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DoI need permission to recommend a company’s product in a book?

I would like to write an ebook/book. It’ll teach the readers about the method of using a particular software or promote/recommend a few products and…

Can I setup a sewing business working from home if I live in an apartment?

What controlsthe voting age for the board of directors of a non-profit corporation, theby-laws orstate law?

I’m on the board of directors of a church. I’ve been debating our organization’s member voting age with another director. Currently, in our by-laws, the…

What legal action canI take ifmy extook my computer and will not let me retrieve valuable files that are on it?

My ex-girlfriend of 15 years who I lived with took our computer containing personal information and files that are valuable to me. Some of these…

Can I suea contractorfor not completing work and leaving my family in danger?

I had someone remodeling my basement. This person dug up my floor so there is nothing by dirt, gravel and clay in my basement. This…

Can an attorney charge you to withdraw from your divorce case?

What legal paperwork needs to be filed with the state, when you resign and sell shares of a business to your business partner?

My husband and I have owned a small business together, I own 51% of the stock, I would like to resign and give him my…

I’m trying to start a bussiness. How can I go about aquiring a grant or loan? what would be a helpfull website for me to go on, to make it simple?

I’m trying to start with real-estate, so a homebuyers loan or grant might help, since I’ll live in the house a short time. I’m actualy…

credit card judgements

If a credit card co obtains a judgement and imposes liens against property stemming from personal credit cards, I understand they can seize my personal…

I want to use a name that is already trademark in Puerto Rico, and I want to start a Magazine. Can I use the name even if it’s trademarked already?

I’m starting a Magazine and the name that I would use is already trademarked, by a company, it’s a travel tourist website that deals with…