With recent media events focusing upon the issues involving defamation of character, courts across the United States have experienced a rise in these types of cases with more and more of the general population seeking damages. If you are accusing an individual of defamation of your character, it is important to understand not only the ...
Defamation of character is a legal term that is slung about quite often, especially now that the Internet has become so broad. The reality, however, is that most defamation cases hold little merit, and many are dismissed before they ever see the inside of a courtroom. To determine if you can sue for defamation of ...
As if there weren’t enough unscrupulous activities in business today, there is new game in town that could affect anyone who has outstanding debts. It is an investment into which many new companies are partaking, and it often violates fair debt collecting laws. This new practice is called “scavenger debt collection”, and can be quite ...
Creditors must file a lawsuit within the time limits specified by the State of California. The time limit given to a creditor to file suit depends upon the type suit being filed. Like most attorneys, I have counseled many people who called complaining about abusive debt collectors who are trying to collect on an old ...
The Unanswered Question of New York’s Conservation Easement Law: Land or Not Land? Todd Matthew Thomas JD, University at Buffalo, 2004. MS, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 1999. [email protected] Abstract Conservation easements are hailed by nearly as sides in Adirondack land use struggles as a useful compromise. In a transaction that transfers certain ...
