The laws surrounding gifts can be tricky. Gift giving is a pretty simple process, you give a gift and someone accepts it. Perhaps you get the gift, or perhaps you revoke the gift and take it back. Either way, it is still pretty simple, but in fact, there are laws relating to gift giving which […]
As incidents of Filipino citizens flying to the United States or other countries and not returning home pile up, government and the foreign embassies were prompted to implement stricter measures in issuing visas.
When a foreigner crosses cultures just to acquire a Filipina bride, he has to go through numerous hassles, like complying with mountains […]
Animal abuse or animal cruelty refers to ill treatment or substandard care that result in needless harm, distress, or suffering. Standards of animal abuse laws, implementation, and tolerance vary across the US. So conditions that constitute abuse are decided on a case-to-case basis.
For example, at least five issues have caused divided opinions among the American […]
Criminal negligence indicates the lowest level of responsibility or guilt, criminal intention being the highest. Gross negligence and criminal recklessness share the same intermediate level.
What pushes an act over the line from criminal to gross negligence is the fact that the offender COULD foresee the prohibited or criminal consequences of his actions.
Criminal recklessness, on the […]
While the phrase what is old is new again is a thoroughly worn out clich, it has become a clich because it is oft repeated and it is oft repeated because there is a great deal of truth and reality found within the words that comprise the phrase.
In the […]
According to US federal law, bank fraud is knowingly committing or trying to commit some deceitful scheme to…
1. Defraud a financial institution; or
2. Obtain funds, assets, credits, etc., under the control or custody of a bank or financial institution
through fraud, misrepresentation, or false promises.
The maximum penalty for bank fraud is $1 million. The maximum punishment […]
If you’re like most people, you probably don’t really recognize the difference between an arbitration and a court hearing.
What is Arbitration?
Arbitration is defined as “the process by which the parties to a dispute submit their differences to the judgment of an impartial person or group appointed by mutual consent or statutory provision.”
So in regards […]
If you think your car might be a “lemon,” start by doing a quick checklist of the problems.
So, if your car makes odd noises, but otherwise drives just fine, you might not have a car that falls under your state’s Lemon Law. But, if you are having major problems, like with the engine, drive axle, […]
While you love your new convertible, you can’t live with it any longer. You’ve been to the dealer with car guarantee problems over and over again. The time may have come to give up on using the warranty to solve your dilemma. It’s time to look into your state’s lemon law.
First, it was the guarantee […]
Thank heavens for the lemon law. Here’s why.
You’d been over and seen Pam’s new truck and it was just gorgeous. She’d called you the night before and told you all about the car warranty coverage, the extended warranty and how she was going to buy it there and then. Sure, the steering pulled to the […]
