and submits itself to the jurisdiction of the State of Oregon with respect to any suit brought by......
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"Employee" problems help!Wed, 10 May 2000 22:37:00 GMTI am a small contractor i have people who do work for me that are called "independent contractors" which only means they file self employed on thier taxes i keep them busy basiclly year round and i guess could be called employees i wanted to make things legal and wanted to......
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"friend" won't repay loanWed, 04 Oct 2000 14:32:00 GMTI loaned a "friend" $3000 but did not have him sign anything. I do have two witnesses however. Do I even stand a chance in small claims court without any documentation/paperwork? Thanks for your help!...
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"HAPPY TURKEY DAY EVERYONE!"Thu, 27 Nov 2003 11:56:00 GMTWhat is the name of your state? NOW PLAY NICE!...
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"invoice will be paid net 30" - does it mean check is mailed or payment is received"?Mon, 12 Dec 2005 13:06:00 GMTNEW JERSEY If a contract states that "invoices will be paid net 15" does it mean that payment will be received net 15 days, or payor will mail the check net 15 days? Where is the legal source of such matter? Thanks, Steve...
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"John": blaming contractorFri, 06 Feb 2009 21:41:00 GMTWhat is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? TN I hired "John" to install tile (called the company). Two people came to my house, one worked, another appeared to be a manager. No contract was ever mentioned, everything verbal. Estimate was given (800), agreed, the guy started......
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"Kill fees" & Contract IssuesThu, 20 Mar 2008 10:46:00 GMTHello. My concern is on a contract I have with my web designer. I decided to get a new web designer after dis-satisfaction with my current designer. By contract she was supposed to design my logo and website. The logos she provided me were un-satisfactory and took her days to compile. It took......
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"light-weight" non-profit status?Fri, 25 Mar 2005 15:15:00 GMTWhat is the name of your state? MA I want to start a small non-profit venture which would make money by selling a sticker. The income from sticker sales, over the cost of producing the sticker, would be donated to a 501(c)3 non-profit. Is there anyway to have the income used to cover the......
In California, can a person that has been verbally offered to become a partner and has provided substantial guidance and services to benefit another be considered an implied or de facto business partner? And if yes, what can be done ? Thanks for your thoughts on this....
Hello. My concern is on a contract I have with my web designer. I decided to get a new web designer after dis-satisfaction with my current designer. By contract she was supposed to design my logo and website. The logos she provided me were un-satisfactory and took her days to compile. It took......
I am an Oregon based freelancer. Until now, my contract has always specified: Client agrees that the purchase of the services described herein constitutes doing business in the State of Oregon and submits itself to the jurisdiction of the State of Oregon with respect to any suit brought by......
What is the name of your state? Ohio Last summer I had an "internship" in which I was an independent sales representative for a painting company. Basically I was supposed to manage a painting business. I was to do all the advertising and marketing, give estimates, and hire......
I loaned a "friend" $3000 but did not have him sign anything. I do have two witnesses however. Do I even stand a chance in small claims court without any documentation/paperwork? Thanks for your help!...
I'm from England. Is it possible to bar the use of a particular image or photograph online, if no copyright has been placed on it? Perhaps an embarassing picture or a private image... Thanks!...
I was reading over Circuit City's 2005 annual report and there is a section that states:Quote: Inventory is comprised of finished goods held for sale and is stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined by the average cost method. The company estimates the realizable value of......
What is the name of your state? Arkansas During the coure of a breach of contract suit the Plaintiff had offered as evidence(in a TRO motion) an e-mail that is material to support their claim. I have other emails from him that shows otherwise. The trial is set for the end of May. How should I......
What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? California New here. I'll be as brief as possible. I agreed to talk part ownership in a company (to be an S corp) for my design skills. JD, the owner (not real name), had an idea and some money. He needed my design talent and......
A while back a site bungo.com offered 15 dollar gift certificates to anyone who got 5 referrals. I took advantage and got every member of my family, and friends to join. I earned 7 gift certificates. Now, one day i open my mail and there are 6 gift certificates in my email box. In case your......