Stop Debt Collectors

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Debt collectors are restricted by powerful state and federal laws from a wide range of practices. You can stop debt collectors from harassing you by following a few guidelines. The principal law that protects debtors from harassment is the…

Statute of Limitations for All 50 States

The following table shows the statute of limitations for all 50 states. // // // // // // // // Written Contracts and Book/Open Accounts (Definition of Book Account) Oral Contracts and Agreements Negligence: Injury to Person…

Gifts of Securities Under Rule 144

by LearnAboutLaw Staff July, 2007 Rule 144, promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, is a safe harbor provision that allows holders of restricted securities to make sales of stock when certain conditions are met. For an overview of Rule…

Where Our Laws Come From: Ancient Roman Beginnings

LearnAboutLaw Staff July 2007 Laws are, for the most part, immutable. Once established, laws change very slowly, often taking centuries to adapt and transform. The laws of real estate and contracts have changed very little in a thousand years.…

PremierGarage Lawsuit | Premier Garage Lawsuit

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LearnAboutLaw Staff January 2008 In September of 2007, a large group of franchisees to garage makeover powerhouse PremierGarage, brought suit in the Federal District Court for the District of Arizona alleging, among other things, violations…

How to Maximize Medical Deductions

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July, 2007 Had a root canal? Broke a bone? Well, what you spend on health care might be deductible. The Internal Revenue Service allows a deduction of medical costs if such costs are more than 7.5 percent of your adjusted gross income--that's…

Trademark Law | A Complete Legal Guide

Robert Kleinman is an experienced licensed attorney. He earned an LL.M. in Intellectual Property from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. rkleinman[at]austinlegalcounsel.com What is a trademark? Generally speaking, a trademark is a distinctive…

DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT (DMCA) - THE LAW AND HOW TO USE IT

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by Robert Kleinman, Attorney robert[at]austintrademarklaw.com an Austin Trademark Lawyer The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (lawyers call it the DMCA) updates U.S. Copyright law for the digital age. The DMCA has several components. Circumvention…

Top Investment Tip: Know Your Annualized Rate of Return (and How to Calculate it if You Don't)

You probably know what you'll earn this year in wages. And, you know that inflation will run about 2% this year. You know the dollar amount that you made on stocks and savings this year. But, like most, you probably don't know your annualized…

Homestead Exemption

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What is a Homestead Exemption? A Homestead is, quite simply, a legal device that protects a person's residence (or a portion of it) from creditors. A judgment creditor cannot levy on the homestead portion of a person's residence. The amount…

Law Dictionary | Legal Glossary

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This is a legacy page, our glossary of business law terms.  We have expanded our legal dictionary to include thousands of terms, you can reaching by visiting our Legal Dictionary.   Acquisition: The purchase of one corporation by another,…

Asset Protection With a Friendly Lien

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A friendly lien is simply a lien against property that you own that is held by a party or parties that is friendly to you. Some other terms used to describe this device are "friendly mortgage", and "friendly loan." The classic example of a…